Barbara Wimmer-Bulin began working as a research assistant at DIMAS under Professor Steigemann on 1 April 2024.
She studied Social and Cultural Anthropology under Prof Hauschild and Sociology under Prof Gildemeister at the University of Tübingen. Since then, she has combined social and cultural anthropological perspectives and methods with artistic research, working as an independent artistic researcher. In this context, she has dedicated herself working on various projects dealing with socially and ecologically relevant issues. Her work has been exhibited internationally and shortlisted for various open calls. She is particularly interested in making knowledge accessible through creative formats. To this end, she uses various outreach formats.
Of particular importance is her project on the implementation of intensive agriculture in a nature reserve in Portugal, which she has been pursuing since the end of her studies. To date, Barbara Wimmer-Bulin has approached the topic both photographically and in essay form. In her role at DIMAS, she is researching the topic for her dissertation with the working title “Competing access to landscape. From arcadia to agro-industrial landscape? On socio-ecological conflicts and resource negotiations during the agro-industrialization in the nature reserve area of the southwest coast of Portugal. An ethnographic case study.”
Her research focuses on political ecology, resource conflicts, and landscapes. She is also interested in questions of homeland, gender, coexistence, dwelling and qualitative research methods. In her university teaching, she combines artistic research and project seminars with classical knowledge transfer, using alternative teaching formats.
Since 2024, alongside her research activities, she also works part-time as a curator for special exhibitions at the Kelheim Archaeological Museum.
CV
Academic Positions
| April 2024 | Research Assistant to Prof Steigemann at the DIMAS I Department for Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Area Studies, University of Regensburg |
| April 2022 until September 2023 | Lecturer at the Professorship of Media Studies at the Institute of Information and Media, Language and Culture, University of Regensburg |
| June 2021 until March 2022 | Research Assistant at the Professorship of Media Studies, Institute of Information and Media, Language and Culture, University of Regensburg |
Academic Education
| Since 2024 | Doctoral Studies at DIMAS with Prof Steigemann, University of Regensburg |
| 2002- 2009 | Studied Ethnology and Sociology at the University of Tübingen, M.A. |
Research
Research Interests
- Place, Space and Conflicts in Space
- Political Ecology
- Doing Landscape, Rurality and Visual Governance
- Gender
- Photography and Visual Anthropology
- Artistic Research and (Alternative) Qualitative Research Methods
Her research focuses on political ecology. In this context, she analyzes the consequences of extractivist practices and draws attention to the interactions between political, economic, and social factors as well as potential environmental problems. Her research takes an interdisciplinary approach that highlights the different scales of economic and political influences on local material and social change. Her research examines the connection between legal systems (rights of nature, human rights) and value creation mechanisms, and she strives to collaboratively develop visions that address methods of exploitation.
Ongoing research projects
PhD project "Competing access to landscape. From arcadia to agro-industrial landscape? On socio-ecological conflicts and resource negotiations during the agro-industrialization in the nature reserve area of the southwest coast of Portugal. An ethnographic case study."
Awards and honours
- Shortlist Lagois Photo Prize, Munich 2019
- Shortlist "Phenomena...sobre alteracoes climáticas", ?vora, Portugal 2019
- Shortlist Siena Creative Award 2021
- 3. Prize art competition "Notruf 1215", Regensburg 2021
- Honourable Mention EPEX Photoaward, Spain 2023
Publications
Editorships
Editor of the catalogue "Home Sweet Home. Wo bist Du Zuhause?" as part of the student exhibition 2022, University of Regensburg
Contributions to anthologies
“Wei?t du, woher die Himbeeren kommen? Ein Naturpark in Schwierigkeiten” ("Do you know where the raspberries come from? A nature park in trouble") (2024). In: Lust, Macht, Wahn – aus dem prallen Leben des Bürgers. Anthologie. P?nK Verlag, Regensburg, Regensburg
Essays
?Isst du auch Erdbeeren im Winter? (Do you also eat strawberries in winter?)" In: Jadú Online Magazine of the Goethe Institute Prague, CZ January 2017 (http://www.goethe.de/ins/cz/prj/ug/leb/de16105017.htm)
?Wo die Blaubeeren wachsen.(Where the blueberries grow.)" Photo essay and accompanying article. In: Photoklassik 2017, Magazin für analoge Fotografie
"S?o Teotónio na drome - Geschichten zwischen Lokalit?t und Globalisierung." Art newspaper for the exhibition at the Hopfenmuseum (Hop Museum). Edited by E. Kastner 2019.
"Ein Pl?doyer für die Akzeptanz der Unordnung. (A plea for the acceptance of disorder.)" Introductory essay of the accompanying brochure for the exhibition "Nachtschw?rmer". Regensburg 2019.
"HeimatPlus" exhibition catalogue. Regensburg 2020
"In den Zwischenr?umen ruht die Hoffnung. (Hope rests in the spaces in between.)" Exhibition catalogue. Regensburg 2022
?Mensch:Ort:Heimat“. 2023, Artistic Research Zine
Internet page
Barbara Wimmer Fotografie Ethnographie (external link, opens in a new window)
Teaching and science communication
Teaching
Winter Semester 2025/26
- Artistic research? Projektseminar im Rahmen der Veranstaltung ?AHAS! Projektlabor für Kunst und Forschung“ in der St?dtischen Galerie im Leeren Beutel, Regensburg, Juli 2026 | 80890bw
- PPOV: it‘s so esthetic. Landschaftsbilder zwischen Imagination, Romantisierung und Kommerzialisierung | 80840bw
Winter Semester 2024
- Project Seminar: Von holden Jungfrauen, launischen Donaunixen, zuckersü?en Katzenvideos und rosarot glitzernden Luxuswelten - Narrative und Frauenbilder in medialen Repr?sentationen. Ein Ausstellungsprojekt in Kooperation mit dem p?nK Verlag (gef?rdert im Rahmen des kulturellen Jahresthema der Stadt Regensburg)
Sommer Semester 2023
- Seminar: Medien und Protestbewegungen. Von der Redefinition von ?ffentlichkeiten und der Rolle der Bilder.'
Winter Semester 2022
- Seminar: Ethnographie? Zwischen Sinneswahrnehmungen und Medienanalyse.
- Project Seminar: Abbildungen einer Landschaft: Zwischen Imagination, Romantisierung und Kommerzialisierung. Mikrostudien über das Verh?ltnis zwischen Mensch und Natur.
Winter Semester 2021
- Project Seminar: Was kann Fotografie? Fotografische Auseinandersetzung mit der Heimat, der Zugeh?rigkeit und dem Selbst.
Projects and Networking
Committee work and academic functions
Passive member of KunstvereinGRAZ, Regensburg, until 2023
Member of the Kunst und Gewerbeverein, Regensburg, until 2023
Founding member of the "Internationales Festival Fotografischer Bilder (International Festival of Photographic Images)" association, Regensburg
Lectures and conferences
- June 2024: Jury member for the art competition and exhibition "Dream on. A circular society", Regensburg Department of Culture
- November 2023: Lecture on my exhibition "Stories Between Localisation and Globalisation" at the conference "Doing Area Studies", University of Regensburg
- November 2023: Participation in the panel discussion on "Image in Education"
- March 2023: Jury member of the "Youth Photo Prize Upper Palatinate" of the media counselling service district Upper Palatinate
- November 2022: Lecture "Landscape photography" in the teaching seminar of Dr Silke R?ssler, Chair of Media Studies at the University of Regensburg
- September 2022: Lecture at the annual conference of the Portuguese Society for Culture and Social Anthropology, ?vora, Portugal
- July 2019: Moderation of the panel discussion with Dr Segerer and Dr Wunderer at the Kulturmontag in Degginger/City of Regensburg on the topic of species extinction
- May 2019: International symposium for ethnology at the University of Cologne "Rurality and Future making" . Lecture in the panel alternative ethnographies: "Documented stories between localisation and globalisation"
Exhibitions (selection)
- Art Exhibitions
- Januar 2025 | Künzing: ?VerGang“, Einzelausstellung im Arch?ologischen Museum Künzing
- September 2024 | Regensburg: Ausstellung im Rahmen des p?nK Festes (p?nK Verlag), M26
- September 2024 | Beratzhausen: Gruppenausstellung ?Arkadische Landschaften“
- Dezember 2023 | Regensburg: GRAZIFIKATION, Ausstellungsbeteiligung im KunstvereinGRAZ in der Galerie M26
- Mai 2022 | Regensburg: Kuratierte Ausstellung ?In den Zwischenr?umen ruht die Hoffnung“ zusammen mit meiner Mutter Tabea Wimmer, Sigismundkapelle
- M?rz 2022 | Regensburg: Kuratierte Einzelausstellung ?Mensch Ort Heimat?“, Stadelgalerie, Künstlerhaus Andreasstadl, gef?rdert vom Kulturamt Regensburg, Jahresthema
- November 2021 | Regensburg: ?Schaufenster im Schaufenster“, Kuration und Umsetzung, Konzeptausstellung im M26, gef?rdert von ?Neustart Kultur“, mit Katharina Tenberge-Holzer
- Oktober 2021 | Regensburg: ?95. Jahresschau 2021 Oberpf?lzer und Niederbayerischer KünstlerInnen und KunsthandwerkerInnen“ im Kunst- und Gewerbeverein
- Oktober 2021 | Coímbra: 2. Gruppenausstellung des Wettbewerbs ?Ph?nomena…sobre altera??es climáticas“
- Oktober 2021 | Rom / I: Gruppenausstellung im Rahmen eines internationalen ?Open Calls“ der Galerie Loosenart
- April 2021 | Regensburg: ?Kunst im Impfzentrum“ zusammen mit Barbara Gaukler und Renate Christin
- Oktober 2020 | Regensburg: Gruppenausstellung ?Stand-by“ am Haidplatz, finanziert vom Kulturamt Regensburg
- Oktober 2020 | Regensburg: Einzelausstellung ?HeimatPlus“, Intervention in der ehemaligen Santander Bank, gef?rdert vom Kulturamt Regensburg, Jahresthema
- Dezember 2019 | ?vora / PT: Gruppenausstellung, Shortlist-Wettbewerb der Universidade de ?vora und der Region Alentejo ?Phenomena…sobre altera??es climáticas“
- August 2019 | Regensburg: Kuration, Organisation und Umsetzung ?Nachtschw?rmer“, S?ulenhalle im Thon-Dittmer-Palais, zusammen mit Katharina Tenberge-Holzer und Jasmin Lehmer, gef?rdert vom Kulturamt Regensburg, Jahresthema
- Juli 2019 | Regensburg: Degginger, Einzelausstellung ?tod geglaubt : lebenswege“, Kleinste Galerie
- M?rz 2019 | München: Gruppenausstellung, Shortlist ?Lagois Fotowettbewerb“
- Februar 2019 | Wolnzach: Einzelausstellung ?S?o Teotónio n? drome“, Hopfenmuseum
- September 2018 | Regensburg: Einzelausstellung ?S?o Teotónio n? drome“, Sigismund Kapelle
- April 2014 | Prag / CZ: Prague Photo Festival im Kafka Haus
- April 2013 | Prag / CZ: Prague Photo Festival im Kafka Haus
- Project exhibitions with students
- Juli 2024 | Regensburg: Ausstellungskuration und -beteiligung ?Sü?e Helden Starke Girls“, zusammen mit Studierenden und Tina Schmid, Kulturraum Vor der Grieb, gef?rdert vom Kulturamt Regensburg, Jahresthema
- Juni 2022 | Regensburg: Projektleitung und Dozentin der Outdoorausstellung studentischer Projekte ?Wastescape(s)“ im Rahmen der Regensburger Nachhaltigkeitswoche 2022
- Februar 2022 | Regensburg: Projektleitung und Dozentin der studentischen Ausstellung ?Home Sweet Home. Wo bist Du zuhause?“, W1, gef?rdert von der Sparkasse R.
- Exhibitions held in conjunction with conferences
- November 2023 | Regensburg: Exhibition as part of the "Doing Area Studies" conference at the University of Regensburg
- May 2019 | University of Cologne: Exhibition as part of the international conference "Rurality and Future Making" (keynoted)
- Special exhibitions in museums
- M?rz 2024 – November 2024 I Arch?ologisches Museum der Stadt Kelheim ?ZwischenWelten – Naturheilige Pl?tze in vorgeschichtlicher Zeit
- Mai 2024 – November 2024: Arch?ologisches Museum der Stadt Kelheim ?Kelheim in den 1950er und -60er Jahren - Wiederaufbau und Wirtschaftswunder“
- April – November 2025 I Arch?ologisches Museum der Stadt Kelheim ?WallArt: 50 000 Jahre Farbe an der Wand“
Cooperation/ Projects
2024-2025 Visiting Fellow at CRIA - Centre for Research in Anthropology, Portugal
2024-2025 Evaluation project in cooperation with the Laboratory of Creative Minds (Kreativwirtschaft Regensburg): Reallabore in Obermünsterstra?e, Regensburg
2024 Associated with the Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies