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Art itinerant exhibition: "Zeitfenster", works of artists from the collection of the Rhine-Neckar-Region
March 7 - July 27, 2008
Biography
| Knut Hüneke, born 1962 in Darmstadt, training as stonemason and sculptor | |
| 1991: | Beginning of working in the Dossenheim porphyry quarries. First large-format sculptures from porphyry. |
| 1993: | Move to Egypt. Further development of the "sculpture language" in basalt and granite. |
| 1994: | First project in the Libyan Desert; group of sculptures near Gebel Qatrani. |
| 1996: | Participation in the 1st International Symposium in Aswan / Egypt; several works in the sculpture park there. |
| 1997: | Second project in the Libyan Desert; group of sculptures near Fayjum. |
| 1998: | Continuation of works in the Dossenheim quarries. |
| 1999: | Membership of the BBK (Federal Association of Visual Artists) |
| 1999: | Project of sculptures at the Bergstraße |
| 2000: | Participation in the 5th International Symposium on Naxos; exhibition of the sculptures on Naxos and in the Potsdam arts society |
| 2000: | Participation in the 2nd Londorf symposium for sculptors; two works in basalt-lava |
| 2000: | Stay in Namibia; beginning of the Namibia-Project: sculptures at prehistoric cult places on the granite rocks of the Erongo Mountains |
| 2001: | Participation in an exhibition of the Weinheim art society Second phase of the Namibia Project |
| 2002: | Stay in Namibia Presentation of seven sculptures in Namibian dolerite at the Weinheim arts society |
| 2003: | Participation in the happening "fussgänger - tanz urban" (pedestrians - urban dance) at the Heidelberg Stadtgarten A series of small sculptures for the Rhein-Neckar foundation for the arts |
| 2004: | Volcano-park Osteifel: sculptures from basalt-lava |
| 2004: | (July 2004 - April 2005) Participation in the travelling exhibition "Dreidimensional" (three-dimensional) of the counties' collections at seven places in Baden-Württemberg |
| 2004: | Individual exhibition at the county hospital in Weinheim: "Line and edge - from sketch to sculpture" |
| 2005: | Stay in Namibia Choosing material and transport of 20 t of dolerite to Dossenheim for future (small and large) sculptures |
| 2005: | Viewing of material (diorit) in Italy |
| 2005: | First public guided tour ("From Rock to Sculpture") through the workplace and studio as part of the event "20 Years of Dossenheim Art Commission" |
| 2005: | Participation in the 2nd Walldorf Art-Prize; prize by the public; purchase of the sculpture. |
| 2006: | Business trip to Egypt (Aswan) |
| 2006: | Participation in the "Long Night of the Museums" at the Wehrsteg Heidelberg |
| 2006: | Individual exhibition of sculptures and sketches at Maikammer / Palatinate |
| 2006: | Public guided tours ("From Rock to Sculpture") through the workplace and studio as part of the event " 20 Years of Dossenheim Art Commission" |
| 2006: | Participation in an exhibition of the Herrnsheimer Schlosspark / Worms with one large sculpture from basalt-lava / Eifel and an other one from basalt / Namibia |
| 2006: | Participation at the Skulpturenweg (sculpture path) in Buchet / Eifel with a large sculpture from basalt-lava / Eifel and a middle sculpture from basalt / Namibia and three small sculptures from basalt / Namibia in the municipal hall |
| 2007: | Exhibition through the city Heidelberg “insights” of art purchases of the years 2005 and 2006 in the "Kurpfälzisches Museum" Heidelberg |
| 2007: | Individual exhibition Heidelberg, Optiker Nolze, stone sculptures out of basalt, Namibia |
| 2007: | Participation in an exhibition “rest-art-project” 2007 with Eva Vargas u.a., Heidelberg |
| 2007: | Participation in an exhibition of the museum of castle Schwarzenberg, art figura, art price of the city Schwarzenberg, weiß UND schwarz (white AND black)(Juni-Juli 2007) |
| 2007: | Participation in an exhibition at Sculpture garden Dilsberg in the context of the 18th Kreiskulturwoche 2007 of the District administration office Rhine-Neckar-region |
| 2007: | Exhibition of small sculptures and small plastics out of the art collection of the district Esslingen in the mayor velvet Esslingen |
| 2007: | Participation at an exhibition of small plastics in the “Kommandantenhaus Dilsberg” in the context of the 18th Kreiskulturwoche of the Rhine-Neckar-region |