Draft:Malte Kebbel
German light artist and media artist (born 1981)
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Malte Kebbel (born 1981 in Bremen, Germany) is a German light artist, media artist, and installation artist. He lives and works in Berlin. His works in the field of light art have been presented internationally at light festivals as well as in exhibitions and installations in public space.
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Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest guideline, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Maltekebbel (talk) 09:41, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
Early life and education
Kebbel grew up in Bremen and in Rösrath near Cologne. After finishing school he worked as an assistant to the visual artist Hella Berent in Cologne and in Cairo.
He studied fine art at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under the Danish artist Tal R, where he later became a master student (Meisterschüler) of Tal R.
Kebbel’s work is situated at the intersection of light installation, media art and architecture. His projects often combine technological systems with organic forms and explore the interaction between light, space and perception. Many of his installations are conceived as modular or site-specific structures that respond to spatial and atmospheric conditions.
His works have been presented at international light festivals including the Festival of Lights in Berlin, i Light Singapore, the Sharjah Light Festival, The Hague Highlights, and the Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls.
Light festivals (selection)
Kebbel’s works have been presented internationally at various light art festivals.
- 2025 – Winter Festival of Lights, Niagara Falls, Canada.[1]
- 2025 – Festival of Lights, Brandenburg Cathedral, Brandenburg an der Havel.
- 2024 – Blockheide Leuchtet, Blockheide, Austria.
- 2023 – Lichternacht Bremerhaven, Speckenbüttel Park, Bremerhaven.[3]
- 2020 – Luminale, Karmeliterkloster, Frankfurt am Main.[7]
- 2019 – Festival of Lights, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin.[8]
- 2018 – Potsdamer Lichtspektakel, Potsdam Central Station.[9]
- 2017 – Berlin Leuchtet, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin.[10]
- 2016 – Berlin Leuchtet, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, Berlin.[11]
Public installations
Kebbel creates site-specific light installations in public space that temporarily transform architectural and urban environments.
- 2017 – Monoliths: Light installation using segments of the Berlin Wall on the Glienicke Bridge in Potsdam.[12][13]
Residencies
Awards
- 2020 – Project grant, Kulturprojekte Berlin
- 2019 – Project grant, Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen
- 2018 – Project grant, Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen
- 2017 – German Design Award – Special Mention (Excellent Communications Design)
- 2015 – Nomination for the Art Prize of the City of Schwabach at the Ortung biennial
Media coverage, interviews and lectures
Media coverage
Several media outlets reported on Kebbel’s installation Light Anemones, including the American newspaper Chicago Tribune and the local broadcaster NCTV17, in relation to a planned public art project at the Naperville Riverwalk in Illinois.[18][19][20]
Interviews
Kebbel was interviewed in the programme DER TAG in Berlin & Brandenburg broadcast by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg.[21]
Lectures
In 2025 Kebbel participated as a speaker at the event Stadt nach Acht – Urbane Praxis in the Dark in Berlin, discussing the design of urban spaces in relation to night and darkness.[22]