Born in East Berlin in 1958, Michael Dressel briefly studied set design at the art academy Weissensee. He spent two formative years in East German prisons following a failed escape attempt. After being deported to the West, he briefly lived in West Berlin in 1985 before moving to Los Angeles, where he has been living ever since. There, he works as a sound editor, which among other things resulted in membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. While it is his profession to listen with an attentive ear, looking carefully is his true passion. For many years, he has been roaming the streets of Los Angeles with his cameras, always on the lookout for “significant moments.”
Exhibitions
C/E Contemporary Mailand 2021, Schloss Rheinsberg 2022, Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin 2022, feinart Berlin Gallery 2023
