Born in Duisburg, Germany in 1940, he studied art, economics, sociology and philosophy in Munich and Cologne where he co-founded the XScreen avant-garde film club. In 1972, together with Birgit Hein, he participated in the New European Cinema section of Documenta 5; in 1977 he presented work in the film programme of Documenta 6. In 1988 he and Hein separated, divorcing in 1995. In 1992 he and Annette Frick began publishing "Jenseits der Trampelpfade" ("Off the Beaten Track"), a specialist journal for photography, film and other art forms. He and Frick also founded the CasaBaubou project space in Berlin in 2007.

Source: 68. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)