Peter Weigand

Born 1974 in Stuttgart/Germany.
 
After completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter, Peter Weigand studied architecture and design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart.
 
His exhibitions include installations such as Pop Up!, Stuttgart (2008); Villa Kownacki, Subvision. Festival. Kunst. Off., Hamburg (2009);  Mindestens haltbar bis (Station 2), in cooperation with Andreas Mayer, Lothringer13, Munich (2009); sweaty wall, Sidewalk Deli, Kunstverein Hamburg in cooperation with noroomgallery, Hamburg (2010); sweaty house, off-Festival, in cooperation with kronika, Kattowice/Poland (2010).

He received several awards and scholarships, including the first prize for The Lobby, intervention in public space; the first prize for 72 hour urban action, Bat-Yam Biennale of Landscape Urbanism, Tel Aviv/Israel as well as the Landesgraduiertenförderung of the State of Baden-Württemberg (2007–2009).

In 2007, Peter Weigand founded the group Umschichten, together with Lukasz Lendzinski.