born 1960, studied French Philology and Political Sciences in Berlin and Toulouse. He worked since 1992 for the Goethe-Institut, the German Cultural Institute, in Berlin, Rome, Tel-Aviv, Porto and Munich. Since 2008 he is the director of the Goethe-Institut in Sweden, based in Stockholm.

is a visual artist working with sculpture, photography and installations. He exhibits internationally and often collaborates with other artists, resulting in long term engagements like the Detroit Tree of Heaven Woodshop (since 2005). An interest in city development and concepts of public space lead to research projects like Shrinking Cities (2002-2008) and consultancies like his current commission for a constantly moving public park in Kiruna, Sweden (2011 – approx. 2025). Since 2011 he teaches as a professor for sculpture at the University of the Arts Bremen, Germany with a specific focus on artistic materials and production in globalization. His previous appointments were as professor at Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Sweden (2006-2011), visiting professor at College for Creative Studies in Detroit, USA (2008) and assistant professor at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany (2005-2006). More information at http://ingovetter.com