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Silvio Colditz, born in 1978 in Stollberg/Erz., from 1997 to 2018 Dresden, from 2019 to July 2022 Waldhufen. Since August 2022 back in Dresden.
Studied mechanical engineering for a few weeks & a few semesters of sociology at TU Dresden. Later various jobs as inventory counter, Christmas market vendor, rickshaw driver or bicycle courier, …
Founded the literary magazine Der Maulkorb – Blätter für (Photo: Thomas Schreiter) literature and art, sole responsible editor until 2016, editorial, typesetting & layout until 2019.
Published poems & haiku in literary magazines & anthologies (außer.dem, Matrix, Ostragehege, Signum, Wortschau, Zündblättchen, Kalmenzone, das Veilchen, Yearbook of Poetry, Weltbetrachter, Chrysanthemum, Haiku Yearbook …)
Two poetry collections: 2017 special edition Der Maulkorb, published by Hole of Fame e.V., Dresden & 2018 Aporien im Umgang mit mir selbst, 3 crows publishing, Dresden
More than 150 readings
Numerous interdisciplinary projects with music, video, dance, performance & text, as well as workshops & seminars in nature writing, calligraphy & artist books.
Co-organization of festivals, street parties, off-spaces, exhibitions, readings.
Numerous exhibitions & participation in exhibitions with photographs & calligraphy (among others at the European Center of Arts in Hellerau, Hole of Fame, veränderbar, Feuerwache Loschwitz, Runde Ecke Gallery at riesa efau, Worldclub, Olga & Rawis Gallery, NAF, textat & Besser leben in Leipzig, Kloster St.Afra in Meißen, Tage der Kunst in Pirna, …)
Since 2015 his main focus has been on calligraphy.
He runs the calligraphic library of poetry. It currently includes more than 700 calligraphically interpreted poems by approximately 270 authors.
Since July 2022 publisher of Die Geste. Die Geste combines contemporary poetry with modern calligraphy and is thus a unique literary magazine in its own way.