Stage designer, scenographer and costume designer – born in London, raised in Switzerland. // Designs for theatre stages, installations, performances, exhibitions and film. // Teaches at art colleges in Germany and abroad, focussing on spatial and stage design, architectural and stage design history – topics that also include his workshops. // Was responsible for the scenography programme at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hanover for 22 years as a professor.
STUDIES // Stage and costume design at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and art history at the University of Vienna. Early formative experiences as stage and costume design assistant and independent work at Schauspielhaus Zürich, Münchner Kammerspiele, and Residenztheater in Munich.
STAGE AND COSTUME DESIGN // since 1986, stage and costume works for both major and small theatres across the German- and French-speaking world — among them the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Thalia Theater Hamburg, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Theater Bremen and Oper Leipzig.
ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS // with directors, choreographers, and musicians, including George Tabori, Wanda Golonka Jean-Claude Kuner, Alfred Kirchner, Siegfried Bühr, Ulrich Matthes, Patrick Schimanski, 48nord.
FILM // THE LAST TAPE based on Beckett’s KRAPP’S LAST TAPE, featuring Curt Bois and Sunnyi Melles, directed by Jean-Claude Kuner, Berlinale 1989; also shown at the Exit Art Gallery during the Media Art Festival, New York, 1991.
EXHIBITION ARCHITECTURE // FOOD FOR THE MIND, Brandhorst Collection – Iconic Works of International Modernism, Staatsgalerie Moderne Kunst, Munich, 2000.
PERFORMANCE // EXIT / WASTING TIME: Collaboration with Wanda Golonka - spaces for strolling, getting lost, falling out of time; traces of collective time wasting as a walk-in experience in an installation, Goethe-Institut New York, 2015.
TEACHING // Professor of Scenography, Hochschule Hannover – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (2002–2024). Guest Lecturer at various academies and universities, e.g. Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach, Hamburg Media School, Hiroshima City University, UQAM Université du Québec à Montréal, HZT Hochschulzentrum Tanz Berlin.
BOOK // Colin Walker & Friedrich Weltzien „dunkelhell – Szenografische Raumfindungen 2002–2024“, zuKlampen! Hannover, 2024; A visual insight into 22 years of scenographic design and thinking in Hanover – featuring photographs of student model designs, conversation, and a search for language and traces in space: light in darkness, form in process. Book design: Katharina Zettl // ISBN 978-3-98737-029-8
Concept & Design: Katharina Zettl
Photos with kind permission of the photographers: Thilo Beu, Daniela Haug, Hans Jörg Michel, Philipp Ottendörfer, Colin Walker
Privacy policy in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Datenschutzgrundverordnung, DSGVO)
I. Name and address of the responsible party
Responsible within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation and other national data protection laws of the Member States as well as other data protection regulations is:
Colin Walker, Heinrich-Roller-Str. 21, 10405 Berlin, Germany // Tel. +49 (0)163 5455667 // E-Mail: cw@colinwalker.de // Website: www.colinwalker.de
II. Name and address of the data protection officer
According to Art. 37 GDPR, we are not obliged to appoint a data protection officer.
III. General information on data processing
1. Scope of personal data processing
We collect and use personal data from our users only to the extent necessary to provide a functional website and our content and services. The collection and use of personal data from our users is generally only carried out with the user's consent. An exception applies in cases where prior consent cannot be obtained for practical reasons and the processing of the data is permitted by law.
2. Legal basis for the processing of personal data
Insofar as we obtain the consent of the data subject for the processing of personal data, Art. 6 (1) (a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) serves as the legal basis.
When processing personal data that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, Article 6(1)(b) DSGVO serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations that are necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
Insofar as the processing of personal data is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation to which our company is subject, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
In the event that vital interests of the data subject or another natural person require the processing of personal data, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. d DSGVO serves as the legal basis.
Ist die Verarbeitung zur Wahrung eines berechtigten Interesses unseres Unternehmens oder eines Dritten erforderlich und überwiegen die Interessen, Grundrechte und Grundfreiheiten des Betroffenen das erstgenannte Interesse nicht, so dient Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DSGVO als Rechtsgrundlage für die Verarbeitung.
3. Data deletion and storage period
The personal data of the data subject will be deleted or blocked as soon as the purpose of storage no longer applies. Storage may also take place if this has been provided for by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws, or other provisions to which the controller is subject. The data will also be blocked or deleted if a storage period prescribed by the aforementioned standards expires, unless there is a need for further storage of the data for the conclusion or fulfillment of a contract.
IV. Provision of the website and creation of log files
1. Description and scope of data processing
You can visit our website without telling us who you are. Every time you visit our website, our server automatically collects information from the accessing device (e.g., PC, smartphone).
The following data is collected and stored in log files on our server:
(1) Information about the browser type and version used
(2) The user's operating system
(3) The user's IP address
(4) Date and time of access
(5) Websites from which the user's system accessed our website.
(6) Websites accessed by the user's system via our website.
This data is not stored together with other personal data relating to the user.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of data in log files is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
3. Purpose of data processing
The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session. The data is stored in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. In addition, the data helps us to optimize the website and ensure the security of our information technology systems. The data is not evaluated for marketing purposes in this context.
These purposes also constitute our legitimate interest in data processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (f) DSGVO.
4. Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. In the case of data storage in log files, this is the case after seven days at the latest. Storage beyond this period is possible. In this case, the IP addresses of the users will be deleted or anonymized so that it is no longer possible to assign them to the calling system.
5. Right to object and right to erasure
The collection of data for the provision of the website and the storage of data in log files is essential for the operation of the website. Consequently, there is no possibility for the user to object.
V. Use of cookies
Our website does not use cookies.
VI. Contact form and email contact
1. Description and scope of data processing
There is no contact form on our website that can be used to contact us electronically.
Alternatively, you can contact us via the email address provided. In this case, the user's personal data transmitted with the email will be stored.
In this context, no data will be passed on to third parties. The data will be used exclusively for processing the conversation.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for processing the data is Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO if the user has given their consent.
The legal basis for processing the data transmitted in the course of sending an email is Art. 6 (1) lit. f DSGVO.
If the purpose of the email contact is to conclude a contract, the additional legal basis for processing is Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO.
3. Purpose of data processing
The processing of personal data from the input mask serves us solely for the purpose of processing the contact request. In the case of contact by e-mail, this also constitutes the necessary legitimate interest in the processing of the data. The other personal data processed during the sending process serves to prevent misuse of the contact form and to ensure the security of our information technology systems.
Personal data is only collected if you provide it to us voluntarily.
4. Duration of storage
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. For personal data sent by email, this is the case when the respective conversation with the user has ended. The conversation is ended when it can be inferred from the circumstances that the matter in question has been conclusively clarified.
5. Right to object and right to erasure
The user may revoke their consent to the processing of their personal data at any time. If the user contacts us by email, they may object to the storage of their personal data at any time. In such a case, the conversation cannot be continued.
You may request the deletion of your personal data in writing, provided that it is not subject to statutory retention requirements. In this case, all personal data stored in the course of contacting us will be deleted.
VII. Rights of the data subject
If your personal data is processed, you are a data subject within the meaning of the DSGVO and you have the following rights vis-à-vis the controller:
1. Right to information
You may request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed by us. If such processing is taking place, you may request the following information from the controller:
(1) the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
(2) the categories of personal data that are processed;
(3) the recipients or categories of recipients to whom your personal data has been or will be disclosed;
(4) the planned duration of storage of the personal data concerning you or, if specific information on this is not possible, criteria for determining the storage period;
(5) the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning you, a right to restriction of processing by the controller, or a right to object to such processing;
(6) the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
(7) all available information on the origin of the data, if the personal data is not collected from the data subject;
2. Right to rectification
You have the right to request the controller to correct and/or complete your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete. The controller must make the correction immediately.
3. Right to restriction of processing
You may request the restriction of the processing of personal data concerning you under the following conditions:
(1) if you dispute the accuracy of the personal data concerning you for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data;
(2) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
(3) the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of processing, but you need it to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims, or
(4) if you have lodged an objection to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and it is not yet clear whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override your grounds.
If the processing of personal data concerning you has been restricted, such data may, with the exception of storage, only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of important public interest of the Union or of a Member State. If the restriction of processing has been restricted in accordance with the above conditions, you will be informed by the controller before the restriction is lifted.
4. Right to erasure
a) obligation to delete
You may request that the controller delete your personal data without delay, and the controller is obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:
(1) The personal data concerning you are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
(2) You revoke your consent on which the processing was based in accordance with Art. 6 (1) (a) or Art. 9 (2) (a) DSGVO, and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
(3) You object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (1) DSGVO and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or you object to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 (2) DSGVO.
(4) The personal data concerning you has been processed unlawfully.
(5) The erasure of personal data concerning you is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject.
(6) The personal data concerning you was collected in relation to the information society services offered in accordance with Art. 8 (1) DSGVO.
b) Information to third parties
If the controller has made the personal data concerning you public and is obliged to delete it in accordance with Art. 17 (1) DSGVO, it shall take reasonable measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and implementation costs, to inform controllers who process the personal data that you, as the data subject, have requested them to delete all links to this personal data or copies or replications of this personal data.
c) Exceptions
The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary
(1) to exercise the right to freedom of expression and information;
(2) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
(3) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health pursuant to Art. 9(2)(h) and (i) and Art. 9(3) DSGVO;
(4) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 (1) DSGVO, insofar as the right referred to in section a) is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of this processing, or
(5) for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
5. Right to information
If you have asserted your right to rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing against the controller, the controller is obliged to notify all recipients to whom your personal data has been disclosed of this rectification, erasure, or restriction of processing, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have the right to be informed by the controller about these recipients.
6. Right to data portability
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, provided that
(1) the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (a) DSGVO or Art. 9 (2) (a) DSGVO or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 (1) (b) DSGVO, and
(2) the processing is carried out using automated means.
In exercising this right, you also have the right to have the personal data concerning you transferred directly from one controller to another controller, where technically feasible. This shall not adversely affect the freedoms and rights of other persons. The right to data portability does not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
7. Right of objection
You have the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you which is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) DSGVO; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions.
The controller will no longer process your personal data unless they can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise, or defend legal claims. If the personal data concerning you is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing purposes; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data concerning you will no longer be processed for these purposes. In connection with the use of information society services, you have the option, irrespective of Directive 2002/58/EC, to exercise your right to object by means of automated procedures using technical specifications.
8. Right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law
You have the right to revoke your declaration of consent under data protection law at any time. Revoking your consent does not affect the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of your consent prior to revocation.
9. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes the DSGVO.
The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint, including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78 DSGVO.
