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2024_rbockberlin_800.jpg "Portray Reinhard Bock aka boKens aka Ken Bos (photo: C. Karras., 2024)")
Reinhard Bock aka boKens aka Ken Bos
enjoing life on friend Christian's boat
cruising the Havel (photo: C. Karras., 2024)
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rbockberlin2021__800.jpg "Reinhard with Michael Z. playing skiffle (photo: A. Gehring, 1962) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin1974__800.jpg "Reinhard 1974 behind Klaus Krüger's drumset in fabrikneu (photo A.Riemer, 1974) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "Reinhard starting to be a grammar school teacher (photo: A. Riemer, 1974) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin1974__800.jpg "Reinhard's SX70 selfie shadow on wedding afternoon with fabrikneu members: Jürgen, Jenny, Klaus, Claudia, Angelik, 1974) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "Reinhard in a colorful Skoda pullover with son Christian(photo A.Riemer, 1976) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "Reinhard filming with Beaulieu 5009s (photo: A.Riemer, 1976) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "boKens 1979 with 1978er FENDER Telecaster(photo: A.Riemer, 1979) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "boKens 1985 composing with MSX II (photo A.Riemer, 1985) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "boKens 1990 mit YAMAHA G10 (photo: A.Riemer, 1990) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "boKens 1997 using ROLAND VS-880(photo A.Riemer, 1997) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "boKens 2007 in Tokyo apartment o-furo (photo: A.Riemer, 2007) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "boKens 2007 shooting with first digital video cam(photo: A.Riemer, 2008) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2014__800.jpg "boKens 2008 video cutting at Studio Leipzi (photo: A.Riemer, 2008) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2012__800.jpg "boKens 2009 with HOPF Allround semiacustic guitar (photo: A.Riemer, 2009) - CLICK to see large version")
tachibana2009__800.jpg "boKens 2009 atFUMIO TACHIBANA's studio(plate cam photo T.Takahashi, 2009) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2010__800.jpg "boKens 2010 shooting Tokyo Radio Tower(photo A.Riemer, 2010) - CLICK to see large version")
robo2016__800.jpg "boKens 2016 shooting in Barcelona(photo: Robo, 2016) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2016__800.jpg "boKens 2016 selfie with iPhone7 in elevator - CLICK to see large version")
gjohn2017__800.jpg "boKens getting married to HENRIETTE ROTHER(photo: G.John, 2017) - CLICK to see large version")
rbockberlin2018__800.jpg "boKens 2018 waiting at Fujisan for a clear view(photo: Robo., 2018) - CLICK to see large version")
Stages of my life - CLICK on pics to see more!
Born in January 1945 in Meissen/Saxonia
In early 1962 First "real" guitar, a blonde archtop FRAMUS Hobby model 5/50
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1963 - 1966 Singer and rhythm guitarist with Berlin based beat band
» THE TORIES
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1964 - 1971 Study of classics, history, politics and geography at Free University Berlin
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1972 - 1975
coop life in »
FABRIKNEU
with ANGELIK RIEMER, CLAUDIA SKODA, JENNY CAPITAIN, JÜRGEN SKODA and
KLAUS KRÜGER in Berlin-Kreuzberg
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1974-2014 married with
» Angelik Riemer,
having son » CHRISTIAN. in 1975
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1974 - 2007 Working as grammar school teacher (and doing a lot of film, photo and writing work
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After finishing school teaching in 2007, I intensified my artistic work.
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2014 Angelik passed away.
• 2017 Marriage to
» HENRIETTE ROTHER
My art work is a river - fed by multiple wells.
This river can partly be streamed to you through this website in the following sections:
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1970 - 1982 super8 short
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films
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1972 - 1984 and from 2014 until today
» Polaroid SX70 photography
• since 1978
» songs and compositions (boKens), series of novels, short stories, non-fiction and
» photo books (as Reinhard Bock and Ken Bos).
• in 2012, after participating in some group exhibitions,
I had my first » single show.
• between 2010 to 2024 -
through the appreciation of Martin Kippenberger's and Claudia Skoda's work - my documentary Super8 films were screened
in » many museums world wide.
Reinhard Bock aka boKens lives and works as free lance new media artist in Berlin.
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floating through my RIVER OF ART
or go to the website of THE TORIES
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