Born 1972 in Thuringia, Mica founded one of East Germany's first design agencies at the age of 19. By 26 he already exhibited personal artworks in his hometown and then moved to Berlin, where he launched and curated “Sin-Berlin” - an exhibition which featured more than 50 artists including his own work.
After that he moved to New York as a creative retoucher, worked with well known photo artists such as Phil Toledano and Stephen Wilkes. Moving back to Germany he started to shoot images himself, exclusively using large scale cameras while further pursuing creative image retouching working exclusively for Mercedes-Benz via one of Germany's most creative agency “Jung von Matt.”
Since 2016 Mica resides in Beijing/China, where he captures everyday life, culture and landscapes in and around the country while working on his art projects. In 2020, MICA was the first foreign artist to receive the locally coveted “Big Artist Award” for contemporary art in China. In 2021, MICA participated the "Chengdu Biennale Special Invitation Exhibitions - Still On" in the Hemei Art Museum, Chengdu.
