Niklas Goldbach (1973, Witten) is an artist. In his videos, photographs, and installations, he explores the relation between architecture and ethics by dissecting and appropriating architectural elements, set in ambiguous spaces between reality and fiction. Recent solo exhibitions include DRIFT, ZKM Karlsruhe, 2025; and The Paradise Machine, Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund, 2024. Other participations include f/stop Festival für Fotografie Leipzig, 2024, and AFFR Architecture and Film Festival Rotterdam, 2023. In 2023, he was awarded the Kunstpreis der Stadt Nordhorn. Goldbach lives and works in Berlin

As of September 2025