born and raised in Cologne, Germany
started to work as a photo assistant at the C.D.Geissler studio, (a famous still life photographer), then worked for several others. Since then free lance for advertising agencies and magazines, "ARTIST against AIDS" exhibition at the world aids day in december 1992 in Cologne, permanent exhibition in Cologne at the gallery EDENFEUER since 1994, now free lancer for advertising, magazines and fashion. He has been in Japan from 11/1997 to 5/1998. He lives and works in Berlin and Cologne now.born and raised in Cologne, Germany
started to work as a photo assistant at the C.D.Geissler studio, (a famous still life photographer), then worked for several others. Since then free lance for advertising agencies and magazines, "ARTIST against AIDS" exhibition at the world aids day in december 1992 in Cologne, permanent exhibition in Cologne at the gallery EDENFEUER since 1994, now free lancer for advertising, magazines and fashion. He lived in Japan from 11/1997 to 5/1998 and in San Diego, California from 1/2015 to 12/2018. He lives and works in Berlin and Cologne now.T h e a r t i s t h a s a s t r o n g a f f i n i t y f o r A s i a n g i g a - c i t i e s l i k e T o k y o o r S e o u l , e s p e c i a l l y T o k y o , t h e l a r g e s t J a p a n e s e m e t r o p o l i s , w h i t h i t s s k y s c r a p e r s s p r e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e s k y a n d i t s e v e r g r o w i n g p o p u l a t i o n , i t s c i t y s c a p e s e e m i n g l y s p r a w l i n g p a s t t h e h o r i z o n . F r a n k S h u n k a n i s i n f l u e n c e d b y m o v i e s s u c h a s R i d l e y S c o t t ' s " B l a d e R u n n e r " ( 1 9 8 2 ) , w h i c h i s b a s e d o n t h e P h i l i p K . D i c k ' s 1 9 6 8 n o v e l " D o A n d r o i d s D r e a m o f E l e c t r i c S h e e p ? " , o r M a m o r u O s h i i ' s c l a s s i c a n i m e " G h o s t i n t h e S h e l l" ( 攻殻機動隊/ 1 9 9 5 ) . H i s f a s c i n a t i o n w i t h t h e d y s t o p i a n v e r s i o n o f a r e m o t e r e a l i t y m e e t t h e s p e c t a t o r ' s e y e i n m o s t o f h i s m o r e r e c e n t w o r k s e x h i b i t e d o n t h e p h o t o m i c w e b s i t e .
01/2007-01/2007 .............................. Exhibition: "Heroes" at Select, Cologne
05/2013-06/2013 .............................. Art project in Japan
10/2013-11/2013 ............................... Exhibition: flowing urbanity at ART68 - Raum für Kunst und Kultur, Cologne