Ulrich Brinkhoff

Brinkhoff was born at the beginning of World War II, his father an Air Force pilot and his mother a bookseller.

In 1949 his stepfather joined the family, but Brinkhoff ran away shortly after and lived with an uncle in Stadtoldendorf, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from Holzminden, where his school was.

[citation needed] Since 2007 his main interests have been street art and street theatre,[2] which has led to him traveling to visit festivals all over the world, including in Spain, France, Hong Kong (which he visits every year), and South Korea, specifically the Hi-Seoul-Festival and the Goyang Lake Park Art Festival.

[3] In September 2013, his first book was published, a combination of prose and photography, about his life in South Korea from 1964 to 1965, translated as Dreams in the Morning Calm.

[4] From 1989 until 1992, Brinkhoff was a member of the town council of Greven (North-Rhine-Westfalia), where he has been living and working since 1987.Brinkhoff is married and has two adult children.