Mat Hennek (born 1969 in
Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...
) is a German fine art photographer.
Biography
Mat Hennek worked for newspapers and radio stations before starting his artistic training at
Europäische Akademie für Bildende Kunst in Trier and at
Lette-Verein
Lette-Verein (Lette Association or Lette Society) is a German educational organization for applied arts. Founded in 1866 in Berlin, the idea of Dr. Wilhelm Adolf Lette, it was initially a technical school for girls. Its motto was "Dienen lerne be ...
in Berlin. In 1995 Hennek became assistant to Hermann Stamm the photographer Uwe Arens.
His photographs were published in magazines worldwide: ''
Cosmopolitan'', ''
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'', ''
GQ'', ''
Marie Claire
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'', ''
Max
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Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
'', ''
Playboy'', ''
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin'', ''
Vogue'', ''
ZEITmagazin''.
In 1998 Hennek was founding the agency "Kasskara" in Berlin. Beyond others Mat Hennek worked for big record companies and music labels such as
Deutsche Grammophon,
Four Music,
EMI,
Sony BMG
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,
Universal Music Group and
Virgin Records.
Since then Mat Hennek took numerous portrait photographs of classical Musicians and artists: soloists such as
Hilary Hahn,
Krystian Zimerman,
Hélène Grimaud,
Lang Lang,
Nelson Freire,
Alison Balsom, conductors such as
Simon Rattle
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,
Kent Nagano,
Claudio Abbado,
Valery Gergiev and opera singers such as
Rolando Villazón,
Anna Netrebko
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,
Thomas Quasthoff,
Bryn Terfel and in another musical repertoire artists such as
David Byrne
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,
Lizz Wright,
Rammstein,
Seeed,
Sting
Sting may refer to:
* Stinger or sting, a structure of an animal to inject venom, or the injury produced by a stinger
* Irritating hairs or prickles of a stinging plant, or the plant itself
Fictional characters and entities
* Sting (Middle-eart ...
,
Tracy Chapman,
Rufus Wainwright,
Daniel Libeskind
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He is known for the design a ...
,
Alex Katz and
Giora Feidman.
Furthermore, Hennek photographed advertising campaigns for well-known brands like
Montblanc,
Lufthansa
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,
Rolex and
Volkswagen.
In 2006 Hennek shifted the focus of his work to art photography. His fine art photography has been featured in solo exhibits in galleries, museums and art fairs in Europe, Asia and in the USA.
In 2017 the art book "Woodlands – Mat Hennek" was published by
Steidl. In 2020,
Steidl published Hennek's second book "Silent Cities".
Hennek lives with his partner, the French pianist
Hélène Grimaud in
Upstate New York, United States.
Works
* ''The Soul of Music'' (Die Seele der Musik)
* ''Woodlands''
* ''Ancient Writings''
* ''Trees of Tel Aviv''
* ''Waves of Tel Aviv''
* ''Sounds of Spheres''
* ''Mirages''
* ''Dream Catchers''
* ''Palmen im Sturm''
* ''Sacred Spirits''
* ''Cityscapes''
* ''Blue Range''
Publications
Woodlands, published 2017 by Steidl
, published 2020 by Steidl
, published 2023 by Steidl
Exhibitions
Individual exhibitions
;2009
* "Woodlands", Dramaturgie von Fotos und Musik (in Zusammenarbeit mit der Pianistin Hélène Grimaud), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Music Festival – Germany
* "The Soul of Music , Die Seele der Musik", Villa Wahnfried, Bayreuth – Germany
* "The Soul of Music , Die Seele der Musik", Ocean Sun Festival – MS Europa / Hapag-Lloyd musikalische Kreuzfahrten
* "Woodlands", Hotel Grand Hyatt Berlin – Germany
;2010
* "Woodlands and beyond...", Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg – Germany
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* "Woodlands and beyond...", Private Sammlung Roosen-Trinks, Berlin – Germany
;2011
* "The2Circles" Galerie 64bis, Paris – France
* "The2Circles" Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Munich – Germany
* "The2Circles" Leica Galerie Salzburg – Austria
* "The2Circles" Hammer Gallery, Zürich – Switzerland
* "Die Seele der Music , The Soul of Music" Leica Gallery Tokyo – Japan
;2012
* "Woodlands and beyond..." 1839 Contemporary Gallery Taipei – Taiwan
;2014
* "The Soul of Music , Die Seele der Musik" Galerie Bernheimer Luzern – Switzerland
;2015
* "Woodlands" Stadtmuseum Bad Hersfeld, Germany
* "WOODLANDS and beyond…” Flo Peters Gallery Hamburg, Germany
Group exhibitions
;2009
* "Landscapes", Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Munich – Germany
* "Let's Party für ein Kunstwerk", Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich – Germany
;2010
* "Inner Landscapes, Contemporary Israeli Photography", Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Munich – Germany
* "Schauplätze", Villa Erlengut, Erlenbach am Zürichsee – Switzerland
* Paris Photo 2010 – Carrousel du Louvre
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– Bernheimer Fine Art Photography – France
;2011
* "Janvier sous la neige", Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris – France
* Montblanc International Exhibit, Genf – Switzerland
;2012
* Ærena Galleries & Gardens, California – USA
;2015
* "Summertime" Galerie Bernheimer, Munich – Germany
* Paris Photo 2015 – Grand Palais Paris – Bernheimer Fine Art Photography – France
;2016
* artgenève 2016 – Palexpo SA Genf – Bernheimer Fine Art – Geneva, Switzerland
* "Booth D9 – Sélection Paris Photo – Bernheimer Fine Art, Lucerne – Switzerland
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany
* artgenève 2017 – Palexpo SA Genf – Bernheimer Fine Art – Geneva, Switzerland
* "THE WORLD IS A BOOK AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL READ ONLY ONE PAGE." Bernheimer Fine Art, Lucerne, Switzerland
* "C.A.R. – Contemporary Art Ruhr" – Immagis Fine Art Photography – Essen, Germany
* "Highlights" Intern. Art Fair – Bernheimer Fine Art – Munich, Germany
;2017
* Paris Photo 2017 , Grand Palais – Bernheimer Fine Art Photography , Paris, France , 09.11 – 12 November 2017
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , Philharmonie Paris , Paris, France , 25 October 2017
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , BASF Feierabendhaus , Ludwigshafen, Germany , 23 October 2017
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , KKL Lucerne , Lucerne, Switzerland , 21 October 2017
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , Elbphilharmonie , Hamburg, Germany , 26 June 2017
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , Elbphilharmonie , Hamburg, Germany , 8 April 2017
* Launch of the book "Woodlands – Mat Hennek", published by Steidl , Flo Peters Gallery , Hamburg, Germany , 7 April 2017
* artgenève , palexpo SA – Bernheimer Fine Art , Genève – Switzerland , 26.01. – 29 January 2017
* "THE WORLD IS A BOOK AND THOSE WHO DO NOT TRAVEL READ ONLY ONE PAGE." Group exhibition , Bernheimer Fine Art , Lucerne – Switzerland , 20 October 2016 – 21 January 2017
;2018
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , Kulturpalast, Dresden, Germany , 8 June 2018
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , Klavier-Festival Ruhr, Wuppertal, Germany , 6 June 2018
* Pictorial Recital: "WOODLANDS and beyond…" , Photo Installation: Mat Hennek / Piano: Hélène Grimaud , Philharmonie, Gasteig, Munich, Germany , 3 March 2018
;2019
* MAESTRI – MUSIK UND LEIDENSCHAFT , Group Exhibit , CAMERA WORK , Berlin , 15 June 2019 – 10 August 2019
References
External links
Official Website of photographer Mat Hennek
Galerie Bernheimer Fine Art
Galerie Flo Peters
Galerie Immagis Fine Art Photography
"Woodlands and beyond..." at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Article "Süddeutsche Zeitung"
Mat Hennek at Photography-Now Photography Now
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1969 births
Artists from Freiburg im Breisgau
Photographers from Baden-Württemberg
Living people