Hellen van Meene

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Hellen van Meene during a workshop in Amsterdam 2012

Hellen van Meene (* 1972 in Alkmaar ) is a Dutch photo artist and photographer . She is best known for her portraits of young girls in their development into adulthood.

Life

Van Meene was born in Alkmaar , Netherlands in 1972 and now lives in Heiloo , a village in the province of North Holland . She started taking photos at the age of 15 and studied photography from 1992 to 1996 at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and in 1995 at the College of Art in Edinburgh . Hellen van Meene is the mother of two daughters.

job

Van Meene is known for her portraits of pubescent girls. The clothing and gestures of the depicted young people as well as the location and lighting are selected by the artist. The sexuality shown in these photographs provokes discomfort in the viewer and raises the question of whether the protagonists are already aware of their sexuality and its effect on the viewer.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2016: Villa Mondriaan in Winterswijk
  • 2015: The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits, Fotomuseum Den Haag
  • 2013: OstLicht Gallery , Vienna
  • 2014: HunterMuseumofAmericanArt
  • 2008: Winterthur Photo Museum
  • 2007: Hellen van Meene. Portraits, C / O Berlin
  • 2006: Museum Folkwang Essen
  • 2005: The Art Institute of Chicago , Illinois
  • 2003: Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida
  • 2002: Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
  • 2001: The Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize 2001: Roni Horn, Hellen van Meene, Boris Mikhailov, Jem Southam, and Hannah Starkey, The Photographers' Gallery, London
  • 2000: De Vleeshal, Middelburg

Prices

  • 2016: The Royal Photographic Society Honorary Fellowship
  • 2001: The Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize, nominee
  • 1999: Charlotte Köhler Prize
  • 1998: Start grant

Collections of works by Hellen van Meene (selection)

Literature (selection)

  • "Hellen van Meene: The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits", Aperture (2015) ( ISBN 1597113174 )
  • "Hellen Van Meene: Tout va disparaître", Schirmer / Mosel (2009) ( ISBN 3829604173 )
  • "Hellen Van Meene: New Work", Schirmer / Mosel (2007) ( ISBN 3829602642 )
  • "Hellen Van Meene: Portraits", Aperture (2005) ( ISBN 1931788456 )
  • "Hellen van Meene: Japan Series", Walther Konig (2003) ( ISBN 3883755761 )

Web links

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  1. ↑ http://hellenvanmeene.com/biography
  2. ↑ https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/Hellen-Van-Meene
  3. ↑ Kristin Haug: Girls and three poodles: youth photography by Hellen van Meene. In: Spiegel Online . April 27, 2018, accessed May 16, 2020 .
  4. ↑ http://www.artnet.de/k%C3%BCnstler/hellen-van-meene/biografie
  5. ↑ http://www.yanceyrichardson.com/artists/hellen-van-meene/index.html
personal data
SURNAME Meene, Hellen van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch photo artist and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Alkmaar