Mat Hennek
Mat Hennek (* 1969 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German photo artist.
Career
Mat Hennek worked for newspapers and radio stations before he began his artistic training at the European Academy for Fine Arts in Trier and at the Lette Association in Berlin. In 1995 he became assistant to Hermann Stamm and the photographer Uwe Arens.
His work has appeared in publications such as Cosmopolitan , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , GQ , Marie Claire , Max , Playboy , Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin , Vogue and ZEITmagazin .
In 1998, Mat Hennek founded the Kasskara agency in Berlin. Among other things, he works for large record companies and labels such as Deutsche Grammophon , Four Music , EMI , Sony BMG , Universal Music Group and Virgin Records .
Since then, Hennek has taken numerous portrait photos 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 , Kent Nagano , Claudio Abbado , Valery Gergiev and opera singers such as Rolando Villazón , Anna Netrebko , Thomas Quasthoff , Bryn Terfel etc. In another musical repertoire, artists such as David Byrne , Lizz Wright , Rammstein , Seeed , Sting , Tracy Chapman , Rufus Wainwright , Daniel Libeskind , Alex Katz and Giora Feidman have posed in front of his camera.
In addition, he took advertising photos for well-known brands such as Montblanc , Lufthansa , Rolex and Volkswagen , before focusing his work on art photography in 2006.
Mat Hennek's photographs are published in various publications around the world. His art photography is presented in various solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Asia and North America.
Mat Hennek lives with his partner, the French pianist Hélène Grimaud , in New York, USA.
Works
- The soul of music | The Soul of Music
- Woodlands
- Alpine passes
- Trees of Tel Aviv
- Film stills
- Palm trees in the storm
- Wolves
- Cityscapes
- Mesa Verde .
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- 2009
- “Woodlands”, dramaturgy of photos and music (in collaboration with the pianist Hélène Grimaud), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Music Festival - Germany
- "The soul of music", Villa Wahnfried, Bayreuth - Germany
- “The soul of music”, Ocean Sun Festival - MS Europa / Hapag-Lloyd musical cruises
- “Woodlands”, Hotel Grand Hyatt Berlin - Germany
- 2010
- "Woodlands and beyond ...", Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg - Germany
- “Woodlands and beyond ...”, Roosen-Trinks private collection, Berlin - Germany
- 2011
- “The2Circles” Galerie 64bis, Paris - France
- “The2Circles” Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Munich - Germany
- “The2Circles” Leica Gallery Salzburg - Austria
- “The2Circles” Hammer Gallery, Zurich - Switzerland
- “The soul of music | The Soul of Music “Leica Gallery Tokyo - Japan
- 2012
- "Woodlands and beyond ..." 1839 Contemporary Gallery Taipei - Taiwan
- 2014
- “The soul of music | The Soul of Music “Galerie Bernheimer Luzern - Switzerland
- 2015
- "Woodlands" City Museum Bad Hersfeld, Germany
Group exhibitions
- 2009
- "Landscapes", Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Munich - Germany
- "Let's Party for a Work of Art", Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich - Germany
- 2010
- "Inner Landscapes, Contemporary Israeli Photography", Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Munich - Germany
- “Schauplätze”, Villa Erlengut, Erlenbach on Lake Zurich - Switzerland
- Paris Photo 2010 - Carrousel du Louvre - Bernheimer Fine Art Photography - France
- 2011
- “Janvier sous la neige”, Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris - France
- Montblanc International Exhibit, Geneva - 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 Geneva - Bernheimer Fine Art Photography - Switzerland
- "Booth D9 - Sélection Paris Photo - Bernheimer Fine Art Photography, Lucerne - Switzerland
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hennek, Mat |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photo artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |