Veit Mette

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Veit Karsten Mette (* 1961 in Bielefeld , known as Veit Mette ) is a German photographer and photojournalist.

Mette studied art education at Bielefeld University . Since 1990 he has been working as a photographer for newspapers , magazines and companies and foundations in the areas of reportage , portrait and PR. In addition to these print publications in publications such as Amica , Stern , Süddeutsche Zeitung , Geo and Die Zeit , he presents his artistic work in numerous books and exhibitions . Veit Mette lives and works in Bielefeld . In 2015 he received the city of Bielefeld's culture award. Veit Mette is a member of the Laif picture agency ( Cologne ).

His brother Til Mette is artistically active as a comic artist and cartoonist .

Exhibitions

  • 1995: Harlem Heartbeat - Pictures from New York / Harlem . Amerikahaus Cologne and Hamburg
  • Since 1999: Inside, it's just different than outside - photos from Bethel as a mobile exhibition on a double train on the Bielefeld Stadtbahn .
  • 2001: Popshop - photos from and exhibition in the Herford correctional facility. In cooperation with the Herford Art Association and the WDR.
  • 2003: naked - portraits. Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefeld
  • 2004: New York - Group exhibition with cartoonist and brother Til Mette. WDR State Studio Bielefeld
  • Since 2006: Level zero - permanent exhibition of 16 large-format murals at Bielefeld University.
  • 2007: Weigh and break - photos on the subject of eating disorders. WDR State Studio Bielefeld.
  • 2009: Generation Üc - third generation young migrants. Open air multimedia large-scale projection and subsequent exhibition in an empty apartment in the social hotspot, Bielefeld.
  • 2010: Generation Üc - young migrants of the third generation. Alfred Toepfer Foundation, Hamburg
  • 2010: Queen for one night . Valmiera, Latvia 2010
  • Since 2010: Experience what moves the world - wall installation in the permanent exhibition. Überseemuseum, Bremen
  • 2011: People in the museum, photo exhibition in the Kunsthalle Bielefeld
  • 2014: home to cloudy , portrait of a city, exhibition in overseas containers in Bielefeld, April 2014
  • 2017: seek !, solo exhibition in the Kunstraum Detmold, March 2017
  • 2017: Photo exhibition with photographs from Novgorod (Russia) in the municipal gallery in Bielefeld, April 29, 2017
  • 2017: Photo exhibition in the municipal photo gallery in Rzeszów (Poland), May 2017

Group exhibitions

  • 2003: In The Middle Of The Night . Bielefeld art gallery.
  • 2003: Nooderlicht Photo Festival. Groningen / NL.
  • 2007: Photo Festival Ludwigshafen.

Selected bibliography

  • 1994: Harlem Heartbeat . Photos and essays from Harlem, New York City. With Oliver Lücke. Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld.
  • 1995: Children in Bielefeld - and elsewhere . With Hartmut von Hentig. Westfalen Verlag, Bielefeld.
  • 1997: Inside, it's just different than outside . Pictures from Bethel. Pendragon Verlag, Bielefeld
  • 1999: Popshop . Pictures from the Herford correctional facility. Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld.
  • 2001: naked . Exhibition catalog Bielefelder Kunstverein.
  • 2007: 75 years of the Alfred Toepfer Foundation with Peter Zickermann. Hamburg
  • 2007: level zero . Bielefeld University. Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld.
  • 2009: Generation Üç . Young migrants. Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld.
  • 2011: Veit Mette. People in the museum . Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld
  • 2014: home to cloudy , Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld

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personal data
SURNAME Mette, Veit
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mette, Veit Karsten (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer and photojournalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Bielefeld