Henk Wildschut (Harderwijk, NL, 1967) studied photography at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.
With a documentary practice that is characterised by long-term engagement with his subject matter, Henk Wildschut aims to shed new light on pressing global issues. By maintaining a contemplative and objectively distant view of the people and situations he finds himself in, his photographs obtain a balanced and monumental quality that incite the viewer to further reflect on the subject. As well as creating an essential counter image to conventional representations of displaced peoples or the Food industry Wildschut’s intriguing approach continues to unearth a range of fascinating stories
In 2005 Wildschut started his long term project around European illegal immigration. This resulted in the book ‘Shelter (2011)’, the book ‘Ville de Calais’ (2017) and his latest book Rooted (2019)
His books have been award with a few prestigious prizes such as the Dutch Doc Award 2010 for his book Shelter and the Arles, Prix du Livre 2017 for Ville de Calais, and the Dutch national photobook award for best book 2017/18 for Ville de Calais. His latest book Rooted was shortlisted for best book at the Paris Photo Aperture award 2019. The Rijksmuseum assigned him the prestigious “Document Netherlands” twice. “Document Nederland” is a Rijksmuseum project where photographers capture contemporary aspects of Dutch life to create a time capsule that complements the museum’s historical collection. For this purpose, he created the work Food in 2012, documenting the highly innovative Dutch food industry. In 2021, he produced the work Distance, which captures the impact of the coronavirus crisis in the Netherlands.
He is currently working on a new, highly topical project that aims to depict the gap between farmers and the environment.
If you would like to know more about my work, please feel free to contact me.
mail@henkwildschut.com
+31 6 55714253
Henk Wildschut
Zamenhofstraat 150 unit 301
1022 AG Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Exhibitions:
2022 (s) Transit, Galerie Bart.
2021(s) Afstand, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
2021(g) Rooted, Botanische revolutie, Centraal Museum, Utrecht
2021(s) Food, Fundazione Mast, Bologna italy
2021 (g) Rooted, Festival für aktuelle Dokumentarfotografie, München
2019 (g), Jungle and Beyond, Oxford University’s Pitt Rivers Museum.
2019(g) Walls of Power, Rencontres d’Arles Photo Festival, Arles
2019(g): Gardens Quand les fleurs nous sauvent, Fleurs, Paris
2019(g) Gardens-Centre photographique Rouen Normandie
2019 (g) food and phosphate series, Krakow Photomonth, Polen
2019 (g) Ville de Calais, New Museum, New York
2018 (s) Food, Lianzhoufoto, Lianzhou, China
2018(g) Our actions Are our Future, Beijing, China
2018(s) Gardens, Unseen, Amsterdam
2018 (s) Ville de Calais, Ecole d’Art, Avignon
2018(s) Food, landbouw museum, Leeuwarden
2018 (g) En suspens, Le Bal, Paris
2017(s) Defiant Gardens, Circle Gallery, Amsterdam
2017 (g) Space&Photography, Museum de Moderne, Saltzburg, Austria
2017 (s) Food, GetxoPhoto festival, Bilbao, Spain
2017(s) Ville de Calais, Cityscape gallery, Amsterdam
2017 (s) Ville de Calais, Centre d’Arts, Guingamp, France
2017 (s) Ville de Calais, Fotomanifestatie Enschede, Tetem, Enschede
2017 (g) La Terra Inquieta, La Triennale disign museum, Milan
2017 (g) Food Revolution 5.0, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
2017 (g) Food, The Festival of Political Photography, Helsinki
2017 (g) Mise Au Poing, Topographie de l’art, Paris.
2016 (g) Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter, MoMa, New York
2016 (g) Not in my back yard, Gedeelde Grond, Lekart Festival, Culemborg
2016 (g) Belief, on the move. FotoDok, Utrecht
2016 (s) Calais, From jungle to City, Museum Foam, Amsterdam
2016 (s) Calais, The Wall, installation at EU summit, Amsterdam
2015 (g) Food, Fotofetival [7P],Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2015 (s) Food, Contre-Champs #5, Centre d’Arts, Guingamp, France
2014 (g) Shelter, Modern Times, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2014 (g) Oceans, Museum Huismarseille, Amsterdam
2014 (s) Food, Kominek Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013 (s) Food, Our daily bread, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
2013 (s) Shelter, Le Rayon Vert Galerie, Nantes, France
2013 (g) Food, Urban Rural, Syngenta Awards, London.
2013 (g) Twente Bienale, Enschede, The Netherlands
2013 (s) Solo, Jan Cunen Museum, Oss, The Netherland
Books:
2021:Afstand, Design, Robin Uleman
2020: HW8
2019; Rooted, Design, Robin Uleman
2017; Ville de Calais. Design Robin Uleman
2014; Warehouse/Laboratory. Design Robin Uleman
2013; Food. Design Robin Uleman
2013; Solo. Design Robin Uleman
2012; BRAND!, with Anoek Steketee and Martin luijendijk. Design, Kummer en Hermann
2010; Shelter. Design, Robin Uleman
2007; A’DAM DOCk ,with Raimond Wouda.Design Rene van de Put
2003; Sandrien, with Raimond Wouda. Design by Katja van Stiphout
Grants/Nomination’s/ Prizes
2022; Best verzorgde boeken, Afstand
2019; Best verzorgde boeken, Rooted
2019; Nationale fotoboeken prijs, beste boek 2017/18 Ville de Calais
2018: Best Verzorgd book 2017
2017:Arles Prix du Livre, best book 2017
2014; Voies off Award, Arles photo festival, for food
2014; Best verzorden boeken, Voedsel
2013: 3e Prize; Zilveren camera 2012, category Portrets
2012; Document Nederland, grant.
2012: Grant Mondriaan Foundation for “ Of Other Spaces”
2011; Nomination, 2011 Voies off Prize, Arles, France
2011; Photo Kees Scherer prize, Best book 2009/2010 for Shelter.
2011; Dutch Doc Award 2011
2010; Nomination, Bouw in Beeld Prize.
2010; Photopgraphy grant/ Amsterdam Foundation for the arts.
Works in Public Collections:
2024-Finix, Rotterdam
2020- NFI Roterdam
2014-Rijksmuseum , Amsterdam
2014-Huis Marseille, Amsterdam
2013-Jan Cunen Museum, Oss
2010-PrentenKabinet, Leiden
1998-2016- Amsterdams Gemeente Museu
Lectures and others:
2018; Dumbarton Oaks Symposium, “Military Landscapes, Washington USA
2017; Lecture, Refugee crisis and media, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan
2017; Lecture, DUNSA-Utrecht | Effects of Photography SIB Utrecht
2017; Lecture & open talk; Bytheway, I love you. Dawawine, Beirut, Libanon
2017; Cityscape gallery talk on Ville de Calais Amsterdam
2017; CoCo talks Commanderij College, Gemert
2016; Lecture, New York university, Florence