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Pieter Henket is known for a photographic style that takes inspiration from the 17th century Dutch Golden Age of painting. His notable work also includes photographing Congolese acting out their mythologies in the Congo rainforest for the photo series and book Congo Tales, published by Random House in 2018.
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"Congo Tales"
Congo Tales tells the stories and myths of the inhabitants of the Congo basin, the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, after the Amazon. "Tales of Us" has been working on Congo Tales in this region of Africa for the past five years and invited the Dutch portrait photographer Pieter Henket to collaborate on the project. Working with local inhabitants, Henket’s filmic and surrealistic portraits bring to life the magic and mysteries of this region, which is so important to the planet.
Henket is not a photographer who ‘captures’ reality. He carefully builds his compositions, stylising his subjects and mixing light and colour in the manner of a painter. He subtly refers to the Dutch masters of the 17th century, which as a Dutchman he knows through and through. For the "Congo Tales" series, for example, he used a powerful stroboscope powered by a battery to create Rembrandtesque lighting, evoking an atmosphere in the photographs that ties in perfectly with the myths of the Congolese.
"Birds of Mexico"
In the new photo series "Birds of Mexico", fine art photographer Pieter Henket presents portraits of a cross section of these revolutionaries that puts a spotlight on the flourishing of free expression at the heart of this movement. Through illuminating and vivid black and white portraiture, Henket collaborates with a new generation of Mexicans to share with the world their individual ways of breaking bonds that constrain their true identities.
Costumed in the garments, fabrics, and accoutrements of traditional Mexican and Catholic icons along with Indigenous cultural references – the Virgin Mary cradling Jesus, the masks of the Lucha Libre, the uniform of the Matador, the basket of flores of the Mexican flower vendor – they do not reject these identities, but expand, redefine, and open them up to new ways of thinking. The result is a collective work of art by representatives of this new generation, Henket, and a creative team from the region -- led by Chino Castilla -- that symbolizes and celebrates this evolution.
Series
"Congo Tales"
Congo Tales tells the stories and myths of the inhabitants of the Congo basin, the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, after the Amazon. "Tales of Us" has been working on Congo Tales in this region of Africa for the past five years and invited the Dutch portrait photographer Pieter Henket to collaborate on the project. Working with local inhabitants, Henket’s filmic and surrealistic portraits bring to life the magic and mysteries of this region, which is so important to the planet.
Henket is not a photographer who ‘captures’ reality. He carefully builds his compositions, stylising his subjects and mixing light and colour in the manner of a painter. He subtly refers to the Dutch masters of the 17th century, which as a Dutchman he knows through and through. For the "Congo Tales" series, for example, he used a powerful stroboscope powered by a battery to create Rembrandtesque lighting, evoking an atmosphere in the photographs that ties in perfectly with the myths of the Congolese.
"Birds of Mexico"
In the new photo series "Birds of Mexico", fine art photographer Pieter Henket presents portraits of a cross section of these revolutionaries that puts a spotlight on the flourishing of free expression at the heart of this movement. Through illuminating and vivid black and white portraiture, Henket collaborates with a new generation of Mexicans to share with the world their individual ways of breaking bonds that constrain their true identities.
Costumed in the garments, fabrics, and accoutrements of traditional Mexican and Catholic icons along with Indigenous cultural references – the Virgin Mary cradling Jesus, the masks of the Lucha Libre, the uniform of the Matador, the basket of flores of the Mexican flower vendor – they do not reject these identities, but expand, redefine, and open them up to new ways of thinking. The result is a collective work of art by representatives of this new generation, Henket, and a creative team from the region -- led by Chino Castilla -- that symbolizes and celebrates this evolution.
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Pieter Henket is a Dutch photographer living and working in New York City.
Born into a family of artists, Henket’s early fascination with film and photography was bolstered when he moved there in 1998 to enroll in a three-months documentary filmmaking course at New York University. Soon thereafter he began interning for the director Joel Schumacher, where Henket learned staging and production.
Time spent experimenting in the studio and doing portraits of friends and strangers in equal measure resulted in editorial work for magazines such as Esquire. His photograph of Lady Gaga was used for the album cover of “The Fame” (2008), which sold over 15 million copies worldwide. The photograph was included in the exhibition "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 2010.
In 2012, he photographed the Carnaval de Rio, a Brazilian carnival taking place every year in San Luis, a city in the mountains of Argentina. The work, "Stars to the Sun", resulted in a book and several exhibitions, which led to a relationship with the environmental activist group Tales of Us.
His portraits of the people who call the Congo rainforest home made world news, and was featured on the front page of the New York Times Arts section, the front page of the New York Times International Edition, and on PBS News Hour, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, BBC Radio, and dozens of other world media outlets. His other published books include "The Way I See It" (Uitgeverij De Kunst, 2013) and "Stars to the Sun" (Lannoo Publishers/Racine, 2014).
Pieter’s photography has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Museum de Fundatie in The Netherlands; and the Museum Barberini in Germany. His work has been included in numerous private and museum collections around the world, including the permanent collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Pieter is currently at work producing his new photo series and book, "Birds of Mexico".
Born into a family of artists, Henket’s early fascination with film and photography was bolstered when he moved there in 1998 to enroll in a three-months documentary filmmaking course at New York University. Soon thereafter he began interning for the director Joel Schumacher, where Henket learned staging and production.
Time spent experimenting in the studio and doing portraits of friends and strangers in equal measure resulted in editorial work for magazines such as Esquire. His photograph of Lady Gaga was used for the album cover of “The Fame” (2008), which sold over 15 million copies worldwide. The photograph was included in the exhibition "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 2010.
In 2012, he photographed the Carnaval de Rio, a Brazilian carnival taking place every year in San Luis, a city in the mountains of Argentina. The work, "Stars to the Sun", resulted in a book and several exhibitions, which led to a relationship with the environmental activist group Tales of Us.
His portraits of the people who call the Congo rainforest home made world news, and was featured on the front page of the New York Times Arts section, the front page of the New York Times International Edition, and on PBS News Hour, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, BBC Radio, and dozens of other world media outlets. His other published books include "The Way I See It" (Uitgeverij De Kunst, 2013) and "Stars to the Sun" (Lannoo Publishers/Racine, 2014).
Pieter’s photography has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Museum de Fundatie in The Netherlands; and the Museum Barberini in Germany. His work has been included in numerous private and museum collections around the world, including the permanent collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Pieter is currently at work producing his new photo series and book, "Birds of Mexico".
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Exhibitions (selection)
2023
• “New Horizons”, group show, Rijksmuseum, Amster-
dam (NL) 2021
• “Congo Tales”, solo show, Photo 2021 Australia with Peter O‘Callaghan QC Gallery (AU)
2019
• “Congo Tales”, solo show, Museum de Fundatie,
Zwolle (NL) 2018
• “Congo Tales”, solo show, Museum Barberini, Pots- dam (DE)
2016
• “Dutch Identity”, group show, Museum de Fundatie,
Zwolle (NL) 2013
• “The Way I See It”, solo show, Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle (NL)
2010
• “American Woman”, group show, Metropolitan Muse-
um of Art, New York (USA)
Books
• 2018, “Congo Tales”, Random House/Prestel
• 2014, “Stars to the Sun”, Lannoo Publishers/Racine
• 2013, “The Way I See It”, Uitgeverij De Kunst
2023
• “New Horizons”, group show, Rijksmuseum, Amster-
dam (NL) 2021
• “Congo Tales”, solo show, Photo 2021 Australia with Peter O‘Callaghan QC Gallery (AU)
2019
• “Congo Tales”, solo show, Museum de Fundatie,
Zwolle (NL) 2018
• “Congo Tales”, solo show, Museum Barberini, Pots- dam (DE)
2016
• “Dutch Identity”, group show, Museum de Fundatie,
Zwolle (NL) 2013
• “The Way I See It”, solo show, Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle (NL)
2010
• “American Woman”, group show, Metropolitan Muse-
um of Art, New York (USA)
Books
• 2018, “Congo Tales”, Random House/Prestel
• 2014, “Stars to the Sun”, Lannoo Publishers/Racine
• 2013, “The Way I See It”, Uitgeverij De Kunst
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