Jochen Lempert
Encyclopedia
Jochen Lempert is a German photographer whose work is about the world of nature and animals.
Lempert first studied as a biologist before turning to photography in the early 1990s. Accordingly, his pictures are marked with scientific aspects, not only referring to his motives but more to the whole process of photography
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He has built his reputation on scientific publications. His work is in the collection of the German
state. In 2005 he was the winner of the Edwin-Scharff-Prize.
In 2010 he will contribute to national and international exhibitions.
The first major survey of Lempert's photography outside of Germany, titled "Tabalho de Campo" ("Field Work"), was held at the Culturgest in Lisbon
, Portugal
, 7 February through 10 May 2010.
Lempert first studied as a biologist before turning to photography in the early 1990s. Accordingly, his pictures are marked with scientific aspects, not only referring to his motives but more to the whole process of photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
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He has built his reputation on scientific publications. His work is in the collection of the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state. In 2005 he was the winner of the Edwin-Scharff-Prize.
In 2010 he will contribute to national and international exhibitions.
The first major survey of Lempert's photography outside of Germany, titled "Tabalho de Campo" ("Field Work"), was held at the Culturgest in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, 7 February through 10 May 2010.
Exhibitions
- 'Jochen Lempert', Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis (solo),2010
- 'Jochen Lempert', Museum LudwigMuseum LudwigMuseum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from PopArt, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It also features many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein....
, CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
(solo),2010 - 'Jochen Lempert', ProjecteSD Barcelona, Barcelone (solo),2010