Jochen Lempert

Jochen Lempert Hund, 2024
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
23 x 29 cm
Jochen Lempert Greifstachler, 2023
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
34,5 x 24 cm
Jochen Lempert Rosa rugosa, 2024
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
26 x 19,5 cm
Jochen Lempert Bufo bufo, 2024
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
22,5 x 27,9 cm
Jochen Lempert Schlüsselblume, 16.03.2024
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Foliogram and photogram, gelatin silver print
29 x 35,5 cm
Jochen Lempert Pilze, 2024
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
37 x 27 cm
Jochen Lempert Butterfly in Hand, 2023
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
22,7 x 17,3 cm
Jochen Lempert Eulenschwalm II, 2024
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
90,5 x 64,2 cm
Jochen Lempert Nuphar, 2024
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Photograph, gelatin silver print
47 x 33,5 cm
Jochen Lempert Greifstachler, 2023
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Installation view: Jardin d’ Hiver, Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry – le Crédac, 2020
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Photo: André Morin
Installation view: Jardin d’ Hiver, Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry – le Crédac, 2020
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Photo: André Morin
Installation view: Jardin d’ Hiver, Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry – le Crédac, 2020
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Photo: André Morin
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
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Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
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Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Continental Drift, 2010
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Set of 6 b&w photographs, gelatin silver prints
95 x 67 cm each. Ed. 5
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
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Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Gehen (walking), 2017
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Set of 2 photographs, silver gelatin prints
23,5 x 17,5 cm each. Ed. 5

Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
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Left to right: Untitled (Taraxacum), 2016, Anna Atkins British Algae 1843, 2011, Noctiluca (seawater poured on negative), 2008
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Anna atkins, 2011
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Photograph, photogram; silver gelatin prints
30 x 23, 5 cm; 24 x 29,5 cm
Unique as set
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
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Left: Untitled (Wolkenstudie), 2017
Right: Untitled (Meeresoberfläche), 2017
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
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Left: Bees (Rome), 2011
Right: Untitled (Barcelona Pavilion), 2007
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Bees (Rome), 2011
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Photograph, silver gelatin print
65 x 50 cm. Ed. 5
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
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Left to right: Untitled (Waterfowl), 2017, Cygnus (Narcissus), 2017, Untitled (Cygnus), 2017
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Untitled (Cygnus), 20177
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Photograph, silver gelatin print
20 x 14,5 cm. Ed. 5
Jochen Lempert Cygnus (Narcissus), 2017; Untitled (Waterfowl), 2017
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Photographs, silver gelatin prints
30 x 24 cm, 24 x 18 cm. Ed. 5
Exhibition view, Institut de Carton, Brussels, 2018
Photo: Matthijs van der Burgt
Exhibition view: Honeyguides, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, 2017
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Photo: Sprengel Museum
Jochen Lempert Untitled (Black-headed gull, Stockholm), 2017
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Set of 3 photographs, silver gelatin prints
25,5 x 17 cm each. Ed. 5
Jochen Lempert The Skins of Alca Impennis, 1992-ongoing
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Set of 52 photographs, silver gelatin prints
18 x 24 cm each. Ed. 6
Exhibition view: Honeyguides, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, 2017
Jochen Lempert The Skins of Alca Impennis, 1992-ongoing. (Detail)
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Photo: Francesc Daniel
Exhibition view: Izu Photo Museum, Japan, 2016
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Photo: Kenji Takahashi/Izu Photo Museum
Jochen Lempert Untitled (Wind), 2015
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Set of 3 photographs, silver gelatin prints
104,5 x 74 cm each. Ed. 5
Jochen Lempert Botanical Box II, 2015
Exhibition view: Izu Photo Museum, Japan, 2016
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Exhibition view: Izu Photo Museum, Japan, 2016
Photo: Kenji Takahashi/Izu Photo Museum
Jochen Lempert Botanical Box II, 2015. (Detail)
Exhibition view: Izu Photo Museum, Japan, 2016
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Exhibition view: Izu Photo Museum, Japan, 2016
Photo: Kenji Takahashi/Izu Photo Museum
Jochen Lempert Botanical Box II, 2015. (Detail)
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Exhibition view: Izu Photo Museum, Japan, 2016
Photo: Kenji Takahashi/Izu Photo Museum
Jochen Lempert Hercules Florence, Ordre Brésilien ou Palmien, 2017-2018
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Set of 23 photographs, different measures
Unique work
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Hercules Florence, Ordre Brésilien ou Palmien, 2017-2018. (Detail)
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Jochen Lempert Hercules Florence, Ordre Brésilien ou Palmien, 2017-2018. (Detail)
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Jochen Lempert Brazil, 2016
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Photograph, silver gelatin print 24 x 18 cm
Ed. 5
Jochen Lempert Untitled (Mata Atlantica, Brazil, 2015), 2016
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Photograph, silver gelatin print
36,5 x 47 cm. Ed. 5
Jochen Lempert Untitled (Blattschneiderameisen), 2016
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Set of 5 photographs, silver gelatin prints
36,5 x 29,5 cm each. Ed. 5
Left: Bem Te Ve, 2016. Right: Untitled (Zoophonie 1), 2017
Close InfoInfoReturnLeft: Bem Te Ve, 2016. Right: Untitled (Zoophonie 1), 2017
Exhibition view: CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, 2018
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Glow-worm (Movement on 35 mm film), 2010
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Set of 4 photographs, silver gelatin prints
39 x 58 cm each. Ed. 5
Jochen Lempert Untitled (Kelp Forest), 2017
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Set of 2 photograps, silver gelatin prints
50 x 34 cm each. Ed. 5
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Untitled (Blumenquallen), 2016
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Photograph, Silver gelatin print
39,5 x 49 cm. Ed. 5
Jochen Lempert Un Voyage en Mer du Nord, 2007
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Set of 6 photographs, silver gelatin prints
100 x 80 cm each. Ed. 5
Exhibition view: Jochen Lempert, Rochester Art Center, USA, 2012
Photo: Gene Pittman
Jochen Lempert Schwammtürme (Spongetowers), 1995-2016
Close InfoInfoReturnJochen Lempert Schwammtürme (Spongetowers), 1995-2016
Set of 6 photographs, silver gelatin prints
ca. 76,5 x 51 cm each. Ed. 5
Photo: Roberto Ruiz
Jochen Lempert Ptaki-Birds, 2006
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Set of 9 photographs, gelatin silver prints
Overall dimension: 186 x 157 cm. Ed. 6
Exhibition view: Jochen Lempert, Rochester Art Center, USA, 2012
Photo: Gene Pittman
Biography
Born in Moers, Germany, 1958. Lives and works in Hamburg, Germany
Jochen Lempert photographs the animal world in the most diverse contexts: from their natural habitat to the museum of natural history, from the zoo to the urban environment, in remote places or banal settings and situations. Lempert compiles his findings in a vast archive of images covering an ample spectrum, from common everyday views, to compositions that tend towards abstraction. This interest in the natural world as a subject has been further complemented by his exploration of the properties and materiality of the photographic image. Analogue, black and white, hand-printed in the darkroom, his photographs resist categorization and confront the canons of today’s aesthetic.
In his presentations, Lempert uses groupings and scale to respond to the exhibition space. He places and selects the photographs thoughtfully, always looking for cross-references and associations, uncovering subtle correspondences. Lempert’s arrangements give us new insights into our own place within the patterns, the structures and even the randomness or the order of the natural world.
Selected Texts
- 2017John L. TranThe Japan Times
- 2016Patrizia DanderFrieze
- 2015Javier Hontoriaartforum
- 2010Alexander BraunKunstforum
- 2009Brian Sholisaperture
Exhibitions
- 19 September — 31 October 2024
- 14 May — 21 August 2021
- 29 November 2014 — 30 January 2015
- 27 May — 22 July 2017
- 15 July — 16 September 2026
- 01—28 February 2023
- 07 May — 29 July 2022
- 23 February — 30 April 2021
- 15 February — 19 March 2020
- 03 June — 31 July 2015
- 14 December 2016 — 03 January 2017
News
- 8 March — 15 May 2025
GROUP SHOW: RADIUS, DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS
- 24 January — 14 March 2025
GROUP SHOW: LA SOCIETÀ DELLE API, SILVIA FIORUCCI COLLECTION, MONACO
- 16 October 2024 — 19 January 2025
GROUP SHOW: MEP, PARIS, FRANCE
- 12 November 2023 — 17 March 2024
SOLO SHOW: MACS GRAND HORNU, BELGIUM
- 23 August — 5 November 2023
GROUP SHOW: SPRENGEL MUSEUM, HANNOVER, GERMANY
- 13—7 May 2023
SOLO SHOW: C/O BERLIN, BERLIN
- 4 May — 22 October 2023
GROUP SHOW: KUNSTMUSEUM LIECHTENSTEIN, LIECHTENSTEIN
- 11 November 2022 — 10 April 2023
Group Show: Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles
- 10 September — 4 December 2022
SOLO SHOW: HUIS MARSEILLE MUSEUM VOOR FOTOGRAFIE, AMSTERDAM
- 11 May — 25 September 2022
SOLO SHOW: Galerie de photographies, Forum –1, Centre Pompidou, Paris
- 22 January — 20 March 2022
GROUP SHOW: REAL JARDÍN BOTÁNICO, MADRID, SPAIN
- 15 October 2021 — 6 March 2022
GROUP SHOW: FUNDACIÓ MIRÓ, BARCELONA
- 20 May — 17 October 2021
Group show: Villa Carmignac, Île de Porquerolles, France
- 3 October — 14 December 2020
GROUP SHOW: Musée de Rochechouart
- 6 September 2020 — 17 January 2021
group show: Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz
- 30 August — 25 October 2020
SOLO SHOW: Amden Atelier, Amden, Switzerland
- 14 August — 5 September 2020
SOLO SHOW: RICHAS DIGEST, COLOGNE
- 17 July — 26 August 2020
Solo exhibition at CAC Vilnius
- 1 July — 30 October 2020
GROUP SHOW: Festival OFF Photoespaña 2020
- 15 February — 5 July 2020
GROUP SHOW: DE PONT MUSEUM, TILLBURG
- 13 February — 1 November 2020
GROUP SHOW: BOMBAS GENS, VALÈNCIA
- 24 January — 29 March 2020
SOLO SHOW: LE CRÉDAC, IVRY-SUR-SEINE
- 7 December 2019 — 16 February 2020
SOLO SHOW: CAMERA AUSTRIA, GRAZ
- 16 November — 21 December 2019
SOLO SHOW: CAPRI, Düsseldorf
- 14 September — 17 November 2019
GROUP SHOW: TALLINN ART HALL, TALLINN
- 1—14 July 2019
GROUP SHOW: ANAFI, GREECE
- 21 June — 8 September 2019
GROUP SHOW: PALAIS DE TOKYO, PARIS
- 25 May — 22 June 2019
GROUP SHOW: 8.SALON HAMBURG
- 18 May — 11 August 2019
GROUP SHOW: KUNSTSAMMLUNG STAEDTISCHE GALERIE JENA
- 19 April 2019 — 19 June 2020
GROUP SHOW: DEUTSCHES HYGIENE MUSEUM DRESDEN
- 21 March — 27 April 2019
GROUP SHOW: CACBM, PARIS
- 23 February — 23 March 2019
GROUP SHOW: THE ISLAND CLUB, CYPRUS
- 12 October — 16 December 2018
SOLO SHOW, Musée d'art contemporain de Rochechouart
- 28 September — 30 November 2018
GROUP SHOW, LAJEVARDI FOUNDATION, TEHRAN
- 25 September 2018 — 22 February 2019
GROUP SHOW, MUTINA FOR ART
- 22 September 2018 — 10 February 2019
GROUP SHOW, Le frac île-de-france
- 1—19 September 2018
SOLO SHOW, FRENCH PAVILION, ZAGREB
- 23 June — 11 November 2018
GROUP SHOW, MUMOK VIENNA
- 15 June — 21 October 2018
SOLO SHOW, BILDMUSEET UMEÅ
- 25 May — 9 September 2018
Solo show, CA2M, Madrid
- 23 April 2017 — 15 November 2018
GROUP SHOW, HAUS MÖDRATH - RÄUME FÜR KUNST