Mathieu Asselin Explained

Mathieu Asselin
Birth Place:Aix-en-Provence, France
Nationality:France, Venezuela
Field:Photography
Works:Documentary

Mathieu Asselin (born 25 June 1973) is a French-Venezuelan photographer artist specializing in documentary photography and portraiture related to social issues. He is based in New York City.

In 2017 his book Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation, "a powerful indictment of corporate power and ecological irresponsibility",[1] won the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation First PhotoBook Award and was a finalist for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize.

Life and work

Asselin began his career working on film productions in Caracas, Venezuela[2] and then as a photographer in Europe.[3] He currently works as a photographer in New York City.

In 2011 Asselin photographed Occupy Wall Street protestors in Zuccotti Park, using a small open-air studio.[4] The same year he made portraits of people who had lived through the 2011 Joplin tornado in Joplin, Missouri.[5]

In 2014, he was Artist in Residence with Imagine Science Films.[6] [7]

For his book Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation, Asselin spent five years photographing the damaged landscape around Anniston, Alabama, caused by a Monsanto chemical factory.[8] [9] [10] Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian, described it as "a powerful indictment of corporate power and ecological irresponsibility",[11] "a book about corporate impunity that unfolds through the deft interweaving of Asselin’s own images and a wealth of found material, from personal testimonies to courtroom files."[1] O'hagan included it in his "best photography books of 2017".[1]

Publications

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sean. O'Hagan. 2018-10-21. Sean O'Hagan's best photography books of 2017. 17 December 2017. The Guardian.
  2. Web site: 2018-10-21. MATHIEU ASSELIN"MONSANTO: A PHOTOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION" - FFFrankfurt. www.fffrankfurt.com.
  3. Web site: Mathieu Asselin . LensCulture. 2018-10-21. Mathieu Asselin. LensCulture.
  4. News: de . 99 Prozent? Das sind wir! . Saur. Mathieu Asselin and Michael. Der Freitag . 2011 . 5 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Mathieu Asselin, portrait of a tornado's path. newyorker.com. 22 June 2011. 5 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Mathieu Asselin: Monsanto – A Photographic Investigation. 2016-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203041833/http://www.emahomagazine.com/2014/08/mathieu-asselin-monsanto-a-photographic-investigation/. 2016-02-03. dead.
  7. Web site: Mathieu Asselin – World Photography Organisation. worldphoto.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308052141/http://www.worldphoto.org/profile/mathieuasselin/. 2016-03-08.
  8. Web site: Sean. O'Hagan. 2018-10-21. Toxic neighbour: Monsanto and the poisoned town. 20 April 2018. The Guardian.
  9. Web site: Sean. O'Hagan. 2018-10-21. Sean O'Hagan's best photography books of 2017. 17 December 2017. The Guardian.
  10. Web site: fr . liberation.fr . Monsanto, cent-dix ans de pratiques dévastatrices . 10 August 2017 . 5 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Sean. O'Hagan. 2018-10-21. So what's the most expensive shot ever? The best photography shows of 2018. 3 January 2018. The Guardian.
  12. Web site: Indie. 2018-10-21. Indie - Past Exhibitions - Mathieu Asselin. Indie.
  13. News: 2018-10-21. Mathieu Asselin - BredaPhoto. BredaPhoto.
  14. Web site: Mathieu Asselin.
  15. Web site: Peces . Juan . Arles 2017: Monsanto. A photographic investigation by Mathieu Asselin . bjp-online.com (British Journal of Photography) . 10 July 2017 . 5 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034750/http://www.bjp-online.com/2017/07/monsanto-mathieu-asselin/ . 4 October 2017 . dead .
  16. Web site: fr . Monsanto : l'histoire d'un désastre sanitaire . Prévôt. Faustine. geo.fr . 5 September 2017 . 5 October 2017.
  17. Web site: Presentation_ExpositionRA_EN . February 23, 2024 . mj1.fr.
  18. Web site: Mathieu Asselin [FRA] Stock Market BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE]. 2021-01-28. 2019.ballaratfoto.org.
  19. Web site: 2018-10-21. Mathieu Asselin - Artists - Plat(t)form - Explore - Fotomuseum Winterthur. www.fotomuseum.ch.
  20. News: 21 October 2018. Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2018. The Photographers' Gallery. 27 November 2017.
  21. News: Deutsche Börse Photography. Foundation. 21 October 2018. Deutsche Börse photography prize shortlist 2018 – in pictures. The Guardian. 1 December 2017. 0261-3077. www.theguardian.com.
  22. Web site: 21 October 2018. Shortlist announced for 2018 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. www.bjp-online.com.
  23. Web site: 2018-10-21. Mathieu Asselin - PARIS PHOTO. 10 November 2017. www.parisphoto.com.
  24. Web site: 2018-10-21. Interview with Mathieu Asselin, winner of the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation First PhotoBook Award. www.bjp-online.com.

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