Nino Herman Explained

Nino (Chananya) Herman (Hebrew: נינו (חנניה) הרמן; born 1952) is an Israeli art-photographer.[1] [2]

Biography

Nino Herman was born in Tel Aviv, and raised in Ramat Gan from the age of four.[3] His father Gaby (Gabriel) Herman, was among the founders of Kibbutz Ein Gev.[1] His mother, Lore Herman, was born in Berlin. After the Nazi takeover, her family fled to the Netherlands. In World War II, after her twin brother Heini was murdered in Mauthausen, the family went into hiding in Amsterdam. Lore was active in the Dutch resistance movement. After World War II, Herman's parents met in Amsterdam and made "Aliyah". In Israel, Lore began painting.[4] [5] He has an older sister, Judith.[1] At the age of two, Nino became affected by poliomyelitis and the disease left him handicapped.[6] Herman's paternal grandfather, Dr. Yehuda Hugo Herrmann (1887-1940), born in Mährisch-Trübau (Moravská Třebová), was one of the leaders of the Bar Kochva organization. He was editor of the "Selbstwehr" and "Jüdische Rundschau" and worked with Shmuel Yosef Agnon on the Passover-book "Chad Gadya" (1914) and the Hanukkah-book "Maoz Tzur" (1918). He immigrated to Palestine in 1934 and settled in Jerusalem.[7] [8]

His maternal grandfather, Erich Pintus, was one of the directors of the Shell Oil Company in Germany.[9]

Photography career

At the age of 17, Herman began to work as assistant at the photo-studio of Ephraim Kidron in Tel Aviv (1969-1971).[10] [11]

He also worked as freelance photographer for newspapers, for "Olam HaKolnoa", together with the journalist G. Itor (1971-1973).[11]

In 1973–1974, Herman worked in Tel Aviv as photographer on behalf of the Government Press Office. Together with photographers Shaya Segal and Shmuel Rachmani, he founded the Photo-Agency 24+, providing pictures to the Maariv newspaper (1974-1977).[12] He worked on behalf of Maariv as news and feature photographer, and later as photographer at the Jerusalemite edition of the newspaper. Together with the photographer Eli Hershkowitz he founded the photo-agency "Zoom 77"[13] which provided pictures to Yedioth Ahronoth, Associated Press, and Time Magazine (1977-1979).[10]

Between 1979 and 1986, Herman was back at the Government Press Office. He provided photographic coverage of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, and accompanied Israeli Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, and Shimon Peres in their trips in Israel and abroad.[1]

Herman's pictures, from the archives of the Government Press Office and of the Maariv newspaper, appeared in official brochures, in books and in various group exhibitions.[10] In 1979, Herman married Tchiya, in 1981 they were among the founders of Nataf, a small community-village on the hills of Judea, and went to live there. They had three children.[14] [15]

In 1987–1998, Herman worked as pictures editor at the Maariv news desk. After an accident that left him injured, he quit this job. In 2000 his son Yair, who served as photographer in the IDF, was killed in a road accident, and Nino stopped photographing.[16]

In 2009 he came back, as art photographer, specialized also in snapshots of people.[17] [18]

Ronit Tzur, the curator of the exhibition "Tel Aviv – Berlin in transition", wrote:"In dozens of snapshots taken of ordinary people on the street, and of various ethnic groups, he draws a map of Tel Aviv South. His approach with sensitivity, and full respect for every individual, enables Nino to produce a sort of authentic and credible documentary. His camera catches sidewalk scenes and captures the atmosphere of the city whose life flows on streets and in coffee shops."[19]

Herman pictures also nature, his recent collection "Outside my window", shown in the framework of "Daily Images" in August 2015 at the "Erev Rav" site, entertains a dialogue with painting.[20]

In 2000–2012, Herman was art advisor at "Set Productions"[14] for the movies of Dan Setton,[10] the winner of the Emmy Award.[21]

His writings and pictures appear in the "Grand angle" blog 2011–2013, in Maariv nrg "Wind objective", in "Photographs on site, and "second opinion".[3] Since 2009 he keeps a personal picture blog, "Domains of the heart".[22]

He is a member of the cooperative Gallery "A place for Art", at Kiriat Hamelacha, Tel Aviv South.

In 2016 he exhibits solo exhibition at the Laurie M. Tisch Gallery at JCC Manhattan in New York.[23] [24]

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Heidi J. Gleit (January 28, 2016). "Focus on the Heart". Eretz Magazine.
  2. Marlyn Vinig (2017). "Behind the gate". Gag journal 41, pp. 82-84.
  3. Adi Katz (January 7, 2016). "A new photography exhibition show the peaceful Israel". Motke magazine.
  4. http://archives.library.cofc.edu/findingaids/mss1065-041.pdf Inventory of the Pintus Family Papers
  5. http://www.infocenters.co.il/gfh/notebook_ext.asp?book=54762&lang=heb&site=gfh Lore Herman-Pintus
  6. Carrie Rubinstein (June 10, 2016). "The country photographer". Yediot America.
  7. http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Herrmann_Hugo Hugo Herman entry
  8. Anat Feinberg (April 24, 2011), "Remembering Palestine". Haaretz.
  9. Aviva Matz (December 25, 1987). "Pictures from the closet". Sofshavua supplement of Maariv. p. 30.
  10. https://www.aicf.org/artist/nino-chananya-herman Short biography
  11. Feigie Stern (April 12, 2016). "Even the lenses are weeping". Yedioth Ahronoth.
  12. http://lensmagazine.net/nino-herman/ Nino Herman
  13. Amit Youlzari (November 14, 2009). "Government? Neighbourhood!" (an interview with Herman). nrg Maariv.
  14. Nino Herman (August 22, 2010). "Street photography as a influencing power". Megapixel magazine.
  15. September 7, 2011). "Pictures of young people". Club 50 magazine.
  16. http://www.izkor.gov.il/HalalKorot.aspx?id=515625 Sergeant Herman Yair
  17. Carmit Sapir Weitz (May 30, 2011). "Exhibition of Nino Herman". nrg Maariv.
  18. http://www.benyaminiceramics.org/en/ceramic-galleries/past-exhibitions/tel-aviv-berlin-in-transit/ Tel Aviv, Berlin, in transit
  19. Noga Peso (May 9, 2013). "New exhibition: between Tel Aviv and Berlin, a journey in the footsteps of immigrants". Megafon news.
  20. http://erev-rav.com/archives/tag/%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95-%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%9F Herman pictures
  21. (July 22, 2014). "Years of Blood". Cinephil.
  22. http://www.nino-herman.co.il Herman's blog "Domains of the heart"
  23. (May 9, 2016). "May & June Critics' Picks". Time Out Israel.
  24. (Junet 30, 2016). New York : Nino Herman, Bamakom. L'oeil de la photographie.
  25. http://jcckrakow.org/en/events/831-zapiski-z-tel-awiwu-wernisaz-wystawy-nino-hermana "Notes from Tel Aviv", opening exhibition by Nino Herman"
  26. https://embassies.gov.il/san-francisco/calendar-of-events/Pages/Nino-Herman-Marin-JCC.aspx BaMakom (In Place) exhinition
  27. Nagler Miller, Robert (March 28, 2018). This photographer captures all the grit and glamour of daily life in Israel. The Jewish News of Northern California.
  28. https://www.artspacetlv.org/ninoherman-cityvillage "City/Village"
  29. https://artoday.art/2020/05/26/%d7%9e%d7%94-%d7%a0%d7%a4%d7%aa%d7%97-%d7%9b%d7%9c-%d7%94%d7%aa%d7%a2%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%9b%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%95%d7%90%d7%99%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a2%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%9e%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%a9%d7%a0%d7%a4/ Weekend exhibitions
  30. Ziva Kort, Nino Herman in Beit Daniel, October 25, 2021
  31. https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/artspace-tel-aviv-nino-herman-know-this-fragile-time/ Artspace Tel Aviv : Nino Herman : Know This, Fragile Time
  32. https://www.benyaminiceramics.org/%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94/%D7%AA%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%A8/2013-2/%D7%AA%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9F-%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%91%D7%A8/ "Tel Aviv – Berlin in transition"
  33. https://www.artspacetlv.org/artist-walls-11-2016 9 X Artist Wall
  34. https://www.imj.org.il/en/content/i-eyepassing-encounters I to Eye Exhibition
  35. (May 21, 2020) "Few days", Portfolio site.
  36. (June 8, 2020). New exhibition about Banai family. Ynet.

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