Nicolas Henry
Nicolas Henry, born in 1978 in Paris, graduated from "Les Beaux-Arts de Paris". From plastic artist to producer and movie director for "6 milliards d’autres" a film by Yann Arthus Bertrand, Nicolas has developed over the years a very personal and distinctive style that combines photography, sculpture, and performance art to create immersive environments.
Nicolas' work often explores themes of memory, nostalgia, and the passage of time. He frequently incorporates original objects and vintage clothing into his installations, using them to create elaborate and intricate sets that transport the viewer in other dimensions. His subjects, often models or performers, are carefully posed and styled to fit within these environments, creating a sense of unity and cohesion between the subjects and their surroundings.
Whether he is exploring the faded glamour of Paris in the 1920s or the haunting beauty of abandoned buildings, Henry's photographic work is a testament to the power of imagination and the art of storytelling.
Throughout his career, Henry has exhibited his work in galleries and museums around the world, including in France, Japan, and the United States. His work has won numerous awards and has been featured in publications such as The Guardian, The New York Times, and Vogue Italia.
Published books
- Cabanes imaginaires autour du monde, published by Albin Michel in 2016
- Les cabanes de nos grands-parents, published by Actes Sud in 2011
Personal exhibitions (selection)
- Emmaüs, le tour d’un monde, large plastic installation and photographs, Place du Palais Royal, Paris 2019
- Festival Positionen, exhibition and theater direction at the Frankfurt LAB, Frankfurt, Germany 2019
- Trait d’union, plasitic installation and photographs on Palais de le Porte Dorée’s parvis as part of the " Festival contre le racisme, l’antisémitisme et la haine anti-lgbt ", Musée national de l’histoire de l’immigration, Paris 2019
- Festival of Literary of Jaipur, India 2018
- Château de Carrouges, Domaine National du Mont Saint Michel 2018
- Outside exhibition on the "green belt», organized by Centre Dramatique National of Nice, France 2016
- "The Noah Arck ", permanent exhibition at "The Farm ", Ritou and Sury Singh’s collection, Jaipur, India 2016
- "The Kitihawa’s chandelier ", giant mobile installation for Chicago french lycée’s architecture 2016
- Tales around the world, parc de champagne Reims 2016
- Tales around the world, Médiathèque and cités des Sablières, Neuilly sur Marne 2015
- Outside exhibition on Bonifacio’s city walls, Corsica, France 2015
- Outside exhibition on the edge of COP 21 mixing photography and performances with the circus company SHAM, Le Bourget, France 2015
- Galerie Jinsun, Korea 2015
- Domaine National de Saint Cloud and Avelines Museum, Hauts de Seine, France 2014
- 12 Drouot (auction sales exhibition rooms) during Paris Photo, France 2014
- Museum of Photography Goeun, Busan, South Korea 2014
- Alliance Française of Daejeon and Gwanju, South Korea 2013
- Outside exhibition in historical town of Patan, organised by Ark Galerie, Nepal - L’ENCRE, Cayenne, organised by Guiana Region 2013
- Casa " diversidad del mundo ", Buonos Aires, Argentina 2012
- Outside exhibition Avignon TGV train station, organised by " Gare and Connexion " 2012
- Galerie 1164, Paris 2011
- " Wall for ", giant images projection on the cliffs of Cassis, France 2010
- Video projection at the corporate foundation Ricard and in Palais de Tokyo 2010
Collective exhibitions (selection)
- Île de Gorée, Senegal, for Dakar’s biennal 2018
- Luz’s Festival, Buonos Aires, French Institute, Argentina 2018
- Paraty em Foco Festival, Rio de Janeiro’s French Institute, Brazil 2018
- Promenades Photographiques de Vendôme, France 2018
- " Vers l’Autre ", art curator : Blandine Roselle, Maison Populaire de Montreuil, France 2017
- " Les Aventures de Supershaktimaan ", touring exhibition in the different French Institutes of Morocco 2017
- " Tear my Bra ", les rencontres internationales de la photographie, Arles 2016
- Nuits des images, Élysée Museum, Switzerland 2016
- POPCAP’16 prize for Contemporary African Photography 2016
- " Chrnoniques nomades ", Abbaye Saint Germain, Auxerre 2016
- Biennale Urbi & Orbi, Sedan, France 2015
- Lagos Photo Festival, Nigeria 2014
- Host by artist residency La Capsule, Centre culturel André Malraux, Le Bourget, France 2014
- Espace culturel Maurice Utrillo, Pierrefitte, France 2014
- Château de la doucette, Drancy, France 2014
- KG+, festival off, Kyotographie, Kyoto, Japan 2013
- Espace culturel Michel Simon, National Theater of Noisy le Grand, France 2013
- Monumental Installation work, Ateliers SNCF, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie d’Arles, organised by Actes Sud Edition 2012
- Sainte Catherine and Saint André churches, Lille, France 2012
- European month of Photography, Saint Merry church, Paris 2012
- Burgundy Architecture Biennale, La Charité sur Loire, France 2012
- Photsoc Festival, Sarcelles, France 2012
- Photomed photo Festival, Sanary sur Mer, France 2011
- " Peuple et Nature " Festival, La Gacilly, Britain, France 2011
Awards
- POPCAP’16 prize for Contemporary African Photography 2016
