Camille Henrot facts for kids

Camille Henrot (born 21 June 1978) is a French artist. She creates amazing artworks and lives in both Paris, France, and New York City, USA.

Early Life and Education

Camille Henrot was born in Paris, France, in 1978. She went to a special art school called the École nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs. There, she studied how to make animated films. After school, she even helped another artist named Pierre Huyghe who worked on ads and music videos.

Camille Henrot's Artworks

Camille Henrot makes many different kinds of art. Her work includes films, sculptures, drawings, paintings, and large art setups called installations.

Grosse Fatigue

Grosse Fatigue, a video still by Camille Henrot.

Grosse Fatigue is a 13-minute color video. It shows lots of different things like computer screens, bodies, and computer windows. Camille made this video in 2013 when she was working at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. The video explores ideas like feeling overwhelmed by too much information. It also looks at feelings like excitement or even a bit of madness.

This artwork was shown at a big art event called the Venice Biennale. For Grosse Fatigue, Camille wanted to tell the story of how the universe began. The words you hear in the video were written with Jacob Bromberg. Another artist, Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh, spoke the words. The music was made by Joakim.

The Pale Fox

In 2014, Camille Henrot created an exhibition called The Pale Fox. This show included a special way to display art, objects she found, drawings, and sculptures made from bronze and ceramic. It also featured digital images. The project helps us think about how we try to understand the world using the objects around us.

"Bad Dad & Beyond" Series

Starting in 2015, Camille began a series of artworks that make us think about people in charge, like parents or leaders. This series included watercolor paintings, sculptures you could interact with, and a special spinning toy called a zoetrope. For one show, she even made 3D-printed telephones. These phones connected to funny, dream-like hotlines.

Saturday

Saturday is a 20-minute 3D film. It lets you experience the religious practices of Seventh-day Adventists. The film shows baptisms from places like the United States, Tonga, and Tahiti. These baptisms are used as a way to show new beginnings and spiritual change. This film was part of her "Days Are Dogs" exhibit in Paris in 2017.

Monday

This art show was held at a museum in Rome. It was inspired by the first day of the week, Monday. The show featured many bronze sculptures. These sculptures look like a mix of real shapes and abstract forms. They show the different feelings people might have on a Monday.

Egyptomania

Egyptomania is a slideshow of pictures. These pictures show objects related to Ancient Egyptian Art that were for sale online in 2009. The slideshow tries to answer why this ancient civilization is still so interesting. It puts together images that create a mental picture of Ancient Egypt. The objects were linked by their meaning or by similar shapes, like pyramids and mummies. This connects to how many people see this old culture.

Endangered Species

Endangered Species is a group of sculptures. They are made from car engine hoses from cars that had animal names, like Ford Mustang or Opel Tigra. These car models are no longer made. This artwork makes us think about what might disappear. It connects the idea of things being in danger in nature to the car industry. Camille was also inspired by shapes from Bambara masks from Mali for these sculptures.

Sphinx

This collection of drawings is made with oil pastels on regular paper. They are shown on a metal board held by magnets. Camille wanted to see what happens when you draw the same shape over and over again until you're tired. She drew a Sphinx many times. After a while, the drawing almost looked like a repeating pattern instead of a picture. This makes us wonder when a repeated drawing stops telling a story and just becomes a decoration.

Public Art Projects

In 2016, Camille Henrot created a piece called Ma Montagne (My Mountain). This was a special art project for a public space in France.

Exhibitions

Camille Henrot has had her own art shows at many famous museums. These include the Baltimore Museum of Art, the New Museum, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Awards and Honors

Camille Henrot has won many important awards for her art.

• In 2010, she was nominated for the Marcel Duchamp Prize.
• In 2013, she won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Biennale for her video Grosse Fatigue.
• In 2014, she was a finalist for the Hugo Boss Prize and the Absolut Art Award.
• The same year, she won the Nam June Paik Award.
• In 2015, she received the Edvard Munch prize.
• In 2017, she was given a special honor in France called "Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" (Order of Arts and Letters).

Other Activities

In 2023, Camille Henrot signed a public letter. This letter supported the choice of Mohamed Almusibli to be the new director of the Kunsthalle Basel art museum.

Art Market

Camille Henrot's art is shown and sold by art galleries like Hauser & Wirth and Galerie Kamel Mennour.

See also

In Spanish: Camille Henrot para niños