I'm looking for a way to unify triviality, literality, ordinary things with elevation, verticality and transcendence.
— Thomas Block Humery
Born in Paris in 1971, Thomas Block Humery is a French-German artist who lives and works in Paris. He holds a master's degree in film studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
After dedicating a decade of photographic work to young people in the Nordic countries and exhibiting his work in Reykjavik, Rovaniemi, Cologne or The Hague, he begins around 2010 to focus his work on the United States and "The Great American Vernacular Encyclopedia", a constantly evolving cathedral project that explores the American territory as an ordinary and transcendent experience.
In his wanderings, he examines with his 4x5 chamber the mundane as an enigmatic source of mystery and poetic elevation, a world both literal and cryptic. His work is published in volumes by Marguo Books. After the first volume titled "The Sleeper" in 2020, volumes 2 and 3, "Delta Delta" and "Mineral Motel" made in the Gulf South and across the Nevada and Arizona desert respectively are now available.
Born in 1971
Lives and works in Paris, France
Associate's degree in French Literature, Bachelor's degree in Arts (Cinema), Master's degree in Arts (Cinema)
Solo Exhibitions
2023 | Galerie Marguo, 'memoranda', Paris, France |
2019 | Galerie f16, ‘Hautvillers Hollywood’, Paris, France |
2014 | NeC Galerie, ‘Situations Paris’, Paris, France |
2008 | National Museum of Iceland, ‘Portraits’, Reykjavik, Iceland |
2005 |
Valo Gallery, ‘Great Expectations’, Rovaniemi, Finland |
Galerie du Bon Marché, ‘Défilé sans trêve’, Paris, France |
Group Exhibitions
2021 | Galerie Marguo, ‘Presentation of Marguo Artists’, Paris, France |
2017 | AD Interieurs at La Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France |
2009 | Galerie de Pôle Images de Rouen, ‘France-Finlande’, Rouen, France |
Galerie Baudoin Lebon, ‘Neiges’, Paris, France | |
2005 | Centre Photographique Kotka, Finland |
Peri Gallery, Tuku, Finland |
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Nouvelle Image Gallery, The Hague, Netherlands |
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Voix Off, Arles, France |
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2004 | Martin Kudlek Gallery, ‘Poc in Town’, Cologne, Germany |
F/Stop, Cologne, Germany | |
Photo Espana, workshop, exposition, Madrid, Spain |
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2003 | Galerie du Bon Marché, ‘Carnets de Voyage’, Paris, France |
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Thomas Block HumeryCurtains, 2019C-print100 x 80 cm (39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in)Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Thomas Block HumeryDown South, 2019C-print125 x 100 cmEdition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Thomas Block HumeryOlympus, 2019C-print100 x 80 cm (39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in)Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Thomas Block HumeryOrnamental, 2017Inkjet print on Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl paper125 x 100 cmEdition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Thomas Block HumeryPaper Bag, 2017C-print125 x 100 cm (49 1/4 x 39 3/8 in)Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Thomas Block HumeryTrail, 2017C-print100 x 80 cm (39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in)Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Alone Together POC
Thomas Block Humery with Thomas Mailaender, Loan Nguyen and Charles Fréger. Text by Didier Mouchel, , 2006 Read more -
Hautvillers Hollywood
By Thomas Humery for Dom Pérignon Thomas Block Humery, Joan Didion, 2019 Hardcover, 120 pages
Publisher: Bye Studio
ISBN: 9782956623601
Dimensions: 29 x 22.5 cm Read more -
Thomas Block Humery: The Great American Vernacular Encyclopedia Vol. 1 The Sleeper
Marguo Books Thomas Block Humery, 2021 Hardcover, 96 pages
Publisher: Marguo Books
Dimensions: 19.5 x 24 cm Read more -
Tropism
Thomas Humery, 2014 Read more