Mathieu Asselin

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Mathieu Asselin
Portrait2017 Mathieu Assselin.jpg
Asselin in 2017
BornJune 25, 1973 (1973-06-25)
NationalityFrance, Venezuela
Known for Photography
Notable workDocumentary
Website mathieuasselin.com

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.

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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. [4]

In 2011 Asselin photographed Occupy Wall Street protestors in Zuccotti Park, using a small open-air studio. [5] The same year he made portraits of people who had lived through the 2011 Joplin tornado in Joplin, Missouri. [6]

In 2014, he was Artist in Residence with Imagine Science Films. [7] [8]

For his book Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation, Asselin spent five years photographing the damaged landscape around Anniston, Alabama, caused by a Monsanto chemical factory. [9] [1] [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

Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation. MASS2015.jpg
Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

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