Henk Hannemann is a Dutch artist who constantly works on his collages and assemblages. Even during his travels he brings a pair of scissors, glue and paper. He picks up his vintage leaflets, magazines, books etc. along the way.
In his hometown Leiden in The Netherlands he works in an old classroom both on his collages and assemblages. Regularly he has exhibitions. You can also find him on Facebook. Since summer 2014 he works on his art in the former mental hospital Schakenbosch on the border of Leidschendam.
The books and magazines he uses for his collages are often half a century old or even older. The assemblages (boxes) are made from objects found on the streets or on flea markets and second hand shops.
Hannemann got selected in 2014 for Kunstwerkt in Belgium with a collage about the First World War. His work was exposed in Muzee in Oostende. In 2015 his collage Great Balls of Fire was selected for the Zomerexpo in Haags Gemeentemuseum. In January 2016 Henk Hannemann was accepted as a member by Ars in Leiden, the oldest Art society in The Netherlands. In 2017 Hannemann was rejected for the Zomerexpo but selected for the Salon des Refusés in Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.
Update. On the first of May 2016 Henk Hannemann moved to a new studio in Hazerswoude-Rijndijk. And guess what? He got asked back to Schakenbosch-Leidschendam. So at the moment there are two studio's. One for the collages and another one for the assemblages.
Contact: henkhannemann@yahoo.nl. Or mail or phone: rikhasselbach@yahoo.com-(0031)638023923
Pigment transfer and collage on wood (60x90cm). Made on an old INGO table from IKEA. On the wood of the table there are more smaller pieces of wood with transfers. Specially made for the members exposition of ARS, Pieterskerkgracht 9a in Leiden. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 13.00 till 17.00 until May 12.
These collages were made in Albox. All sized A5 (14,85x21cm)
They were made as a donation project for https://www.apsa.org.es/ through my Facebook page. To enlarge click on the image. You can also see them as a slide show.
During my stay in Albox I volunteered for https://www.apsa.org.es/ and walked the dogs. During my travels I collect old books and make collages along the way. So I decided to make collages, but them on my Facebook and sell them for a donation directly to APSA. And I think it worked fairly well.
The collages are made on heavy watercolor paper and are all 14,85x21cm. Most of them go by mail to The Netherlands. To enlarge please click the image.
Some of this collages were started in Orxeta or Restábal and finished in Albox-Almería in Spain. Sizes are A5 or A6. All collages were sent by mail to various addresses. To see the full picture and enlarge it, click on the thumbnail.
Some graffiti guys thought that their massive work was more important than mine. So they got it from the wall, threw it away and sprayed their work. I fully understand that work in the open air is risky and can easily be damaged. Fine. But it is something else when “colleagues” get your work from the wall and change it for their work. It became a sort of argument where even local newspaper Leidsch Dagblad paid attention to.
Sometimes I buy an old painting in a thrift store and try to uplift it with a collage. You think you do something new but nearly everything is already done before. I bought this piece changed it a little and nailed in de Herenstraat in Leiden.
Sometimes you start an assemblage and you leave it for half a year in your work place. So sometimes I decide to finish something just for fun and hang it on the street. Here is such an example. Some assemblages and collages at the Stationsweg in Leiden.