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Nicolai Howalt
*1970 København

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Boxer
Throughout the years of 2000-03 the award-winning photographer Nicolai Howalt followed young Danish boys boxing in Denmark and abroad. The result is the book 'Boxer'. The book portrays a series of young boxers where Howalt's starting point is to capture the moment before and after the match. A sense of spirit, emotion, expectation and energy characterize the photographs.
The double portraits convey the dreams of boyhood, puberty and identity. The boxing match stages a platform for Howalt who otherwise refrains from describing the inner concerns of boxing or the competitive elements of the sport. Boxing becomes a symbol for the match between fear versus courage, dream versus reality. It is also about the age dividing a boy from being a man and to be on your own for the first time. As a teenager Howalt used to box, and as a consequence he has realized that the moments just before and after the match were the most tantalizing.
The American author Edward Bunker (Dog eat dog, Little Boy Blue) has written the preface to the book.

How to Hunt
How to Hunt is a fascinating study of hunting. In color photographs Trine Søndergaard and Nicolai Howalt describe the encounter of man, nature and animal.
Once hunting was a basic act of survival. Today it is a staged activity repeating the original conditions of man - practised as a hobby within a civilised framework.
The continuing topicality of hunting is the theme of Søndergaard and Howalt. During the last year they have taken part in various hunts around Denmark.
How to Hunt balances between fascinated studies of the phenomenon of hunting on the one hand, and a series of beautiful landscapes heralding back to Romanticism on the other.
A series of the photographs consists of multiple exposures digitally interwoven to show an entire hunt in a single image.
In this way How to Hunt display tableaux that are compositional and temporal concentrates of contemporary hunting sceneries.

Biography
Born in København 1970
Lives and works in København
1990 – 92 Denmarks Fotografiske Billedkunstskole - Fatamorgana, DK

Solo Exhibition
2009 'Charlotte Fogh Contemporary', with Søndergaard, Århus. Denmark.
2008 'CAR CRASH STUDIES', Maison du Danemark, Paris, France.
2008 'Danskjävlar' (Martin Erik Andersen, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen,
         Kirstine Roepstorff, Katya Sander, Nina Saunders, Morten Schelde,
         Jens Haaning, Lise Harlev, Nicolai Howalt & Trine Søndergaard,
         Olafur Eliasson, Jesper Just, Sophia Kalkau, Eva Koch, Joachim
         Koester, Ann Lislegaard, Tal R, Kathrine Ærtebjerg, Pia Rönicke)
         Kunsthal Charlottenborg, København
2008 'Hunting Grounds', with T.Søndergaard 'Musée Historique et des Porcelaines',
         Ville de Nyon, F
2007 'how to hunt & dying birds', 'Cultur art festival', Lys over Lolland, DK
2007 'Hunting Grounds', 'Mois de la Photo', Montréal, CAN (catalog)
2007 'how to hunt', 'FOTOGRAFIETS HUS', Stockholm
2007 'how to hunt & dying birds', Silverstein Gallery, New York
2007 "Martin Asbæk Projects", København
2006 'how to hunt', 'ParisPhoto2006 Statement', Martin Asbæk Project, Paris, France.
2006 'boxer', Galerie Poller, New York - Nov
2006 'how to hunt', by Martin Asbaek project, Paris Photo / Paris - Nov
2006 'how to hunt', The Danish House in Paris', Paris - Oct
2206 'how to hunt', Faaborg Art Museum, DK - Oct
2006 'how to hunt', Galerie Poller, Frankfurt am Main - Sep
2005 'how to hunt', Galerie Asbaek, København - Mar
2005 'boxer', Nordic House, Cracow, PL
2004 'boxer', Kaunas Photo, LT - Oct
2004 'boxer', Arhus Kunstbygning, DK - Aug
2004 'boxer', Galerie Schuster, Frankfurt am Main - May
2004 'boxer', Vensyssel Artmuseum, DK - Dec
2003 'boxer', Galerie Asbaek, København - Oct
2001 '3*1', Galerie Asbaek, København - April
2001 '3*1', CFF, Center for Photography, Stockholm - May
1997 'lnsh-allah' Platformen, Museum for Artphoto, Odense, DK - April

Group Exhibitions
2008 "UNREAL" Groupshow with Trine Søndergaard, Astrid Kruse, Jonna
              Karanka, Susanna Majuri. Helsinki, Finland.
2007 'Realitiy Crossing', 2. Fotofestival Mannheim-Liudwigshafen-Heidelberg
2007 'New journal', Møstingshus, DK
2007 'Hunter & Gatherer', Ferenbalm-Gurbrü Station, Karlsruhe, 25.05.-30.06
2007 'The Animal Show', Galleri Hornbæk, DK
2007 'New Photography from Denmark', Houston - Feb
2006 'Artists' Choice', Bendixen Contemporary Art, København
2006 'Scandinavian Photo II: Denmark', Foto Fest, Houston - Sep
2006 'Teen Beat', The Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, US
2006 'New Adventures', Style Cube Zandari, Seoul, Korea.
2006 'FOTO: New Photography from Denmark', Scandinavia House, New York
2006 'Summer in the city', MAP (Martin Asbaek Projects), København  - Aug
2006 'The Open Book', The National Museum of Photography, København
2005 'Spells of Childhood', Tampere Art Museum, FIN
2005 'Scandinavian Photography II: Denmark', Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Iowa, USA - Jul
2005 'Contemporary Photo Books', Rocket Gallery, London
2004 'Martin Asbaek Project', Galerie Asbaek, København - Nov
2004 'Distance', Institute of Contemporary Art, Dunaujvaros, H - Apr
2004 'Hereford Photography Festival 2004', Hereford, GB
2004 'Don't mention it', The National Museum of Photography, København
2004 'Something diffrent', Fotografisk Center, København - Feb
2003 'Familüebilleder', Braenderigaarden, Viborg, DK - Jul
2003 'SURPRISE', Galerie Asbaek, København
2003 'boxer trialen', Museum for Artphoto, Odense, DK - Oct
2003 '3*1', Ifsak, Istanbul, TR - Nov
2002 'Home sweet home', Museum for modern Art, Arhus, DK - Jan
2002 'Suprise', Galerie Asbeek, København - Apr
2001 'Never Ending story', Billboard in the street, København - Mar
2000 'Longterm Projects', Underground, Galerie Asbaek, København - Mar
1999 'Fatamorgana's jubilaeumsudstilling', Oksnehallen, København - May
1999 '2.Maj's jubilmum's udstiiling', Rejsestaldene, København - May
1999 'From the Hidden', The National Museum of Photo, København
1999 'Ung fotograff', Birkerod Kunstforening, Birkerod, DK
1998 'Meanwhile', Fotografisk Center, København
1998 '1000 ar 10', Museum for modern Art, Roskilde, DK - Dec
1995 'Efterarsudstillingen', Charlottenborg, København - Oct
1992 'Gruppe' Fotografisk Center, København

Publications
2005 'Backlights 2005' Catalog, Tampere Art Museum, FIN
2005 'How to Hunt' Book, ISBN 87-91518-96-2, Artpeople, DK
2004 'Exposure' Hereford fotofestival, Hereford, Uk
2004 'Katalog/Trienale' Museet for Artphoto, DK
2004 'Women 2003' Book, ISBN 87-7514-091-8, photodokumentation, DK
2003 'boxer' Book, ISBN 87-91293-64-2, People'sPress, DK
2001 '3*1' Book, ISBN 87-00-49132-2, Gyldendal, DK
2001 'Katalog/Spring 2001' Museet Artphoto, Danmark.
1998 'Ung Dansk Fotografi 1998' Fotografisk Center, DK

General &Grant
2006 Grant from Statens kunstFond
2006 Grant from Blix Fond
2006 Grant from the Danish Art Counsel, DK
2005 Nominated for Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2006
2004 Nominated for Leopold Godowsky Jr. Color Photography Award 2005
2004 Grant from Blix Fond 'how to hunt', DK
2004 Grant from Statens Kunstfond, DK
2004 Grant from Kunststyrelsen 'how to hunt'
2002 Grant from Hasselbladfonden 'boxer'
2001 Grant from Blix Fond 'boxer'
2000 Grant from Kulturministeriets UdviklingsFond '3x1'
1999 Member of BAM; 'Billedhuset/2.MaJ' DK
1998 Anders Bording Prize
1997 The International Agfa Award for Young Photographers
1996 World Press Joop Swartz Masterclass

Leacture & Teach
Danmarks fotografiske billedkunstskole, Fatamorgana, Danmark. Skolen for fotografi, DK
Rampen, Kobenhavns Medieskole, Danmark. Krogerup hojskole, DK
Borups hojskole, DK
Ribe Hojskole, DK
Borups Hojskole, DK
Designskolen København/Koling, DK

Collections
The National Museum of Photography, København
The Museum of Art photography, Odense, DK
The K.P.A. København
The Juan Redón Collection, E
The Henning Larsen Collection, DK

Literature
2006 'Dansk Kunst' 2006, Book, page.... ISDN
2005 'Scandinavian Photography II' Book, DK, USA
2005 'ArtPhoto' Magazine, 2005-01-10 Artphoto, USA
2005 'Fotografia' Magazine nr. 17, 2005, PL
2005 'Weekend Avisen' 2005-01-21, DK
2004 'Katalog/Trienale' 2004-04-01, Museet for fotokunst, DK
2004 'Jyllands-Posten'2004-07-09, DK
2004 'Exposure' Hereford fotofestival, Hereford, GB
2004 'Women 2003' Book, ISBN 87-7514-091-8, photodocumentation, DK
2003 'Koplevs Kiydsfeldt' 2003-10-31 (Radio) DK
2003 'Jyllands-Posten' 2003-11-02, DK
2003 'Politiken' 2003-09-23, DK
2003 'Information' 2003-10-18, DK
2003 'Weekend Avisen' 2003-10-17, DK
2003 'Kultur Nyt' 2003-02-04 (Radio) DK
2003 'Boxer' Book, ISBN 87-91293-64-2, Artpeople, DK
2001 'Information' 2001-04-18, DK
2001 'Kulturo' 9 Arg. Nr. 15. ISBN 1395-4830, DK
2001 '3x1 'Book, ISBN 87-00-49132-2, Gyldendal, DK
2001 'Katalog/Spring 2001' Museet for Fotokunst, DK
1998 'Ung Dansk Fotografi' 1998, Fotografisk Center, DK

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