Yngve Holen (1982)

Yngve Holen

Yngve Holen is a contemporary German artist.

In his work, Holen often explores the relationship between technology, consumer culture and the human body. He often uses industrial materials and objects in his sculptures and installations, and his work often has a minimalist and futuristic aesthetic.

Yngve Holen's work expresses a sensitivity to the ever-growing identification of man and machine, the body and consumer culture, where objects define us as much as we define them. His work reflects on how these boundaries are shifting and expanding, manipulated and stretched, both in the technological and social sphere, where they collide with new ontologies. Objects of consumption are carefully and clinically dissected; car headlights take on anthropomorphic qualities; computer tomograph components become futuristic portals to a new reality.

Holen has exhibited his work widely in Europe and North America, including exhibitions at the Venice Biennale, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Museum of Modern Art in Chicago. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and grants. He currently lives and works in Berlin.