Harvey Benge (Auckland, New Zealand)
I work between Auckland and Paris. My interest lies in the strange anthropology of cities, observing and making photographs of the unusual and overlooked in the human landscape where nothing is as it seems. I make photographic series which evolve into bookworks. I'm also involved in curatorial projects and at Auckland's AUT University ongoing photography workshops with international photographers.
Grants and Awards
- 1997
- Creative New Zealand
- 2001
- Finalist Wallace Art Award
- 2002
- Finalist Waikato Contemporary Art Award
- 2005
- Finalist Prix du Livre. Arles Festival, France
- 2006
- Creative New Zealand
- Finalist Prix du Livre, Arles Festival, France
- 2013
- Finalist Wallace Art Award
Workshops Conducted
- 2003
- Nooderlicht Festival Netherlands, with Antoine d’ Agata and Peter Bialobrzeski
- 2007
- AUT University, Auckland, with Antoine d’Agata and Peter Bialobrzeski
- 2008
- AUT University, Auckland, with Lewis Baltz and Slavika Perkovik
- 2009
- AUT University, Auckland, with John Gossage and Alec Soth
- 2010
- AUT University, Auckand, with Rineke Dijkstra and Paul Graham
- 2011
- AUT University, Auckland, Paul Graham and Todd Hido
- Lichtblick School, Cologne, with Wolfgang Zurbon
- 2012
- AUT University, Auckland, with Pieter Hugo and Quentin Bajac
- Lichtblick School, Cologne, with Wolfgang Zurbon
- 2013
- AUT University, Auckland, with Sandra Phillips
Publications
- 1993
- Four Parts Religion, Six Parts Sin - PhotoForum - Auckland NZ 1996 - A Celebration of Kindness The Dalai Lama in New Zealand
- 1998
- Not Here. Not There - Dewi Lewis Publishing, UK.
- 1999
- Vital Signs - Dewi Lewis Publishing, UK.
- 2000
- Aide-Memoire - One Star Press, Paris, France.
- 2001
- Lucky Box. A Guide To Modern Living - Dewi Lewis Publishing, UK.
- Lucky Box / 2 - One Star Press, Paris, France.
- 2003
- First Ever Pictures of God - Libraire Florence Loewy, Paris, France
- Global Detail - Noorderlicht, Groningen, Netherlands
- 2005
- Killing Time in Paradise - Schaden.com, Cologne
- Daumenkino (The Flip Book Show) Kunsthalle Duesseldorf
- Performance Sport 33, Victoria University Press Wellington
- Traces & Omens – 40 trees - Noorderlicht, Groningen, Netherlands
- 2006
- You are Here- Schaden.com Cologne
- Wonder-land - New Zealand Photography at the Fotografia Internazionale di Roma
- 2007
- A Short History of Photography with Gerry Badger- Dewi Lewis Publishing, UK
- 2008
- China Story – FAQEDITIONS
- I Look At You, You Look At Me – FAQEDITIONS
- Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar – FAQEDITIONS
- Text Book – FAQEDITIONS
- 2009
- You Won’t Be With Me Tomorrow – FAQEDITIONS
- Small Anarchies from Home – FAQEDITIONS
- Unconcerned But Not Indifferent - FAQEDITIONS
- 2010
- Against Forgetting - FAQEDITIONS
- All The Places I’ve Ever Known – Kehrer Verlag, Germany Birds - FAQEDITIONS
- As It Is? – In 4 Chapters - FAQEDITIONS
- One Day - As photographer and editor – Kehrer Verlag, Germany
- Paris Diary, May 2010 – FAQEDITIONS
- 2011
- Paris Diary, November 2010 – FAQEDITIONS
- Sri Lanka Diary, February 2011 - FAQEDITIONS
- Still Looking For It - FAQEDITIONS
- Some of John’s Friends - FAQEDITIONS
- Eat Me - FAQEDITIONS
- Paris Diary, May 2011 - FAQEDITIONS
- Kassel, Three Days in June - FAQEDITIONS
- Cologne Stopover, June 2011 - FAQEDITIONS
- Skytower - FAQEDITIONS
- TRUTH AND VARIOUS DECEPTIONS - FAQEDITIONS
- Paris Diary, November 2011 - FAQEDITIONS
- Rome Pocket Guide - FAQEDITIONS
- 2012
- ...exclusivity dwells in habitat - FAQEDITIONS
- NYC - FAQEDITIONS
- Harvey's Point - FAQEDITIONS
- 2013
- PARIS – FAQEDITIONS
- Some Things You Should Told Me – Dewi Lewis Publishing, UK
- LOST HOME - Super Labo, Japan
Exhibitions
- 1994
- Auckland Museum - Auckland Photographers Now
- Outreach Gallery, Auckland - Erotikos
- 1995
- Auckland Museum - Currency - 20 New Zealand Photographers
- 1997
- Minnie Street Studio, Auckland - One Night Stand
- 1998
- Archill Gallery, Auckland - 747x10
- Royal Photographic Society, Bath - Acquired Image
- Tel Aviv Museum of Modern Art - Aboukrat Collection
- Photology Gallery, London - Not Here. Not There
- 1999
- New Work Studio, Wellington - 747x10
- Gregory Flint Gallery, Auckland, Vital Signs
- 2000
- galerie Serge Aboukrat, Paris - Mois de la Photo a Paris
- colette, Paris - Vital Signs
- World Wide Web, Update: The Active Eye
- 2001
- Purple Institute, Paris - Aide-Memoire
- ASA Gallery, Auckland - Stratum
- Dunedin Public Art Gallery - Aide-Memoir
- Secession of Vienna - Aide-Memoire
- 2002
- La Périphérie galerie, Paris - new work
- critical secret, Paris - new work
- NorthArt, Auckland - new work
- Australian High Commission, New York - group show
- Dunedin Public Art Gallery, installation
- Palais de Tokyo, Paris - Aide-Memoire
- Spree, Paris - new work
- galerie eyris, Paris - Double Vision
- Spree, Paris - group show
- 2003
- Galerie Lichtblick, Cologne, Germany - group show
- Librairie Florence Loewy, Paris – First Ever Pictures of God
- Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands – First Ever Pictures of God
- Spree, Paris, Hotel Art
- 2004
- Adshel lightpanels, Auckland - Installation
- Galerie Lichtblicht, Cologne - Killing Time in Paradise
- NorthArt, Auckland - Installation
- Bath Street Gallery, Auckland - Hotel Art
- 2005
- Spree, Paris - Killing Time in Paradise
- Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands - True Colours
- Kunsthalle Duesseldorf “Daumenkino“– Aide Memoire
- NorthArt Auckland - 40 people I met in Paris and Northcote
- Waikato Museum, Hamilton. Contemporary Art Award
- 2006
- Matakana Pictures, Solaris – Modern Photography / NZ’s favourite
- St Paul Street Gallery Auckland - No Borders no Boundaries
- Fotografia Festival Internazionale di Roma - Wonder-land
- International Festival of photography, Lodz, Poland - Killing Time
- Antwerp Foto Museum, Belgium. Flip Book Show - Aide Memoire
- Snow White Gallery, Auckland -Terrain Vague
- Pingyao (China) International Photography Festival – Wonder-land
- 2007
- Auckland Festival AK07 – Wonder-land
- Muka Gallery, Auckland – Aide-Memoire
- Bowen Galleries, Wellington – New work
- Hex Gallerie, Brussels – New work
- Satellite Gallery, Auckland, My House My Head
- St Paul Street Gallery Auckland, China Story
- 2008
- Shanghai Zendai MoMA – 60 Portraits
- Lodz Fotografia Festival Poland – China Story
- Spree, Paris – A Short History of Photography
- John Leach Gallery Auckland – A Short History of Photography
- Satellite Gallery Auckland – They Were Young Once
- Auckland Festival of Photography, Manukau Light Night – I Am Your Neighbour
- Satellite Gallery, Auckland – Victory of the Trivial
- Galerie Lichtblick, Cologne - China Story
- 2009
- Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge UK. – China Story
- Ost Gallery, Moscow – group show
- Foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam – Marks of Honour
- Bath Street Gallery, Auckland – Big Work, Small Works
- Kaune Sudendorf Gallery, Cologne – Marks of Honour
- Cutlog Contemporary Art Fair, Paris – You Won’t Be With Me Tomorrow
- Spree, Paris – Victory of the Trivial
- 2010
- Photographers Gallery, London – Marks of Honour
- Pimp the Timp, Cologne – Small Anarchies
- Plovdiv Festival, Bulgaria – Small Anarchies from Home
- Cutlog Contemporary Art Fair, Paris – Against Forgetting
- Spree, Paris – All The Places I’ve Ever Known
- Athens Photography Festival – China Story
- 2011
- Warte Kunst, Kassel – Aide Memoire
- 2012
- Photomatic Sunday – Brussels
- Diplomat Gallery, Philadelphia – About New Zealand
- Corban Estate Arts Centre, Auckland - Against Forgetting
- Pimp the Timp, Cologne - Tokyo Story
- Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland - Harvey's Point
- Angkor Photofestival - You Won't Be With Me Tomorrow
