Jan von Holleben

Born in 1977 and brought up in the southern German countryside, he lived most of his youth in an alternative commune near Freiburg and identifies a strong connection between the development of his photographic work and the influence of his parents, a cinematographer and child therapist. At the age of 13, he followed his father's photographic career picking up a camera and experimenting with all sorts of "magical tricks", developing his photographic imagination and skills with friends and family and later honing his technique in commercial settings. After pursuing studies in teaching children with disabilities at the Pädagogische Hochschule in Freiburg, he moved to London, earned a degree in the Theory and History of Photography at Surrey Institute of Art and Design, and became submerged within the London photographic scene, where he worked as picture editor, art director and photographic director. He quickly set up two photographic collectives, Young Photographers United and photodebut, followed more recently by The Photographer's Office. His body of photographic work focusing on the ‘homo ludens’ – the man who learns through play, is itself built from a playful integration of pedagogical theory with his own personal experiences of play and memories of childhood. Jan von Holleben's work has been exhibited internationally and published widely throughout the world. His work has been published amongst others in Die Zeit, Spiegel Wissen, Dein Spiegel, Chrismon, Neon, Creative Review, Dazed& Confused, Diva, Day 4, Dummy, Emotion, Geo, Geolino, Zeit Magazin, Zeit Campus, Adbusters, Art Review, Bant, Brigitte, Dumbo Feather, DPI, IDN, Irish Times, Label, Liberation, Max, Next Level, Ojodepez, Photo Review, Photography, Repubblica, Rojo, Style 100, The Face, The Sunday Review, Sleazenation, SZ-Magazin, Vice, Vogue Girl and many more.

• 1997 Baccalaureate Diploma (A-Levels) – Martin-Schongauer-Gymnasium_Breisach, Breisach • 1997–2000 Photographic Apprentice – Prisma Productions, Freiburg • 1999–2000 Studies in Teaching Children with Disabilities – Pädagogische Hochschule, Freiburg • 2000–2002 BA (Hons) Photography (Theory and History) – SIAD University, Farnham

• V&A Museum of Childhood, London, UK, 2006 • John Radcliffe Children Hospital, Oxford, UK, 2014 • Charité Children Cancer Ward, Berlin, Germany, 2015 • Demelza, children hospice, Kent, UK, 2016 • AIDA Perla, International, 2018 • SOS Children's Village International Embassy, Berlin, Germany, 2018 • Charité Palliativ Care Unit, Berlin, Germany, 2019 • Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, USA, 2021

• 2020 Always Everything, V&A Museum of Childhood, London • 2019 Alles Immer, Freiburg/ Reutlingen/ Langenau/ Bad Saulgau/ Bodelshausen/ Walddorfhäslach/ Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany • 2016 Homo Ludens, in der Tulla, Mannheim • 2015 Magic Bodø, Parkart Festival, Bodø • 2014 The Amazing Analogue, The Brighton Photo Biennial, Hove Museum, Brighton • 2012: Lily & Jonathan, John Radcliffe Children Hospital, Oxford • 2010 Best of 000-010, Gesto, Porto • 2010: Nur gespielt, Städtische Galerie Friedrichsbau, Bühl • 2009: Mutatis Mutandis, Farmani Gallery, New York • 2009: Liebesorte, C/O Berlin • 2008: It'll happen here, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta • 2007: Wir werden immer größer, Peter Hay Helpert Fine Art, New York • 2007: Dreams of Flying, V&A Museum of Childhood, London • 2006: Dreams of Flying, Peter Hay Helpert Fine Art, New York (K) • 2005: Dreams of Flying, Nogoodwindow, Paris • 2001: The Apricot, Kunstverein Kirchzarten, Kirchzarten

• Illustration — The Flowers from Journey to everywhere • Illustration — Particle Acclerator from Latteral Thinking • Illustration — Gameboys and Girls • Illustration — The dog rider from the series Dreams of Flying • Illustration — Rabby and Bunny from the series Cyborg Pets

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