Biography
Mathieu Asselin (b.1973, France) works and lives in Arles.
He began his career working on film productions in Caracas, Venezuela, but shaped his photography practice in the United States. His work mainly consists out of long term investigative documentary projects, such as his widely known book Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation, which received international acclaim, winning the Kassel FotoBook Festival Dummy Award in 2016, the Aperture Foundation First Book Award in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize in 2018. Les Rencontre d'Arles in France, Photographer’s Gallery in London, Fotomuseum Antwerp in Belgium and the European Parlement in Strasbourg are amongst recent venues where his work has been exhibited.
Mathieu Asselin holds a Masters degree from ENSP in Arles, France.
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British Journal of Photography article
Exhibitions
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EXPOSED TORINO PHOTO FESTIVAL | 'True Colors'
Mathieu Asselin 2 May - 2 Jun 2024True Colors , by Mathieu Asselin, inspired by the Dieselgate scandal, questions the contemporary industry’s deceptive ecological narrative. The project recontextualizes the industry’s own visual marketing tools, including photography, video,...Read more -
Hasselblad Foundation | 'MONSANTO®: A PHOTOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION'
Mathieu Asselin 20 Apr - 9 May 2021The times we live in have been characterised as a period of post-truth – one in which fact-based truths are often replaced by so-called alternative facts. Emotions and personal beliefs...Read more -
'MONSANTO®: A PHOTOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION'
Mathieu Asselin 29 Jun - 31 Aug 2019The Ravestijn Gallery hosted the exhibition Monsanto®: A Photographic Investigation by Mathieu Asselin in collaboration with guest curator Sergio Valenzuela Escobedo. The exhibition shows Asselin’s exhaustive project about the origins,...Read more -
FOMU | 'MONSANTO®: A PHOTOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION'
Mathieu Asselin 9 Mar - 10 Oct 2018Mathieu photographs dumpsites in the United States, portraits both Vietnamese and American victems of the chemical product Agent Orange , and reveals practices linked to lobbying. By using photographs, advertisements,...Read more
Works
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Undefined Landscape Audi A3 2010 & 34/A - Tundra Green - Fiat, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Audi A3 2011 & C1R - Seaside Blue PRL - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape BMW Serie 7 2016 & 139 - Beige Camargue Comm - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Jeep Grand Cherokee 2014 & 794/A - Verde Cedro - Fiat, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Jeep Grand Cherokee 2014 & 7J - Artic Blue Met - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015 & 369/04 - Blanc Glacier - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015 & J9/1 - Guinea Blue - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Kia Rio 2013 & LY7M - Aluminium Silver - Audi, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes Clase E All Terrain 2017 & 8U - Gecko Green Met - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes Clase E Cabrio 2017 & B21 - Atacama Yello - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes Clase E Cabrio 2017 & EPY - Atacama Orange - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes Clase V Marco Polo 2014 & Y9/1 - Riverblau Met - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes Clase-C-Coupe-Cabrio 2016 & 640 - Gris Suede - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes Clase-V-Marco-Polo 2014 & A96 - Mineral Weiss - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes CLS 2014 & 200 - Alpineweiss III - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes CLS 2014 & A74 - Oxygen Blue - Mini, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes CLS 2014 & LH6J - Ontario Green - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes G 2015 & DB 269 - Turmalin Green - Mercedes, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes G 2018 & 603 - Arizona Sun Met -BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes G 2018 & 896 - Bluewater Met - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes G 2018 & E1N - Mojave Beige - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes GLS 2017 & 9028 - Tropic Green Met - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Nissan Rogue 2017 & Y2G - Solar Orange - Audi, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Nissan X Trail 2012 & 926/80 - Vert Tundra Moutarde - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Renault Austral 2022 & 337 - Dakar Yellow - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Renault Austral 2022 & 692 - Arancio Sicilia - Fiat, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Renault Austral 2022 & LA1V - Sand - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Renault Captur 2018 & 120 - Nepalgelb - Opel, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Renault Captur 2018 & 991 - Vert Shetland - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Renault Kadjar 2016 & P3/2 - Montana Green Met - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Renault Kadjar 2017 & A7/4 - Sueden Metaltico - Volkswagen, 2023
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Undefined Landscape VW 1Golf 2013 & 0A13 - Atlantic Blau Met - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape VW 1Golf 2013 & DB261 - Seafoam Green - Mercedes, 2023
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Undefined Landscape VW Golf 2010 & 389/A - Verde Tasmania Met - Fiat, 2023
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Undefined Landscape VW Passat 2013 & 07478 - Hawaian Blue Met - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes Clase V Marco Polo 2014 & M6B - Lizard Green - Porsche, 2023
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Undefined Landscape Mercedes GLS 2017 & LA1V - Sand Met - Mercedes, 2023
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Bosch_EDC17C46, 2022
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Undefined Landscape Renault Koleos 2018 & EBB - Moab Sunset - Nissan, 2023
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Undefined Landscape VW Beetle 2015 & 302 - Jaune Paille - Renault, 2023
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Undefined Landscape VW Golf 2013 & A71 - Patagonia Green - BMW, 2023
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Undefined Landscape VW Passat Alltrack 2015 & 462 - Bleu Fjord - Fiat, 2023
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Monsanto: a photographic investigation, 2021
Art Fairs
Press
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Fotografen worden ‘artivisten’: kun je met foto’s werkelijk dingen veranderen?
Rianne van Dijck, NRC, October 31, 2023 -
Hartslag #23: Franse fotograaf Mathieu Asselin gepresenteerd op Unseen Amsterdam 2023
Bernadette Sayar, Institut Français NL, September 22, 2023 -
Mathieu Asselin winnaar Meijburg Art Commission 2023
Meijburg & Co, September 22, 2023 -
11th UNSEEN PHOTO FAIR in Amsterdam
Anja Hermann, Arts Talk Magazine, September 22, 2023 -
‘We need to stop the bullshit’: Mathieu Asselin’s exhausted landscapes
Alex Daniel, British Journal for Photography, July 19, 2023 -
Meet the work of Meijburg Art Commission 2023 nominee Mathieu Asselin
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Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation
LensCulture, September 14, 2016
