Kent Klich (born 1952) is a
Swedish photographer living in
Copenhagen.
Life and work
Klich studied psychology at the
University of Gothenburg and worked with adolescent children before turning to photography. He joined
Magnum Photos in 1998 and left in 2002.[1] His work is noted for a strong commitment to social issues and has worked with street children in
Mexico and drug addicts in
Denmark. In 2001 he collaborated with the author
Herta Müller on a project and book Children of Ceausescu detailing the HIV crisis among Romanian children.
Solo exhibitions
1998: Street children, Mexico, Stockholm City Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 1999; Center for Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999; Wermlands Museum, Sweden, 1999; Center for Photography, Örebro, Sweden, 2000; Dunya Kitabevi, Istanbul, Turkey, 2000; City Hall, Sundsvall, Sweden, 2001.[citation needed]
2001: Children of Ceausescu, The Swedish Cultural Institute, Paris, 2001; The Photo Museum, Sundsvall, Sweden, 2007;
Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm. 2010.[2]
2001: Work in progress, Beth, Fotografevi, Istanbul, Turkey.[citation needed]
2004: "El niño" (Kaunas Photo Days 2004: Nordic Image), Kaunas House of Jesuits, Kaunas, Lithuania.[3]
2006: A Family Story / Picture Imperfect, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark; Museum of Work, Norrköping, Sweden, 2006.[4]
2007: A Family Story, Kunsthallen Brænderigården, Viborg, Denmark.[5]
2008: Out of Sight Out of Mind, exhibition on the streets in the city of Copenhagen / The Danish Architecture Center, Denmark;[6] Museum of Malmö, Sweden, 2008.[7]
El Niño: En berättelse om gatubarn i Mexico City. Stockholm: Journal, 1999.
ISBN9197239569. (in Swedish)
El Niño: En beretning om gadebørn i Mexico City. Copenhagen: Tiderne Skifter, 1999.
ISBN8774458361. (in Danish)
El Niño, Children of the streets, Mexico City = El Niño: Niños de la calle, Ciudad de México. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1999.
ISBN0815605927. (in English and Spanish)
Historien om et menneske: Eller når to plus to bliver fem. Copenhagen: Kunsthallen Nikolaj, 2006.
ISBN8788860817. Text by Mette Sandbye. (in Danish and English)
Picture imperfect / Beth R. (book and DVD). With Kim Fupz Aakeson.
Picture imperfect. Stockholm: Journal, 2007.
ISBN9197577065. (in Swedish and English)
Beth R. Copenhagen: Politisk Revy, 2008.
ISBN8773783099. (in Danish)
Out of sight. Stockholm: Journal, 2008. Published together with Dogwalk by Tina Enghoff. Text by Carole Naggar.
ISBN9197762539;
ISBN9197762520. (in English)
Gaza photo album
Gaza photo album. Stockholm: Journal, 2009.
ISBN919776258X. (in Swedish)
Gaza photo album. Copenhagen: Politisk Revy, 2009.
ISBN8773783234. (in Danish)
Gaza photo album. New York: Umbrage, 2010.
ISBN1884167861. (in English)
Världens mitt finns inte påkartan. Stockholm: Mormor, 2009.
ISBN9185841323. Text by Göran Odbratt. (in Swedish)
Where I am now. Little Journey no. 7. Munich: Bellyband, 2012.
ISBN978-3-9812498-6-6.
^"Kent Klich har tilldelats Stora fotobokspriset av Svenska Fotografers Förbund för boken Picture Imperfect", 30 September 2009; within
this page of a chronicle, Journalisten.se. (in Swedish) Accessed 22 September 2013.
Kent Klich (born 1952) is a
Swedish photographer living in
Copenhagen.
Life and work
Klich studied psychology at the
University of Gothenburg and worked with adolescent children before turning to photography. He joined
Magnum Photos in 1998 and left in 2002.[1] His work is noted for a strong commitment to social issues and has worked with street children in
Mexico and drug addicts in
Denmark. In 2001 he collaborated with the author
Herta Müller on a project and book Children of Ceausescu detailing the HIV crisis among Romanian children.
Solo exhibitions
1998: Street children, Mexico, Stockholm City Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 1999; Center for Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1999; Wermlands Museum, Sweden, 1999; Center for Photography, Örebro, Sweden, 2000; Dunya Kitabevi, Istanbul, Turkey, 2000; City Hall, Sundsvall, Sweden, 2001.[citation needed]
2001: Children of Ceausescu, The Swedish Cultural Institute, Paris, 2001; The Photo Museum, Sundsvall, Sweden, 2007;
Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm. 2010.[2]
2001: Work in progress, Beth, Fotografevi, Istanbul, Turkey.[citation needed]
2004: "El niño" (Kaunas Photo Days 2004: Nordic Image), Kaunas House of Jesuits, Kaunas, Lithuania.[3]
2006: A Family Story / Picture Imperfect, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Denmark; Museum of Work, Norrköping, Sweden, 2006.[4]
2007: A Family Story, Kunsthallen Brænderigården, Viborg, Denmark.[5]
2008: Out of Sight Out of Mind, exhibition on the streets in the city of Copenhagen / The Danish Architecture Center, Denmark;[6] Museum of Malmö, Sweden, 2008.[7]
El Niño: En berättelse om gatubarn i Mexico City. Stockholm: Journal, 1999.
ISBN9197239569. (in Swedish)
El Niño: En beretning om gadebørn i Mexico City. Copenhagen: Tiderne Skifter, 1999.
ISBN8774458361. (in Danish)
El Niño, Children of the streets, Mexico City = El Niño: Niños de la calle, Ciudad de México. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1999.
ISBN0815605927. (in English and Spanish)
Historien om et menneske: Eller når to plus to bliver fem. Copenhagen: Kunsthallen Nikolaj, 2006.
ISBN8788860817. Text by Mette Sandbye. (in Danish and English)
Picture imperfect / Beth R. (book and DVD). With Kim Fupz Aakeson.
Picture imperfect. Stockholm: Journal, 2007.
ISBN9197577065. (in Swedish and English)
Beth R. Copenhagen: Politisk Revy, 2008.
ISBN8773783099. (in Danish)
Out of sight. Stockholm: Journal, 2008. Published together with Dogwalk by Tina Enghoff. Text by Carole Naggar.
ISBN9197762539;
ISBN9197762520. (in English)
Gaza photo album
Gaza photo album. Stockholm: Journal, 2009.
ISBN919776258X. (in Swedish)
Gaza photo album. Copenhagen: Politisk Revy, 2009.
ISBN8773783234. (in Danish)
Gaza photo album. New York: Umbrage, 2010.
ISBN1884167861. (in English)
Världens mitt finns inte påkartan. Stockholm: Mormor, 2009.
ISBN9185841323. Text by Göran Odbratt. (in Swedish)
Where I am now. Little Journey no. 7. Munich: Bellyband, 2012.
ISBN978-3-9812498-6-6.
^"Kent Klich har tilldelats Stora fotobokspriset av Svenska Fotografers Förbund för boken Picture Imperfect", 30 September 2009; within
this page of a chronicle, Journalisten.se. (in Swedish) Accessed 22 September 2013.