Jochem Hendricks (born ) is a contemporary artist from Frankfurt, Germany.The Independent, "Art and man-made diamonds", 13 August 2007 One of his works which asked "far-reaching questions about the value and meaning of labour" involved paying illegal immigrants to count millions of sand grains over a period of over eight years.Henley, Jon. "Comment & Debate: Diary", The Guardian 25 July 2007
His earlier work included "eye drawings" whereby his pupils were tracked by a head-mounted scanner; the results were printed out and exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.Rugoff, Ralph Virtual corridors of power, Financial Times, 31 March 2001 His first solo exhibition in London was held at the Haunch of Venison in August 2007. In 2013, The New Art Gallery Walsall exhibited a collection of his installations, sculpture, film and paintings.DAILYLIVE, Coventry Telegraph, 9 March 2013
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