HC

HC is a collaborative venture that delves into the exploration of modes of thought and work involving multiple minds. Established in Brussels in 2016 by Friedemann Heckel (based in Berlin) and Lukas Müller (based in Frankfurt), it serves as a platform for these two artists to craft unforeseen and occasionally participatory scenarios and settings. The initials comprising the name were randomly selected, underscoring how chance and play can shape the transformative essence of this collective.

Biography of HC

Friedemann Heckel was born in 1986 in Hamburg, Germany. In 2010, he completed his studies at the Universidade de Belas Artes in Lisbon. He attended the class of Lothar Baumgarten at the Universität der Künste in Berlin and received a BA in Fine Art in 2011. Heckel also pursued postgraduate studies (Meisterschüler) at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, where he studied in the class of Michaela Meise in 2012.

Lukas Müller was born in 1986 in Kassel, Germany. He earned a BA in Fine Art in 2013 after studying under the guidance of Albert Oehlen and Andreas Schulze in Dusseldorf. He also served as a Guest Student in the class of Michael Krebber at Städelschule in Frankfurt a.M. in 2018.

HC's solo exhibitions include "Figuring Things Out" at Sweetwater in Berlin (2022); "Non Dentro Ma Intorno A Noi" hosted by Damien & The Love Guru, Conceptual Fine Arts in Milan (2021); "Die Lange Weile" at Lucas Hirsch in Dusseldorf (2018); "Incident" at Kunstaele in Berlin (2016), among others.

The collective has also participated in various group exhibitions, including "Act 1, A Piece of Furniture" at Salon am Moritzplatz in Berlin (2021); "To Eggs and Other Shells" at Thomas Fischer in Berlin (2018); "To Lie In The Cheese, To Smile At The Butter" at Kunstaele in Berlin (2016), among others.