Hein Gravenhorst

Hein Gravenhorst is a German artist and photographer, known for pioneering Generative Photography. Gravenhorst studied photography, graphic design, and film technology in Berlin and Munich, later becoming a photography lecturer at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences in 1970. His work, influenced by the emergence of computer technology in the 1960s, explores the technical possibilities of computers.

In 1968, Gravenhorst exhibited in the groundbreaking Generative Photography exhibition at the Bielefelder Kunsthaus, helping define the genre alongside pioneers like Gottfried Jäger. Since 2001, he’s expanded his practice into digital works, which he views as "energy fields" that evoke spiritual communication with the viewer. His works are held in collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Peter C. Ruppert Collection.