Image creation as a consequence of the destruction of the image carrier leads to the generation of the sculpted images which characterise theConcetti(2007-2012) works by Jochem Hendricks. The perforated pattern on metal and canvas is created using firearms which indicate the impact of violence on original pure and intact surfaces.

— Magdalena Koschat 

The Crime – Terror – Riots(1973-2012) series was developed in collaboration with Jochem Hendricks with photographer Magdalena Kopp who was an active member of the left-wing extremist terror group Revolutionary Cells in the 70s and early 80s. The photos and projections in this series are based on image material from the police archives. They bear testament to past political unrest and confrontation.

Jochem Hendricks and a few of his assistants spent many weeks of careful precision work counting out a specific quantity of sand and adding it to glass containers. The attention paid to this otherwise worthless sand brought about a change in its value and significance.  The meditative and contemplative experience of counting out millions of sand grains went beyond a purely manual activity and brought a deeper meaning to this seemingly senseless waste of time. The final counted product within a closed system lacks verifiability and therefore throws up questions concerning trust and credibility.

— Magdalena Koschat 

Concept artist Jochem Hendricks approaches the central issues of the human existence with great seriousness, humour and ease. The object contains an entire room, reduced to its vital elements with its fixtures and contents fragmented and ground down to fill a PVC bag. The composition of a comprehensive material existence as the contents of a single bag highlights the insignificance of the human obsession with material things in a dramatic and exemplary manner.

— Magdalena Koschat