Hendrik Hackl born 1961
Lives and works as a freelance sculptor in Mannheim

Artistic activities

1989 - Artistic work with fossil finds. Jewelry - sculptures - wall objects.
1996 - Das Ammoniten Projekt
2003 - Fossil Preparations - Finds from Holzmaden
2007 - 2012 Artistic direction "A9-The Exhibition" with Elles Magermans
2010-  "Attempts toexplain" project with Elles Magermans
2014-  Artistic work with meteorites
2016-  Artistic director of UNIKATEWELT (Messe Wien)
2018-  Together with Elles Magermans artistic director of LIVING UNIQUE (Munich Show)
2021-  Fossil preparationen on a T-Rex, an Allosaur and Triceratops skull
2024-  CLOSING THE CIRCLE - A plastic art project
2025-  SWIMMING IN BLUE - Art meets microplastic
           Recycling Workshop "Into the future with the Dino"

Trained as a dental technician.
Internships in bronze casting, woodworking, goldsmithing and stonemasonry,
Training as a fossil taxidermist.
Studies at the Europ. Academy for Fine Arts in Trier - metal design.

Exposition and Shows i.a.

2026
CLOSING THE (small) CIRCLE - Natural History Museum I Dortmund

2025
DIE UNIKATEWELT I Wien
CLOSING THE CIRCLE I Reiss-Engelhorn-Museum I Mannheim
Environmental Award of the City of Mannheim
FUCHS - Award for social projects I Recycling workshop "Into the future with the Dino"

2024
CLOSING THE CIRCLE I Vienna/A I DIE UNIKATEWELT
CLOSING THE CIRCLE I MUNICH SHOW
CLOSING THE CIRCLE I Museum Natur und Mensch - Freiburg
The project CLOSING THE CIRCLE becomes GREEN DEAL dof the City of Mannheim

2023
FINE ARTS I Eberbach Monastery/G

2021
Exhibition in the Studio I together with Max Igor Bayer and Felix Westenberger

2020
Art in the Baroque Courtyard I Birkweiler/Southern Palatinate

2019
Design District I Vienna Hofburg, Austria
30 Years with Millions of Years I Anniversary Exhibition in the Studio

2018
Espace Demptos I St.Emilion/F
Kunstloop I Kortemark/B
Living Unique I Munich Show I with Elles Magermans --- Catalog

2017
Granada Gallery I Tucson/Arizona

2016
Gallery "Smashing Coulors" I Goirle/NL

2015
Granada Gallery I Tucson, Arizona --- Catalog
Tucson Sculpture Festival I Tucson, Arizona --- Catalog
Sculpture Symposium I Mannheim-Käfertal (Stempelpark)

2014
Special Show "Meteorite" I Munich Show I Munich/G
"Silver" I 25 years working as an artist I Atelier Auerhahnstrasse I Mannheim/D
Tucson GEM - Show I Tucson/Arizona
Special Show "Unikatewelt" I Interior Design Fair" I Vienna/A --- Catalog

2013
"Kunst in Kirchen der Wetterau" I Pfarish church Münzenberg I "Attempts to Explain" with Elles Magermans ---Catalog

2012
Philippus Church Mannheim I "Attempts to Explain" with Elles Magermans
Museum "Werkforum" I Dotternhausen/G
A9 to Sixt I Curated group exhibition I Mannheim/G

2011
"Schubertiade" I Gallery "Alte Poststelle" I Schwarzenberg/A
 
2010
A9 to Seven - Curated Project I Gruoup exhibition I Mannheim/G
Special Show "Attempts to explain" I St. Marie-aux-Mines/F --- Catalog 

2009
Special Show "ART et FOSSIL" I St.-Marie-aux-Mines/F --- Catalog
Special Show I Mineralientage München --- Catalog

2008
A9 Gruoupe exhibition - Curated project | Mannheim/D

2007
Gallery Form-Stein I Mannheim – „Unverwüstlich“ with Elles Magermans

2006
Gallery „De Bunker“ I Valkenswaard/NL

2005
„interieur“ I Vienna – Special Show „Unikatewelt“

2004
Horst und Eva Foundation I Mannheim

2003
„Bewährte Verbindungen“ with Hugo Knopp I Welsperg Castle I South-Tirol/I

2002
Gallery Bottazzi | Toblach/I

2000
Gauklerfest Berlin | Unter den Linden
Burning Man Festival | Nevada – USA  I Das Ammoniten Projekt --- TV Documentation at arte

1999
Museum of the Rohrbach Cement Company | Dotternhausen I Das Ammoniten Projekt
Special Show | Münchener Mineralientage "Ammonites and Twins"

1998
Congress Street EXPO I Tucson/Arizona - USA I Das Ammoniten Projekt
Museum for Modern Art I Oldenburg/D

1997
Technoseum I Mannheim I Das Ammoniten Projekt --- TV Documentation RNF
Zoological Garden I Schwerin I Das Ammoniten Projekt
Burning Man Festival I Nevada/USA I Das Ammoniten Projekt --- TV Documentation "Good Morning America" 

1996
Ramada Inn Hotel I Tucson I Arizona/USA
Merzouga | Morocco I Das Ammoniten Projekt --- TV Documentation at Al Jazeera
Special Show I Das Ammoniten Projekt I Münchner Mineralientage --- Catalog

1995
Gallery Dunckels | Vienna/A
Hacke'sche Höfe | Berlin/G

1994
Kunst am Fluss | Frankfurt/G