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Jacob Heine (*2001) is a German photographer and designer. Holding a
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (BUW),
he currently studies photography in the diploma class of Heidi Specker at the
Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig. Heine’s work bridges photography,
book design, and theory, regularly presented in the form of self-produced
publications. Photographically interested in atmospheres of artificial light
and sculptural qualities, his work textually concerns itself with the topics of
autism, mental health, grief, and their connections to photography as well
as philosophy, sociology, linguistics, psychology, and politics. ■
Heine has been exhibited in Germany and Japan, lastly being shortlisted
for the Stiftung Buchkunst’s Sponsorship Prize for Young Book Design. Heine was
a student assistant and workshop lecturer at the BUW, currently teaching there as a visiting lecturer. From 2025 to 2026, he was
a recipient of the German National Scholarship Program.
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Jacob’s e-mail (BUW): jacob.heine@uni-weimar.de
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Jacob’s e-mail (HGB): jheine@hgb-leipzig.de
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Jacob’s Instagram: @heine.portfolio
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TOTAL IMGS: 81
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COLLECTIONS: 4
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SUBPAGES: 48
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A: \ GENERAL
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CV.
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AL-MAJNOUN BOOKS.
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EXHIBITONS.
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DOWNLOADS.
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NAVIGATION VIA TAGS:
#2026
#2025
#2024
#2023
#2022
#COLOUR
#BW
#INSIDE
#OUTSIDE
#PEOPLE
#NOT PEOPLE
#DESIGN
#TEXT
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B: \ COLLECTIONS
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PORTRAITS
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ROOMS
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OBJECTS
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FIGURES
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CONCERTS
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COMMISSIONS
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C: \ PUBLICATIONS
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2026
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COVENANT VERPISS DICH (A/B)
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SCHATZ MACH DIE FENSTER ZU
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UNTITLED
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ABSTRAKTA
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DIE KNEIFZANGE.
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PIKACHU UND DIE ANTIFA.
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MY TONGUE GATHERS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
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عفوا انا عربيتو زعيفة
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250 TEST STRIPS
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LIMONA [LOVE LETTER/LAMENT]
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2025
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DARK WAS THE NIGHT COLD WAS THE GROUND
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BAGAGE
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THE ABRIDGED ADOX-DRINKER
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CONFESSIONS OF AN AUTISTIC ADOX-DRINKER
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2024
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CAVE & LORCA
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THE STRIPPED PREACHER
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ES IST SCHWER, DIE RICHTIGEN WORTE ZU FINDEN
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SWALLOW TUNE IS A BAND.
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C: \ SERIES
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2023-24
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I LEFT MY LUNGS IN SONNEBERG
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TENEBRIST NUDES
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2023
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SCULPTURAL STUDIES
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2022-23
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THE HAND AS SCULPTURE
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A: \ GENERAL
■ CV.
■ AL-MAJNOUN BOOKS.
■ EXHIBITONS.
■ DOWNLOADS.
■ NAVIGATION VIA TAGS:
#2026
#2025
#2024
#2023
#2022
#COLOUR
#BW
#INSIDE
#OUTSIDE
#PEOPLE
#NOT PEOPLE
#DESIGN
#TEXT
■ ROOMS
■ OBJECTS
■ FIGURES
■ CONCERTS
■ COMMISSIONS
■ C: \ PUBLICATIONS
■ 2026
□ COVENANT VERPISS DICH (A/B)
□ SCHATZ MACH DIE FENSTER ZU
□ UNTITLED
□ ABSTRAKTA
□ DIE KNEIFZANGE.
□ PIKACHU UND DIE ANTIFA.
□ MY TONGUE GATHERS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
□ عفوا انا عربيتو زعيفة
□ 250 TEST STRIPS
□ LIMONA [LOVE LETTER/LAMENT]
■ 2025
□ DARK WAS THE NIGHT COLD WAS THE GROUND
□ BAGAGE
□ THE ABRIDGED ADOX-DRINKER
□ CONFESSIONS OF AN AUTISTIC ADOX-DRINKER
■ 2024
□ CAVE & LORCA
□ THE STRIPPED PREACHER
□ ES IST SCHWER, DIE RICHTIGEN WORTE ZU FINDEN
□ SWALLOW TUNE IS A BAND.
□ I LEFT MY LUNGS IN SONNEBERG
□ TENEBRIST NUDES
■ 2023
□ SCULPTURAL STUDIES
■ 2022-23
□ THE HAND AS SCULPTURE
■ CV.
■ AL-MAJNOUN BOOKS.
■ EXHIBITONS.
■ DOWNLOADS.
■ NAVIGATION VIA TAGS:
#2026
#2025
#2024
#2023
#2022
#COLOUR
#BW
#INSIDE
#OUTSIDE
#PEOPLE
#NOT PEOPLE
#DESIGN
#TEXT
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B: \ COLLECTIONS
■ ROOMS
■ OBJECTS
■ FIGURES
■ CONCERTS
■ COMMISSIONS
■ C: \ PUBLICATIONS
■ 2026
□ COVENANT VERPISS DICH (A/B)
□ SCHATZ MACH DIE FENSTER ZU
□ UNTITLED
□ ABSTRAKTA
□ DIE KNEIFZANGE.
□ PIKACHU UND DIE ANTIFA.
□ MY TONGUE GATHERS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
□ عفوا انا عربيتو زعيفة
□ 250 TEST STRIPS
□ LIMONA [LOVE LETTER/LAMENT]
■ 2025
□ DARK WAS THE NIGHT COLD WAS THE GROUND
□ BAGAGE
□ THE ABRIDGED ADOX-DRINKER
□ CONFESSIONS OF AN AUTISTIC ADOX-DRINKER
■ 2024
□ CAVE & LORCA
□ THE STRIPPED PREACHER
□ ES IST SCHWER, DIE RICHTIGEN WORTE ZU FINDEN
□ SWALLOW TUNE IS A BAND.
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C: \ SERIES
□ I LEFT MY LUNGS IN SONNEBERG
□ TENEBRIST NUDES
■ 2023
□ SCULPTURAL STUDIES
■ 2022-23
□ THE HAND AS SCULPTURE
C: \ PUBLICATIONS \ 2026 \
DIE KNEIFZANGE.
C: \ PUBLICATIONS \ 2026 \
DIE KNEIFZANGE.
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2026
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essay
zine
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40 p.
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105 x 287 mm / 148,5 x 410 mm
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stapled
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various papers
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Aktiv Grotesk
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Al-Majnoun Books
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In July 2026, Germany’s social state witnessed three shifts which combine into a tool of putting the nations employees under pressure. This titular tool is described in the essay “Die Kneifzange” (The Pincers). The Pincers are constructed of 1) a 34 point reform backage which includes measures to demand an
incapacity to work certificate on the first day of illness, 2) a more restrictive form of unemployment benefits (neue Grundsicherung), and 3) an austerity bill targeted
at Germany’s social health insurance. Especially the third had been discussed widely, since said bill could be detrimental to citizens’access to psychotherapy. The centre-right government’s directive is to 1) force citizens to work more and 2) to apply pressure with an even more aggressive benefits system while simultaneously limit access to preventional healthcare.
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“Die Kneifzange” gives a rough overview of how psychotherapy is entangled in Germany’s social health insurance and how it could be affected by the government’s austerity as well as the national debates around it. Furthermore, the Pincers and their relation to work and healthcare are described, therafter discussing mental healthcare in the context of a profit-oriented capitalist system as well as personal insights into healthcare as an autist.
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■ essay zine
■ 40 p.
■ 105 x 287 mm / 148,5 x 410 mm
■ stapled
■ various papers
■ Aktiv Grotesk
■ Al-Majnoun Books
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