Ulrich Hensel (born 1946) is a German visual artist known for his large format colour photographs of construction sites.

[1] For nearly two decades, Ulrich Hensel has been working almost obsessively focussing on one single subject: construction sites.

His images are often abstract and sometimes minimalist – "grids, dots, fastenings and iron grilles extend across the pictures in rigorous formations defined by the functions of the objects shown"[1] – and inevitably create associations with the geometric abstract art of Kazimir Malevich[2] and Piet Mondrian.

Like Leonardo da Vinci recognized a world from drawings in a weathered wall, Ulrich Hensel loves to look at construction sites.

[4]In contrast to Andreas Gursky, who in recent years has been heavily relying on computers to edit and enhance his pictures, Hensel is concerned with authenticity and avoids digital manipulations.