Skin Hunger

Interview

[…] touch. That's usually how it is when you walk into an exhibition space. But in the spring, when Laura Astrup Larsen debuted her first solo exhibition at Officinet, that norm was turned on its head. With "Hudsult" (Skin Hunger), which was the title of the exhibition, she wanted to celebrate tactile experiences. So she […]

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As I am speaking with Anker Bak about his exhibition at Officinet, it is clear to me that I am sitting across from a furniture designer with a mission. His project En ny værdighed (A New Dignitity) targets an acutely relevant topic, as ‘the elderly’ make up a growing share of society, while the […]

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[…] exploring the world, which she uses to make complex knowledge accessible through aesthetic and design-based communication strategies. With the exhibition ‘If in a hole, keep digging’ at Officinet, she explores mineral extraction in Greenland, geopolitics and the narratives that shape our understanding of the Arctic. She focuses on the reality and tensions unfolding there […]

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Straw on time

Portrait

[…] assembled multiple times to form the tight, graphic motif that the container is decorated with. It's a good example of Alberte Svendsen's intention behind her exhibition at Officinet, where, among straw-covered boxes and panels, she also exhibited color and material samples. Namely, to invite people into the material she herself is so fascinated by. […]

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[…] HOUSE OF CRAFT Matter House of Craft in Nexø is a vibrant workshop that sells commercial ceramics and glass, but also hosts changing exhibitions of craft artists. OFFICINET Danish craft & Design Association's gallery in Bredgade with exhibitions, showcases of prototypes, talks and lectures. Officinet is one of Copenhagen's few free spaces for craft […]

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