[…] exhibition hall overlooking the water. As a wow effect, the number of works on display has become a concept in the exhibition design, where the unique ceramic sculptures are placed on uniform, square, white podiums, grouped into six large podiums of different heights. On the white surface, the many sculptures stand out in an […]
[…] and I see daylight filtered through the works and transformed into a coherent, musical work that touches other senses than just the visual. Mette Ussing's Changing stick sculpture and Aske Rex's Little Ship are fine examples of this. The works play beautifully together, with their repetitive structures that filter light, and where there is […]
“Jeg kan godt lide den allergi, der er kommet over for de helt billigt producerede møbler” Møbeldesigner, Anne Brandhøj, tager selv kædesaven og fælder de træer, hun bruger i sine designs. Hun ved godt, at der findes mange møbler i verden i forvejen, men har fundet sin egen uperfekte vej i branchen.
[…] architect, visual artist and designer Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–82), is blessed with a lovely natural setting offering sweeping views of the sea. Near the coast stands a sculpture that resembles an ordinary, everyday toilet. The view is magnificent; not least for a toilet. But of course, you cannot use it. Nearby, however, there are […]
[…] alt (Everything Is Connected to Everything), which is a quote by Gro Harlem Brundtland. As expected, the computer-station-like installation in the shop-front window is in fact a sculpture. Many of the other objects inside this former retail space are works of art. Consistently understated. It is like entering a Wunderkammer, a chamber of curiosities, […]
[…] and artworks from the Faroe Islands and the entire Danish territory. Each of the 278 citizens with a flair for knitting was individually encouraged to select a sculpture or artwork in the public space near them that they wanted to reflect upon. Initially, each participant recreated the chosen piece in miniature, measuring 30 x […]
[…] [16] Ibid. [17] The Oxford English Dictionary: Second Edition, Volume II (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989), 77. This argument was first developed for an essay about Johanne Hestvold’s sculpture series Seks beholdere, created for the exhibition in Sun and Spring in January – Next Generation in Norwegian Contemporary Art. See Ingrid Halland, «Beholder: or, the […]
[…] each other, and I use intestines as my primary material to describe an experience that is both energetic and physical. The installation My Mother's Hands consists of sculpture, text and sound. It represents both a wet and a dry trace. The physical work of dried intestines takes the form of a wave, a body, […]
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[…] of tubular steel industrial design, the chair was donated by the designer himself. The third work, Point of View (2023) by Maria Bang Espersen, is a glass sculpture that challenges the viewer’s perception of the material. Espersen manipulates the molten glass so it resembles boiled sweet mixture, offering a critical and sensory exploration of […]
Roots and possibilities ‘My sculpture has roots in Denmark – that is undeniable. The language they speak is filtered through the Danish culture of art and design history. For example, I held a solo exhibition based on my recollection of the colours at Thorvaldsen’s Museum. This Danish background has one meaning when you’re working […]