CHARLOTTENBORG ~ SPRING EXHIBITION

~ Annual group show at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen

~ 02.02.20 - 08.03.20

~ Works on show:

Mimosa Memory Performance

~ Touch tech

~ One of five Solo Award Nomine´s at the annual spring exhibition in Charlottenborg, Copenhagen Denmark.

~ Curated by:

Kirse Junge-Stevnsborg (direktør, Malmö Kunstmuseum), Morten Løbner Espersen (kunsthåndværker), Tina Maria Nielsen (billedkunstner), Trine Søndergaard (billedkunstner) og Trude Mardal (arkitekt).

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About Spring Exhibition 2020 & Mimosa Memory :

My Performance at the annual spring exhibition at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen. A 28 day loom challenge inside a curated fine artshow.

Mimosa Memory is inspired by the delicate fragility of the Mimosa flower and tree. One single touch will destroy the sensitive flower. Same goes for my newly invented material, one single touch of the surface, will destroy the original artwork and leave a permanent mark. Nature is sensitive.

My workspace and the energetic sensations of spaces effects my choice of colors, effects my breath, my inner vision, my ambience, my physical body. In this Performance I explore how my artwork will grow on the loom when I arrange an intimate personal workspace inside of a curated art show. The audience will witness my process live, during the 5 weeks of the show.

My Mimosa project started in Statens Værksteder during a two month artist in residence in the summer of 2019 in Copenhagen. The second and final part of the art piece will grow in Kunsthal Charlottenborg during the annual curated spring exhibition 2020.

I was selected with my loom performance, exploring how it feels to work focused in a public space - challenging the audience to keep a distance, keep silent and NOT TOUCH. My performance endured 28 days, with the last day on march 8th: Woman International day. That same day, we took off the final artwork from the loom in a ceremonial spirit.

This performance was nominated for the solo-award at the Charlottenborg spring exhibition 2020.

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Words by Charlottenborg:

The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition is one of the most important open, censored exhibitions in Europe and has been held annually at Charlottenborg since 1857. It originated as an exhibition showing new works by Danish artists, but today includes participants from many countries. Over the years, the exhibition has presented works by great internationally renowned artists such as Alvar Aalto, Per Kirkeby, Olafur Eliasson, Superflex and many others. The exhibition is organised by Charlottenborg Fonden.

The exhibition allows a considerable number of artists to participate in a major international project and has over the years provided the first significant platform for many emerging artists, while also presenting important new pieces by more established figures.

This year 70 Danish and international artists and artist groups has been selected by the jury among the 736 applications. A total of 134 works are on display this year created by well-established artists, but also by emerging talents from Denmark and Europe as well as Israel, Russia and USA.

This year’s participants are:

Marie Agnild (DK), Selin Akin (TR) & Alexander Papakonstandinou (GR), Katja Angeli (DK), Shimon Attie (US), Bianca Barandun (CH), Anders Bendixen (DK), Stine Bidstrup (DK), BLUE TIT Production (Helle Pagter, Amia Miang & Pernille Koch) (DK), Silke Brandes (DK), Bue Bredsdorff (DK), Andreas Brunner (CH), Kasper Christiansen (DK), Valerie Collart (FR), Bjørn Colstrup (DK), Hilde Dramstad (NO), Frans Drewniak (DK), Ellen Dynebrink (SE), AnneMette Elmelund (DK), Signe Emdal (DK), Simone Fezer (DE), Lauge Groes (DK), Henriikka Harinen (FI), Dorthe Herup (DK), Liisa Hietanen (FI), Davide Hjort (IT), Erik Hjorth (DK), Annamarie Ho (US), Gunzi Holmström (FI), Mette Homar (DK), Hanna Hyy (FI), Maria Høyen (NO), Mads Max Ibenfeldt (DK), Noa Ironic (IL), Amalie Vöge Jensen (DK), Nellie Jonsson (SE), Silke Xenia Juul (DK), Nikki Jääskeläinen (FI), Jakob Jørgensen (DK), Kamilla Jørgensen (DK), Niklas Karlsson (SE), Malene Kastalje (DK), Jonna Kina (FI), Maria Koshenkova (RU), Rebecka Larsdotter (SE), Anton Lind (SE), Christina Maj Lundqvist (DK), Material Think Space (Kate Williams (US) & Louis Alderson-Bythell (UK)), Anne Mortensen (DK), Niels Østergaard Munk (DK), Isaac Nissen (DK), Anna Nyberg (SE), Karl Ejnar Nybo (DK), Annelie Grimwade Olofsson (SE), Christina Bruun Olsson (DK), Iida Pii (FI), François Réau (FR), Marie Retpen (DK) & Begitte Lynge Andersen (DK), Sixten Sandra (SE), Katherine Sankey (IE), Susanne Schwieter (DE), Henk Stallinga (NL), Trine Struwe (DK), Stine Stubdrup (DK), Charlotte Thorup (DK), Attilio Tono (IT), André Viking (DK), Austin Voll (US), Vic West (SE), Sky Lucy Young (DK), Heidi Øiseth (NO).

Furthermore, last year’s winner of the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition Solo Award, Samaneh Roghani (IR), presents a solo exhibition with a new installation at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2020.

The 2020 jury consists of Kirse Junge-Stevnsborg (Director, Malmö Art Museum), Morten Løbner Espersen (craftsman), Tina Maria Nielsen (visual artist), Trine Søndergaard (visual artist) and Trude Mardal (architect). With their artistic practice and background as well as their international experience the jury has not only selected the works for the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition 2020 but also nominated five artists to this year’s Solo Award and elected the Solo Award winner and the Talent Award winner, where the winners are announced at the opening night.

The nominees to this year’s Solo Award are: Andreas Brunner (CH), Signe Emdal (DK), Rebecka Larsdotter (SE), Anton Lind (SE) and Niels Østergaard Munk (DK).

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