U CAN´T TOUCH THIS

~ Trio Show at Arden Asbæk Gallery

~ 11.03.22 - 23.04.22

~ Works on show:

Mermaid, Khrysos & My Little Icelandic Pony

~ Touch & Loop tech

~ Fellow artists:

Aya Simone Bækhøj Schmidt &

Thilde Maria Haukohl Kristensen

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About U Can´t Touch This ( words by Arden Asbæk Gallery ):

Arden Asbæk Gallery is excited to present its fourth exhibition under the title PLATFORM. This time focusing on both craftsmanship and tactility, the exhibition U CAN’T TOUCH THIS presents the works of three emerging artists, each representing a different sense of tactility. From the glossy to the fluffy, from the watery to the rich, these three artists work within vastly different media; textile, ceramics and painting. But what they have in common is just how hard they make keeping your hands to yourself.

Textile composer Signe Emdal’s highly technical works use carefully researched elements and techniques from all over the worlds, creating esoteric and innovative structures unlike anything else. In the series Touch, Icelandic pony wool fibers are transformed into a furry being, reflecting on body memory. These fragile pieces talk about how the body remembers any sort of touch – wanted or unwanted – and hardwires the touch in its memory.

Signe Emdal (b. 1979) is an experienced textile composer, living and working in Copenhagen. Emdal creates sitespecific symbolic pieces that breathes the spirit of a given location, combined with her fusions of cultural textile techniques, highlighting that all nationalities are part of a multicultural structural merge of textile traditions beyond time and borders. Her work has been shown at Skagen Art Museum, the Spring Exhibition 2020, among others. And in 2022, her work will be showcased at the Homo Faber Biennale in Venice.

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