In my work I tend to work from the material and out first, having in mind the lineage of artistic creation and representation. Currently I am investigating the duality between light, shadow and reflection now having undertones of dealing with the synthetic and artificial technologies -and reality in contrast to the organic, lifegiving evolutionary build systems such as the cappillary lung system or the circulatory systems in organisms; this often results in an object-based work, whereas not the figure itself only is important, but also the space and the viewer surrounding the figure has an important role to perform when engaging with the works. In my practice I have been drawn towards illuminating natural and cultural occurrences such as paintings, banners, marketed products and the use of shapes and symbols.
Education:
2016- 2020 Gerrit Rietveld Academie Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
2015- 2016 Apprenticeship MFA Erik Rytter, ARABESK Studio
2011 - 2014 University of Aalborg Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Interactive Digital Media
Selected Exhibitions:
2022 Pakistan Art Forum, "Dreams & Visions" (group) Lahore, Pakistan
2022 The Edit Gallery, "Contemporary Now" (group) Nicosia, Cyprus
2022 Stella Allery Berlin, "The Responsive Body" w/ Sali Muller, Berlin, Germany
2022 Enter Art Fair, Annika Nuttall Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021 Annika Nuttall Gallery, "Respiratory Futures" (solo), Aarhus, Denmark
2021 Unit 1 Gallery, "Fair Art Fair Curated I" (group), London, United Kingdom 5/6
2021 Cité Internationale des Arts, "Spatial Encounters" w/ Jano Vasilko, Paris, France
2021 Annika Nuttall Gallery, "Images of Light" w/ Nicolo Baraggioli, Aarhus, Denmark
2019 Annika Nuttall Gallery, "INTERFERENCE" (solo), Aarhus, Denmark
2019 Glassbox Gallery, "Concerning the Hyper-Primitive" (solo), Paris, France
2018 Glassbox Gallery, "The (Ir)Relevant Generation" w/ Giuliana Zefferi, Paris, France
2017 CHPEA Museum + Nordisk FilmTV, Herning, Denmark
2017 WOW w/ Karim Adduchi, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016 OCTEH Museum of Art Skopje, Macedonia
2015 NEO-EXPO, Leyduin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Representation:
2021 Elena Ioannidou The Edit Gallery Limassol, Cyprus
2020 Angeliki Kim Jonsson London, United Kingdom
2019 Annika Nuttal Gallery (main gallery) Aarhus, Denmark
Public Collections:
2022 Region Halland Halmstad, Sweden
2022 Aarhus Universitet – Center of Educational Development Aarhus, Denmark
2020 Statens Kunstfond Copenhagen, Denmark
2019 Kunstforeningen på TV 2 Copenhagen, Denmark
2016 Остен Museum of Art Macedonia Skopje, Macedonia
Artist Statement:
My works can be abstract at times, but are always related to a real-world counterpart, often appearing from the use of high-tech materials; used in other industries such as retroreflection technology from the aviation industry, functional aesthetics from industrial plastic construction and chrome pigments from the car manufacturing industry. I draw on inspirations in various fields; wether it be historical elements, like the early depictions from the Lascaux caves or other inspirations that comes from the fields of sociology, psychology, scientific methodologies and pop culture; all with a common denominator in using, disecting and understanding symbols, relics and human selfrepresentation; such as the anthropromorphic qualities certain objects contains. An ongoing fascination is in the 1980s philosophical terms ”hyperreality” and ”simulacra” from which original as well as copied representation and virtual representation merges into one, ultimately creating a fluidity in how we as humans are engaging with the surrounding world, wether it be in technology, scientifically or aesthetically; this has made a deep impact in my own approach to my work