The Censored Exhibition
The Censored Exhibition is an international group exhibition that seeks to present a contemporary selection of international fine-art photography.
The exhibition took place in Hal 12 on Refshaleøen for the first time in 2021. Thus, the exhibition gave new life to an older industrial building, while at the same time the building was used actively in the installation of the works. It is a historic place that meets contemporary photography and creativity, and in that intersection explores what international fine-art photography is, can and leans towards being in the future.
24 ARTISTS15 COUNTRIES
Amin Yousef (IR), Anouchka Renaud-Eck (FR), Aoife Herrity (IE), Beatrice Schuett Moumdjian (DE), Claudia Fuggetti (IT), Emma Sandström (SE), Franziska Kaufhold (DE), Fion Hung Ching Yan (HK), Imane Djamil (MA), Kukka-Maria Rosenlund (FI), Lesia Maruschak (CA), Maria Lax (FI), Meredith Andrews (BM), Michael C. Madsen (DK), Michele Spatari (IT), Nadja Ellinger (DE), Nicolas Serve (FR), Nikita Teryoshin (DE), Pierre St-Arnault (CA), Rebecca Najdowski (US), Rita Puig-Serra Costa (ES), Sari Soininen (FI), Steffi Drerup (DE) and Tirdad Aghakhani (IR/US).

EXCLUSIVE ONLINE AUCTION
For the first time, Copenhagen Photo Festival and Artland were working on an online auction together for the festival in 2021. During the festival, you had the chance to see, bid and buy the artists’ exhibited works.
It was possible to bid and buy the works online as well as navigate around the 3D-scanned exhibition space on Artland’s platform.
The collaboration with ARTLAND gave Copenhagen Photo Festival the opportunity to embrace the possibilities of new technologies and new ways of experiencing and collecting photography.
Artland’s online 3D Auction gave art collectors the opportunity to travel in a virtual space to see, bid and buy the artworks of the Censored Exhibition from all over the world.
Artland is a dedicated platform for contemporary art that connects galleries with collectors on a global scale. It’s social marketplace helps galleries to communicate their content with revolutionary tools, inviting buyers worldwide to engage with the art market in a unique way.
In Artland, you can visit exhibitions in 3D, browse and buy available artworks, message a gallery or other collectors directly, establish a profile, manage your collection, customize your feed, and read vibrant media content including articles, interviews, studio visits and 3D tours of museum exhibitions – all in one place.
JURY
In 2021, we received a total of 380 applications from 49 countries, of which 24 artists were selected from 15 countries by an international jury based on an open call.
In 2021, the jury consisted of Roderick van der Lee, Executive Director at Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam, Audrey Hoareau, Artistic Director at Photo Basel & freelance curator and Michelle Eistrup, critically acclaimed artist.

Audrey Hoareau, Artistic Director at Photo Basel & freelance curator

Roderick van der Lee, Executive Director at Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam

Michelle Eistrup, critically acclaimed artist