Art tour // Arctic Creatures
Art tour // 13:30 - 14:00
Who are Arctic Creatures, what do they do in the Icelandic nature and what are their works about? Join us for a guided tour of their exhibition.
Arctic Creatures is a collective of three Icelandic artists: visual artist Hrafnkell Sigurdsson, filmmaker and director Óskar Jónasson and actor/theatre director Stefán Jónsson. Over a number of years (2012-22), they have worked together on photographic works set in the Icelandic wilderness.
The artists themselves play the main characters in scenes that are equal parts comic and tragic, choreographed and staged using material, both litter and seaweed, found on site. Dressed in minimal clothing, they fearlessly embody mythological creatures or playfully reference iconic works of art history. It's gifted, theatrical and hysterical, and at the same time a climate-conscious salute to the fact that human beings are constantly being overtaken by their own imaginations and their own filth. This is the first time the group is exhibiting in Denmark. Óskar Jónasson and Stefán Jónsson will show you around the exhibition and answer questions.
PRACTICAL INFO
The tour lasts about 30 minutes with time for questions. It is free of charge upon registration.
NB. the event is in English
Exhibition // Artic Creatures
Arctic Creatures is a collective of three Icelandic artists: visual artist Hrafnkell Sigurdsson, filmmaker and director Óskar Jónasson and actor/theatre director Stefán Jónsson. Over a number of years (2012-22), they have worked together on photographic works set in the Icelandic wilderness.
The artists themselves play the main characters in scenes that are equal parts comic and tragic, choreographed and staged using material, both litter and seaweed, found on site. The artists go out on a limb when, dressed in only the most basic of clothing, they take on the role of mythological creatures or seemingly paraphrase works of art history. It's gifted, theatrical and hysterical, and at the same time a climate-conscious salute to the fact that human beings are constantly being overtaken by their own imaginations and their own filth.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday and Sunday: 12:00-17:00
Artist talk // Inuk Silis Høegh & Jacob Kirkegaard
Artist talk // 15:00 - 16:00
Experience visual artist Inuk Silis Høegh in conversation with sound artist Jacob Kirkegaard
During the filming of The Green Land, Inuk Silis Høegh invited sound artist Jacob Kirkegaard on board. He needed to leave the soundtrack to an artist who could challenge his preconceptions. And no one could do this better than Jacob Kirkegaard, who has recorded sound of everything from the ice cap, Trump's wall in Mexico, dead bodies and landfills.
But how did the collaboration between the artist, who is challenged by hearing loss, and the sound man, who sticks his microphone into the almost inaudible, go? And how do you find the right balance between visual and audio storytelling?
Exhibition // Inuk Silis Høegh - The Green Land
“The Green Land” by Inuk Silis Høegh is a land art project in four stages, representing each of the four elements of the earth: earth, water, fire, air.
All four works are set in Greenland’s nature, and they explore man’s intervention with nature in a time where global environmental issues are knocking on Greenland’s door like never before.
In an ambitious land art project, renowned Greenlandic filmmaker and visual artist Inuk Silis Høegh applies his creative vision to Greenland's diverse nature. The rugged mountains, deep fjords, majestic ice and lush lowlands all take centre stage, as Silis Høegh intervenes, rearranges, applies colour and adds smoke in an effort to question for how long the Arctic nature will remain untouched.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 10:00-17:00
Saturday and Sunday: 12:00-17:00