VÆKST OPENING PARTY · 'Forestillinger | Scenarios' · DJ | DRINKS
VÆKST OPENING PARTY · 'Forestillinger | Scenarios' · DJ | DRINKS
VÆKST OPENING PARTY · 'Forestillinger | Scenarios' · DJ | DRINKS
Kom og vær med til åbningsfesten på VÆKST – Copenhagen Photo Festivals udendørs udstillingspark på Refshaleøen, der er dedikeret til nye nordiske talenter og tværfaglige udtryk.
I Refshaleøens rå, industrielle omgivelser samler VÆKST fotografi, performance, lyd og billedkunst i en udendørs ramme. I løbet af aftenen kan du udforske installationer og udstillinger af årets FUTURES Talents, VÆKST Creatives og de deltagende nordiske kunst- og fotoskoler.
Programmet byder på en åbningstale af festivaldirektør Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen, kunstnersamtaler med årets nordiske FUTURES Talents samt åbningspræsentationer af de nordiske kunst- og fotoskoler og VÆKST Creatives.
Oplev en performance af Alice Presencer og filmvisninger af Loulou Buxbom og María Kristín Antonsdóttir – inden aftenen skifter til en mere festlig stemning med live-DJ og bar.
Vi glæder os til at fejre starten på dette års festival sammen med dig!
AFTENPROGRAM
16.15 · Åbningstale ved festivaldirektør Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen
16.30 · Artist talks med Nordic FUTURES Talents
17.00 · Præsentationer ved de nordiske kunst- og fotoskoler + VÆKST Creatives
18.00 · Performance med Alice Presencer.
18.30 · Live-DJ og fest
Join us for the Opening Party at VÆKST — Copenhagen Photo Festival’s outdoor exhibition park at Refshaleøen, dedicated to emerging Nordic talents and cross-disciplinary practices.
Set in the raw, industrial surroundings of Refshaleøen, VÆKST brings together photography, performance, sound, and visual art in an open-air setting. Throughout the evening, explore installations and exhibitions by this year’s FUTURES Talents, VÆKST Creatives and participating Nordic Art and Photo schools.
The programme includes an opening speech by Festival Director Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen, artist talks with this year’s Nordic FUTURES talents, as well as opening presentations by the Nordic Art and Photo schools and VÆKST Creatives.
Experience a performance by Alice Presencer and screenings by Loulou Buxbom and María Kristín Antonsdóttir — before the evening shifts into a more festive atmosphere with a live DJ and bar.
We look forward to celebrating the start of this year’s festival with you!
EVENING PROGRAM
16.15 · Opening Speech by Festival Director Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen
16.30 · Artist talks with Nordic FUTURES Talents
17.00 · Open Presentations by the Nordic Art and Photo schools + VÆKST Creatives
18.00 · Performance by Alice Presencer.
18.30 · Live DJ and Party
HVOR | WHERE
Refshalevej 173c (across from Copenhagen Contemporary)
HVEM | WHO
Copenhagen Photo Festival x DMJX · Fatamorgana · Oslo Fotokunstskole · FUTURES Nordic Talents 2026 · VÆKST Creatives
HVORNÅR | WHEN
12 June 2026
16–23 | 4PM–11PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Gratis | Free
Image credit: © Søren Pagter
EXHIBITION · Something Missing? · Sophie Calle
EXHIBITION · Something Missing? · Sophie Calle
EXHIBITION · Something Missing? · Sophie Calle
I udstillingen Something Missing? præsenteres syv af Sophie Calles store, markante værkserier og en række øvrige værker. Samlet består udstillingen af flere end 300 enkeltdele – fotografier, tekster, video – og fylder museets Vestfløj.
Igennem fem årtier har Sophie Calle (f. 1953) skabt et særdeles omfattende værk, der handler om at gebærde sig i livet, om forbindelserne mellem mennesker, mellem den indre og den ydre verden, mellem fiktion og fakta. I udstillingen vises værker i et tidsmæssigt spænd på knap 40 år, fra 1986-2024.
Temaer som kærlighed, længsel, erindring, skønhed, fravær og nærvær er markante i udstillingen – præcis som de er i hele Calles oeuvre. Et gennemgående tema er desuden forholdet mellem synligt og usynligt, synssans og blindhed, og om fremkaldelsen af indre billeder og visuelle erindringer. Centralt i udstillingen er det tidlige hovedværk The Blind (De blinde) fra 1986, som i
2024 blev erhvervet til Louisianas samling og nu vises på museet for første gang.
In the exhibition entitled Something Missing? seven major series by Sophie Calle are presented including a selection of other works. Totalling more than 300 individual parts – photographs, texts and videos – the exhibition fills the museum’s West Wing.
Over five decades, Sophie Calle (b. 1953) has created a prodigious body of work about navigating the world. About being human. About interpersonal connections, the inner and outer worlds, fiction and fact. The exhibition features works spanning nearly 40 years, from 1986-2024.
Themes of love, longing, memory, beauty, absence and presence are central to the exhibition and to Calle’s art overall. Another recurring motif is the relationship between the visible and the invisible, sight and blindness, the development of internal images and visual memories. A central piece in the exhibition is The Blind (1986), an early key work acquired for the Louisiana’s collection
in 2024 and now on display for the first time at the museum.
HVOR | WHERE
HVEM | WHO
Sophie Calle
HVORNÅR | WHEN
26.03.2026 – 06.09.2026
Tirsdag - Fredag 11.00 - 22.00
Lørdag - Søndag 11.00 - 18.00
Mandag Lukket
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Adults 18+: 145 kr.
Students: 130 kr.
Members guest's: 130 kr.
Free for children and jung adults under 18 years
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Louisiana er med over 700.000 årlige besøgende det mest besøgte museum for moderne og samtidskunst i Skandinavien. Museet er internationalt anerkendt for sine fremragende udstillinger, sin voksende samling og sit levende kulturprogram.
Siden åbningen i 1958 i Humlebæk har museet formidlet kunst og kultur af høj kvalitet fra det 20. og 21. århundrede til et bredt publikum. Den harmoniske arkitektur og den naturskønne beliggenhed gør det desuden til et af de smukkeste museer i verden.
ABOUT
Louisiana, with over 700,000 annual visitors, is the most visited museum for modern and contemporary art in Scandinavia. It is internationally recognized for its outstanding exhibitions, growing collection, and vibrant cultural programme.
Since opening in 1958 in Humlebæk, the museum has presented high-quality art and culture from the 20th and 21st centuries to a broad audience. Its harmonious architecture and scenic setting also make it one of the most beautiful museums in the world.
EVENT · Portfolio Reviews · The Royal Theatre
EVENT · Portfolio Reviews · The Royal Theatre
EVENT · Portfolio Reviews · The Royal Theatre
Copenhagen Photo Festival inviterer studerende, spirende kunstnere og fotografer og andre, der har brug for ny inspiration og input til den kreative udvikling, til et portfolio review-arrangement på festivalens første dag.
Arrangementet er en unik mulighed for fotografer til at modtage indsigtsfuld feedback fra en bred vifte af eksperter fra den danske og internationale fotografiscene ved årets Portfolio Reviews.
I løbet af dine 3 sessioner kan du forvente værdifuld kritik af dit arbejde fra anerkendte fagfolk såsom gallerister, kunstnere, fotojournalister, kuratorer og andre.
Læs mere om årets reviewere og book din plads senest 25. maj via knappen!
Copenhagen Photo Festival invites students, budding artists and photographers and others who need new inspiration and input for their creative development to a portfolio review event on the first day of the festival.
The event is a unique opportunity for photographers to receive insightful feedback from a wide range of experts from the Danish and international photography scene at this year’s Portfolio Reviews.
During your 3 sessions, you can expect valuable criticism of your work from recognized professionals such as gallerists, artists, photojournalists, curators and others.
Read more about this year’s reviewers and book your place by May 25th via the button!
HVOR | WHERE
The Royal Danish Theatre
Kongens Nytorv 9 · Copenhagen C
HVEM | WHO
Copenhagen Photo Festival
HVORNÅR | WHEN
11 June 2026
10–14 | 10AM–2PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
1000 kr. | DKK 1000
Image credit: © Yolanta C. Siu
TALKS · Photo Scene · The Royal Theatre
TALKS · Photo Scene · The Royal Theatre
TALKS · Photo Scene · The Royal Theatre
Two days of artist talks, panel discussions and screenings that delve into the many perspectives of photography, from photo books and artistic processes to photography’s ability to document and change the world around us.
In 2026, Copenhagen Photo Festival presents a two-day live program on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June with artist talks, book presentations and conversations about photography.
Photo Scene will take place in the central Balkonfoyer in 2026 – a unique historical setting for informal meetings with the artists and thinkers who shape today’s photographic landscape. The program has been designed in collaboration with this year’s photo publishers, exhibiting artists and partners.
Whether you are into bold visual storytelling, political reflections or the poetic and personal side of photography, Photo Scene invites you to listen, ask questions and get closer to the ideas behind the images.
The program is free to attend for festival guests with a valid entry ticket. – some talks require a seat reservation, as we expect a larger audience. Book here
PROGRAM | PROGRAMME
SATURDAY 13 June
11.30 Artist tour of the exhibition with Rhiannon Adam
12.00-12.30
Cian Burke & Eva-Teréz Gölin — Geometry of Time and Colour
Artist talk with gallery director Cian Burke from Galleri Format in Malmö and artist Eva-Teréz Gölin, who will discuss works from Geometry of Time and Colour, exploring photography through digital processes, online imagery, and light-sensitive materials in constant transformation.
Galleri Format
12.30-13.15 + questions
Solo artist Maja Daniels & Max Fergusson — Gertrud
Artist talk with solo artist Maja Daniels and Granta editor, Max Ferguson discussing Daniels’ work Gertrud — exhibited at this year’s festival — which reimagines a 17th-century Swedish witch trial through photography as mythmaking, weaving together archival and contemporary imagery to draw parallels between historical cycles of fear and our present moment.
We recommend to book a seat for this event – it is free with a festival ticket.
Solo artist 2026
13.30-14.30 + questions & book signing
Solo Artist Roger Ballen — On The Ballenesque
Artist talk with solo artist Roger Ballen, reflecting on five decades of image-making and the evolution of his distinctive visual language — from documentary photography to the staged, psychologically charged interiors of Spirits and Spaces, on show at this year’s festival.
After the talk you can buy signed copies of the books Spirits & Spaces and The Ballenesque.
We recommend to book a seat for this talk – it is free with a festival pass
Solo artist 2026
14.45-15.30 BREAK
14.30-15-00 Artist tour of the exhibition with Helge Skodvin
15.30-16.00
Jo Verwohlt & Judit Prat Martí — A Responsibility to Awe
Artist talk with astrophysicist and photographer Judit Prat Martí and curator Jo Verwohlt (Yonder Art Science / Niels Bohr Institute), discussing how the same sense of awe that drives the study of dark energy and the expanding universe can be found in the everyday streets of Copenhagen — and what happens when scientific and artistic inquiry meet.
Niels Bohr Institutet | Yonder Art Science
16.00-16.30
Atoosa Farahmand & Oscar Hagberg — Not a Typical Persian Girl
Artists Atoosa Farahmand and Oscar Hagberg in conversations with gallerist André Hansen on their exhibition Not a Typical Persian Girl, on view at Ex Nihilo during Copenhagen Photo Festival, and their accompanying 250-page book. Through their work — spanning artistic research, archival material, and personal interviews — they trace feminist movements and women’s resistance in Iran from the 1850s to today, giving voice to women and non-binary individuals in Iran and the diaspora.
Ex Nihilo
16.30-17.00
Salih Basheer — The Return
Artist and photographer Salih Basheer presents his book The Return and introduces its dark backdrop: the devastation of the war in Sudan. Basheer’s focus on the humanitarian impact and experiences of loss and displacement. Born in Sudan, Salih is intimately connected to this story, and through it, he presents the challenges his people are facing.
Phote Market Exhibitor
17.00-17.30
Kunstnerfællesskabet Femtiden — Landskaber
Hvordan arbejder et kunstnerfællesskab over tid — og hvad sker der, når kontrol gives fra sig? De fem kunstnere Dennis Dalgaard, Lise Lunderskov, Ulrik Teisner, Britta My Thomsen og Jonas Delfs udgør kunstnerfællesskabet Femtiden. I denne talk fortæller de om kollektive eksperimenter, radikal samarbejdspraksis og deres aktuelle udstilling Landskaber hos Galleri Krebsen.
Galleri Krebsen
SUNDAY 14 June
12.00-12.30
Lars Krabbe — Lige i øjet
Artist talk med pressefotograf Lars Krabbe, der præsenterer sine bedste pressefotos fra 1984 til 2025. Krabbe har vundet Årets Pressefoto flere gange samt en anden plads ved World Press Photo. På talken fortæller han om sit arbejde og bogen Lige i øjet, udgivet af forlaget Frydenlund.
Photo Book Exhibitor
12.30-13.00
Mette Hartung Kirkegaard — A Room Full of Love
Billedkunstner Mette Hartung Kirkegaard er aktuel med udstillingen A Room Full of Love. I talken fortæller hun om magien ved fotografi og det at skabe kunst i dialog med omgivelserne og fascinationen ved, hvordan et fotografi på én gang rummer både det fysisk konkrete og det personligt filtrerede.
Prospekt
13.00-14.00
BREAK
14.00-14.30
Antone Dolezal & Lara Shipleya — The Naked Truth
Artist talk with Antone Dolezal and Lara Shipley, discussing The Naked Truth — a project that traces the rise of a 1930s American medical charlatan to examine how manipulation, disinformation, and magical thinking shape our perception of reality, drawing uncomfortable parallels to the current political climate in the United States.
CPF Selectees 2026
14.30-16.00 BREAK
14.30-15.15 Artist tour of the exhibition with Carolyn Drake
15.15-15.45
Astrid Kruse Jensen & Kristine Kern – Kunstnersamtale
Kunstner Astrid Kruse Jensen er optaget af at afsøge fotografiet i et udvidet felt og i en serie nye værker eksperimenterer hun med over 100 år gamle glasnegativer, der smeltes sammen med glas til det hun kalder fotografiske glasskulpturer. I samtale med kunsthistoriker og rektor for Det Fynske Kunstakademi Kristine Kern vil hun tale om de nye arbejder og hvordan hun ser det fotografiske billede i dialog med andre materialiteter.
Martin Asbæk Gallery | Det Fynske Kunstakademi
16.00-16.30
Forestil dig …? — Præmieoverrækkelse
Mere end 200 fotografer har i år bidraget til årets åbne udstilling, der i år er sponsoreret af CEWE. Blandt de 200 er i alt 50 fotografier blevet udvalgt til at blive vist som del af en fysisk udstilling og nu skal vinderne af 1., 2. og 3. prisen kåret blandt de udvalgte fotografier. CEWE har sponsoreret præmierne: gavekort på henholdsvis 4.000, 2.000 og 1.000 kr. til de tre vindere.
Copenhagen Photo Festival og CEWE
HVOR | WHERE
The Royal Danish Theatre
Kongens Nytorv 9 · Copenhagen C
HVEM | WHO
Copenhagen Photo Festival
HVORNÅR | WHEN
13-14 June 2026
12–18 | 12PM–6PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Free with a Festival Pass
Image credit: © Mia Richelieu
GRAND OPENING · 'Forestillinger | Scenarios' · GAMLE SCENE
GRAND OPENING · 'Forestillinger | Scenarios'
GRAND OPENING · 'Forestillinger | Scenarios'
Vi glæder os til at se dig til GRAND OPENING 2026, hvor vi sammen skyder årets festival i gang i de spektakulære omgivelser på Det Kongelige Teater og fejrer begyndelsen på en festival med store udstillingsoplevelser og et levende aktivitetsprogram.
Sammen med udstillende kunstnere, kuratorer, fremtrædende internationale gæster og repræsentanter fra vores partnerinstitutioner fejrer vi fotografiets evne til at skabe verdener og nye muligheder gennem billeder og fortællinger – iscenesat eller ej. Og til at forestille sig en bedre verden, der går af nye stier. Endnu en grund til at mødes og fejre fotografiet sammen!
Til åbningen kan du opleve den allerførste udstilling med den amerikanske kunstner og Magnum-fotograf Carolyn Drake samt soloudstillinger af de fire solokunstnere Helge Skodvin, Maja Daniels, Rhiannon Adam og Roger Ballen, der alle giver deres perspektiv på årets tema ’Forestillinger | Scenarier’. Derudover åbner vi den åbne udstilling ‘Forestil dig …?’ i samarbejde med CEWE Med deltagelse af mere end 200 indsendte bidrag, hvor 50 vises i en gruppe installation.
Vi glæder os til at fejre med dig, så husk at sætte kryds i kalenderen!
We look forward to seeing you at GRAND OPENING 2026, where we will launch this year’s festival together in the spectacular surroundings of the Royal Theatre and celebrate the beginning of a festival with great exhibition experiences and a vibrant activity program.
Together with exhibiting artists, curators, prominent international guests and representatives from our partner institutions, we will celebrate photography’s ability to create worlds and new possibilities through images and stories – staged or not. And to imagine a better world that follows new paths. Another reason to meet and celebrate photography together!
At the opening, you can experience the very first exhibition with the American artist and Magnum photographer Carolyn Drake, as well as solo exhibitions by the four solo artists Helge Skodvin, Maja Daniels, Rhiannon Adam and Roger Ballen, all of whom will give their perspective on this year’s theme ‘Forestillinger | Scenarios’. In addition, we are opening the open exhibition ‘Imagine if …?’ in collaboration with CEWE with the participation of more than 200 submitted contributions, of which 50 are displayed in a group installation.
We look forward to celebrating with you, so remember to mark your calendars!
GRAND OPENING PROGRAMME
EXHIBITION OPENINGS · CPF | GAMLE SCENE
Thursday 11 June · 16:00–20:00
The Royal Danish Theatre – Gamle Scene
FORESTILLINGER | SCENARIOS
Explore the first major Danish exhibition by Carolyn Drake
Solo exhibitions by
Helge Skodvin · Maja Daniels · Rhiannon Adam · Roger Ballen
Screenings in the theatre of lens-based works by the CPF Selectees 2026
The open audience exhibition Forestil dig …? – featuring 50 winner photos and a screening of all submitted images.
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GRAND OPENING PROGRAM
16-20
16.00 – Bubbles in the Balcony Foyer (free for the first 120 guests)
16:10 – Opening speeches by Festival Director Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen a.o.
16:30 – 17.00 Meet the artists – intro to the exhibitions in the Balcony Foyer
18.00-19.00 Opening Night Talk with this year’s highlight Carolyn Drake in the Balcony Foyer (needs special ticket!)
Café August B will be open throughout the opening – and you’re welcome to take your drink with you to explore the exhibitions.
BOOK YOUR TICKET
The Grand Opening is part of our festival programme and requires a valid ticket for entry. Your ticket includes access to all exhibitions at the Royal Danish Theatre on the day of your visit.
Book online and save 10%
(Free entry only with valid guest list or press accreditation pass)
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CPF | VÆKST · Refshaleøen
a space for emerging photography and art
Our emerging artist hub at Refshaleøen VÆKST opens 11 June but the big celebration kicks off 12 June and presents a dynamic programme of emerging Nordic talents working across photography, sound, performance and installation.
Explore bold new work in exhibitions, performances and events by leading Nordic photography schools · FUTURES Nordic Talents · VÆKST Creatives
The big celebration kicks off on 12 June with the VÆKST opening party – a summer night of art, music and community featuring DJs, cold drinks, guided tours and artist talks, all in the company of this year’s exhibiting photographers and creatives.
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CPF X | PARTNER VENUES
Connecting through photography
Throughout June, the festival unfolds across the city through CPF X – our extended programme of exhibitions, performances and events hosted by our 30 partnering venues in Copenhagen and beyond.
AFTRYK · BANJA RATHNOV KUNSTHANDEL & GALLERI · BASEMENT · CHRISTIANSHAVNS BEBOERHUS · DARK GALLERY · DAVIS GALLERY · DET GRØNLANDSKE HUS · DET KONGELIGE BIBLIOTEK · EX NIHILO · FOTOGRAFISK CENTER · GALLERI FORMAT · GALLERI KREBSEN · GAMMEL STRAND · KBH FILM&FOTOSKOLE · KVÆGTORVET (ØKSNEHALLEN) · KØBENHAVNS MUSEUM · LOKALE KIOSK · LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART· M/S MUSEET FOR SØFART · MALMÖ KONSTHALL · MAXUS101 · MODERNA MUSEET MALMÖ · NIELS BOHR INSTITUTET · NORDATLANTENS BRYGGE · ONKEL DANNYS PLADS | OVENPÅ · PROSPEKT · SIMIAN · SOPHIENHOLM · STRANDGADE 6 · WONDERLAND ART SPACE · VERA SKOLE FOR KUNST & DESIGN·
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With gratitude to our supporters
Copenhagen Photo Festival 2026 is made possible with generous support from:
Københavns Kommune · Det Obelske Familiefond · Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond · Augustinus Fonden · FUTURES · Creative Europe Knud Højgaards Fond · The Polish Embassy in Denmark
HVOR | WHERE
The Royal Danish Theatre
Kongens Nytorv 9 · Copenhagen C
HVEM | WHO
Copenhagen Photo Festival
HVORNÅR | WHEN
11 June 2026
16–20 | 4PM–8PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Fra 135 kr. | From DKK 135
(Unless you are on the accredited guest list)
Image credit: © Carolyn Drake
EXHIBITION · Substrata · Ida Ellinor & Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz
EXHIBITION · Substrata · Ida Ellinor & Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz
EXHIBITION · Substrata · Ida Ellinor & Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz
Kunstnerne Ida Elinor og Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz sørger med udstillingen for, at vi forholder os bevidst og undersøgende til vores omgivelser og og selv. I en verden med konstant larm, panik og omskiftelighed insisterer Ida Elinor på med sine værker at trække tempoet ud og forærer os et sanseligt rum, hvor vi kan standse og finde ro.
Udstillingen tager sit udgangspunkt i Ida Ellinors undersøgelse af det, der ligger under det synlige. Med en vedvarende nysgerrighed mod jorden bevæger Ida Ellinor sig langsomt ind i dens lag. Ikke for at forklare, men for at være i det, der allerede er. For at mærke det, der bærer.
Hun inviterer beskuren til at forholde sig til eksistentielle spørgsmål som: Hvad vil det sige at være jordnær? At finde ro i skiftet mellem lys og mørke? Hvordan skaber vi resonans uden at ville kontrollere os selv og den anden.
Ida Ellinor giver os plads til at standse op. WAS sørger for bevægelse i fællesskab. Måske lige præcist to yderpoler, som København og vi mennesker har brug for at forene.
Ida Ellinor er en dansk billedkunstner og fotograf. Fotografiet er hendes medie og hendes værker kredser i spændingsfeltet mellem sårbarhed og styrke. Hun arbejder med de ældste fotografiske teknikker, herunder cyanotypi og fotogravure i et meget intuitivt og sanseligt billedsprog. Ida tør stole på processen og hengive sig til det endelige værk. Senest har hun haft stor succes med sin første og største solo udstilling i Vandrehallen Kunsthal i foråret 2025. Hun blev færdiguddannet fra Fatamorgana, Danmarks Fotografiske Billed-
kunstskole, i 2019.
Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz, også kendt som Fatäk, er en kunstner, hvis praksis udfolder sig i spændingsfeltet mellem lyd og stilhed, mellem struktur og kaos. Som komponist og producer arbejder hun med lyd som en form for arkitektur og udforsker cinematiskeformer, hvor spænding, tekstur og fortælling folder sig ud. Fatäk er i dag anerkendt på den nordiske eksperimentelle musikscene for sine immersive liveoptrædener, opbygget omkring DIY-synthesizere og improvisation.
With their exhibition, the artists Ida Elinor and Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz, ensure that we relate consciously and inquisitively to our surroundings and ourselves. In a world of constant noise, panic and change, Ida Elinor insists on slowing down with her works and gives us a sensual space where we can stop and find peace.
The exhibition takes its starting point from Ida Ellinor’s investigation of what lies beneath the visible. With a persistent curiosity towards the earth, Ida Ellinor slowly moves into its layers. Not to explain, but to be in what already is. To feel what carries.
She invites the viewer to relate to existential questions such as: What does it mean to be down-to-earth? Finding peace in the shift between light and darkness? How do we create resonance without wanting to control ourselves and the other.
Ida Ellinor gives us space to stop. WAS provides movement together. Perhaps precisely two extremes that Copenhagen and we humans need to unite.
Ida Ellinor is a Danish visual artist and photographer. Her photography revolve around the tension between vulnerability and strength. She works with the oldest photographic techniques, including cyanotype and photogravure in a very intuitive and sensual imagery. Ida dares to trust the process and surrender to the final work. Most recently, she has had great success with her first and largest solo exhibition at Vandrehallen Kunsthal in the spring of 2025. She graduated from Fatamorgana, Denmark’s School of Photographic Art, in 2019.
Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz, also known as Fatäk, is an artist whose practice unfolds in the field of tension between sound and silence, between structure and chaos. As a composer and producer, she works with sound as a form of architecture and explores cinematic forms where tension, texture and narrative unfold. Fatäk is today recognized on the Nordic experimental music scene for her immersive live performances, built around DIY synthesizers and improvisation.
HVOR | WHERE
HVEM | WHO
Ida Ellinor & Leïla Bélangeon Bouaziz
HVORNÅR | WHEN
13-14 juni + 20-21 juni
12-15 | 12PM-3PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Gratis | Free
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Wonderland Art Space er ikke bare endnu et white cube-galleri. Det er et hybridrum, hvor banebrydende samtidskunst møder design—hvor discipliner krydser hinanden, og nye verdener opstår.
En levende platform for idéer og kreativ energi. Et sted, hvor der sker noget, hvor mennesker mødes, og hvor kreativiteten får lov til at blomstre.
Wonderland har altid stået for at være på forkant med en stærk passion for den spirende kunstscene. Den ånd definerer Wonderland Art Space —og den skal kunne mærkes, i det øjeblik du træder indenfor.
ABOUT
Wonderland Art Space is not just another white cube gallery. It is a hybrid space where cutting-edge contemporary art meets design—where disciplines intersect and new worlds emerge.
A vibrant platform for ideas and creative energy. A place where things happen, where people meet, and where creativity is allowed to flourish.
Wonderland has always stood for being at the forefront with a strong passion for the burgeoning art scene. That spirit defines Wonderland Art Space – and it should be felt the moment you step inside.
TALK · Stages · Søren Solkær
TALK · Stages · Søren Solkær
TALK · Stages · Søren Solkær
Søren Solkær vil give en guidet rundvisning i udstillingen og tilbyde yderligere indsigt i de udstillede værker.
Han har siden 1998 fotograferet kunstnere i backstage og sceneområder på Roskilde festivallen.
Over tid har han opbygget et omfattende visuelt arkiv, der dokumenterer festivalens kunstneriske maskinrum, set indefra.
Med unik backstage adgang på Roskilde Festivalen har han fotograferet mere end 100 danske og internationale kunstnere før, under og efter deres koncerter. Fra unge, spirende kunstnere på tærsklen til deres første store optræden til internationalt etablerede navne som Jack White, Mø, Dua Lipa og The Cure. Fælles for dem alle er tilliden til fotografen og villigheden til at lade kameraet være til stede i de mest sårbare og intime øjeblikke.
Stages giver adgang til de overgangszoner, hvor kunsten endnu ikke er blevet til performance. Her, hvor koncentration, nervøsitet, stilhed og ritualer går forud for overgangen fra menneske til performer. Fra det private rum til det kollektive blik, giver projektet et sjældent indblik i den udøvende kunstners skjulte psykologi. I en samtid præget af konstant eksponering tilbyder Stages et ærligt indblik i det uperfekte og ofte overraskende uglamourøse liv der leves på scenes bagside, som modstykke til det sceniske glansbillede vi normalt præsenteres for.
Søren Solkær will give a guided tour of the exhibition, offering further insight into the works on display.
Since 1998, photographer he has been photographing artists backstage and on stage at the Roskilde Festival.
Over time, he has built up an extensive visual archive documenting the festival’s artistic inner workings, seen from the inside.
With unique backstage access at the Roskilde Festival, he has photographed more than 100 Danish and international artists before, during and after their concerts. From young, up-and-coming artists on the cusp of their first major performance to internationally established names such as Jack White, Mø, Dua Lipa and The Cure. What they all have in common is their trust in the photographer and their willingness to let the camera be present during the most vulnerable and intimate moments.
Stages provides access to the transitional zones where art has not yet become performance. Here, where concentration, nervousness, silence and rituals precede the transition from human to performer. From the private space to the collective gaze, the project offers a rare insight into the performing artist’s hidden psychology. In an age characterised by constant exposure, Stages offers an honest glimpse into the imperfect and often surprisingly unglamorous life lived behind the scenes, as a counterpoint to the glossy image of the stage we are usually presented with.
HVOR | WHERE
Kvægtorvet foran Øksnehallen
HVEM | WHO
Søren Solkær
HVORNÅR | WHEN
21.06.2026
13.30 | 1.30PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Gratis | Free
OM
DGI Byen er et levende samlingspunkt i København, hvor bevægelse, fællesskab og kultur mødes.
Som samfundsnyttig aktør arbejder DGI Byen for at styrke trivsel og fællesskaber gennem oplevelser, der bringer mennesker sammen – fysisk, socialt og kulturelt.
Ud over sport og bevægelse danner Øksnehallen i DGI Byen ramme om udstillinger, events og samarbejder med kunst- og kulturaktører fra både Danmark og udlandet.
Kulturaktiviteterne er en naturlig del af DGI Byens formål: at skabe åbne fællesskaber og give plads til oplevelser, der inspirerer, forbinder og sætter byen i bevægelse.
ABOUT
DGI Byen is a vibrant hub in Copenhagen where exercise, community and culture come together.
As a socially beneficial organisation, DGI Byen works to enhance well-being and strengthen communities through experiences that bring people together – physically, socially and culturally.
In addition to sport and physical activity, Øksnehallen at DGI Byen provides a venue for exhibitions, events and collaborations with arts and culture organisations from both Denmark and abroad.
Cultural activities are a natural part of DGI Byen’s mission: to create open communities and provide space for experiences that inspire, connect and set the city in motion.
FINISSAGE | TALK · A Room Full of Love · Mette Hartung Kirkegaard
FINISSAGE | TALK · A Room Full of Love · Mette Hartung Kirkegaard
FINISSAGE | TALK · A Room Full of Love · Mette Hartung Kirkegaard
På sidste åbningsdag inviteres du indenfor i A Room Full of Love til en kop kaffe og en samtale mellem kunstneren Mette Hartung Kirkegaard og billedkunstner Anna Weber Henriksen. De vil ud fra værkerne i udstillingen tale om stedsspecifik praksis, samt hvordan fotografiske metoder på forskellig vis kan hjælpe med at skabe forbindelse til og drage omsorg for vores omgivelser.
On the last day of the exhibition, you are invited inside A Room Full of Love for a cup of coffee and a conversation between artist Mette Hartung Kirkegaard and visual artist Anna Weber Henriksen. Based on the works in the exhibition, they will talk about site-specific practices and how photographic methods can help in different ways to connect with and care for our surroundings.
HVOR | WHERE
HVEM | WHO
Mette Hartung Kirkegaard
HVORNÅR | WHEN
21.06.2026
12.00-16.00 | 12PM-4PM
Samtale | Talk 14.30 | 2.30PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Gratis | Free
OM
Prospekt åbnede i 2022 og er et kunstnerdrevet udstillingssted beliggende på Vesterbro med fokus på arkitektur, rum, fotografi og kamerabaseret kunst. Navnet henviser til det arkitektoniske prospekt: en visuel fremstilling af en by eller et landskab. Prospekt drives til dagligt af arkitekt maa, Mogens Ulderup.
ABOUT
Prospekt opened in 2022 and is an artist-run exhibition space located in Vesterbro, with a focus on architecture, space, photography, and lens-based art. The name refers to the architectural “prospect”: a visual representation of a city or landscape. Prospekt is run on a daily basis by architect MAA Mogens Ulderup.
OPENING · Scenarios · Group Show
FERNISERING · Forestillinger · Gruppeudstilling
OPENING · Scenarios · Group Show
VERA Skole for Kunst & Designs udstilling på Copenhagen Photo Festival viser værker af 13 studerende, der præsenterer individuelle projekter under Copenhagen Photo Festivals tema: ‘Forestillinger | Scenarier’.
Udstillingen viser en interessant kombination af teknikker, stilarter og genrer, da skolen fokuserer på fotografi som kunstform. Projekterne varierer fra eksperimentel og konceptuel fotografering til mere klassiske teknikker.
Udstillingen er resultatet af flere måneders intensiv research og arbejde, hvor de studerende udviklede ideer og eksperimenterede med forskellige processer, før de definerede deres endelige værker til netop denne udstilling.
Udstillingen er vigtig, fordi den vil vise en gruppe unge fotografer af forskellige nationaliteter, der studerer på VERA Skole for Kunst & Design, en af de førende kunstskoler i Skandinavien med en specialiseret linje i kunstfotografi. Nogle af disse studerende vil helt sikkert blive den næste generation, der repræsenterer kunstfotografi i den nærmeste fremtid.
VERA Skole for Kunst & Design’s exhibition at Copenhagen Photo Festival shows the work of 13 students presenting individual projects under Copenhagen Photo Festival’s theme: ‘Forestillinger | Scenarios’’.
The exhibition shows an interesting combination of techniques, styles and genre as the school focuses on photography as an art form. The projects vary from experimental and conceptual photography to more classic techniques.
The exhibition is the result of several months of intensive research and work during which the students developed ideas and experimented with different processes before defining their final works for this particular exhibition.
The exhibition is important because it will show a group of young photographers of different nationalities studying at VERA Skole for Kunst & Design, one of the leading art schools in Scandinavia with a specialized line on Art Photography. Some of these students will surely become the next generation representing art photography in the near future.
HVOR | WHERE
HVEM | WHO
Cilja Kort Engstrøm, Nanna Schaldemose, Marlin Andersen, Christian Malling, Karla Guldborg, Johanne Amalie Thorup, Christiane Tetzlaff, Melisa Ücler, Naja Lercke, Nikoline Kornerup, Beck Nielsen, Sophia Maien, Ida Sandström, Aja Gregersen
HVORNÅR | WHEN
12.06.2026
14.00–18.00 / 2pm - 6pm
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Gratis | Free
OM
På VERA går der 65-80 unge, de fleste i begyndelsen af 20’erne. Mange forbereder sig på at søge ind på kreative og kunstneriske uddannelser såsom kunstakademier, designuddannelser og arkitektskoler.
Skolen tilbyder mulighed for at arbejde med kreative og kunstneriske fag i mange timer hver dag, alle ugens hverdage.
Et kursus på VERA er ikke en formel uddannelse, men undervisningen tages seriøst. De fleste kreative og kunstneriske uddannelser kender skolen som et godt sted at forberede sig, og de ved, at der kommer dygtige studerende fra VERA. Mange tidligere VERA-elever er efterhånden optaget på disse uddannelser.
Skolen råder over 900 kvadratmeter lyse lokaler i Struenseegade på Nørrebro, tæt på bus og metro. Derudover har skolen sit eget udstillingssted/galleri, Projektrum VERA, på Åboulevarden 9C.
VERA er godkendt som daghøjskole af Københavns Kommune. Kultur- & Fritidsforvaltningen yder støtte pr. deltager (fra København), hvilket gør det muligt at holde deltagergebyret på et overkommeligt niveau.
Navnet ‘VERA’ stammer fra skolens begyndelse på Halmtorvet i samme græsrodshus som VEsterbro RAdio i 1985. Skolen har således eksisteret i over 35 år.
ABOUT
VERA has 65–80 students, most of them in their early 20s. Many are preparing to apply to creative and artistic programs such as art academies, design schools, and architecture schools.
The school provides space to work intensively with creative and artistic subjects for many hours every weekday.
A course at VERA is not a formal education, but the teaching is taken seriously. Most creative and artistic institutions recognize the school as a strong preparatory environment, and they know that VERA produces capable students. Over time, many former VERA students have been admitted to these programs.
The school has 900 square meters of bright facilities on Struenseegade in Nørrebro, close to public transport. It also runs its own exhibition space/gallery, Projektrum VERA, located at Åboulevarden 9C.
VERA is approved as a day folk high school by the Municipality of Copenhagen. The Culture and Leisure Administration provides funding per participant (from Copenhagen), which helps keep the participation fee at an affordable level.
The name “VERA” originates from the school’s beginnings in 1985 at Halmtorvet, in the same grassroots building as VEsterbro RAdio. The school has therefore existed for more than 35 years.
OPENING · Daamani – Back in East Greenland · Arkaluk Bianco
FERNISERING · Daamani – Dengang i Østgrønland · Arkaluk Bianco
OPENING · Daamani – Back in East Greenland · Arkaluk Bianco
En ny fotoudstilling sætter fokus på hverdagslivet i Østgrønland i 1950’erne og 60’erne. Under titlen ”Daamani – Dengang i Østgrønland” præsenteres 80 fotografier taget af Arkaluk Bianco i Tasiilaq og bygderne omkring. Arkaluk Bianco (1921-1986) var butiksbestyrer og postmester – men også en foregangsmand og en markant personlighed i lokalsamfundet. Han var tidligt ude med kameraet og havde et særligt blik for sin samtid. Ud over at fotografere familie og begivenheder dokumenterede han mennesker i byen, arbejdsliv, nye bygninger og sporerne af en kultur i forandring.
Udstillingen giver et sjældent indblik i en periode som ofte omtales, men kun i begrænset omfang er dokumenteret visuelt. Det er tiden lige før og under den danske modernisering for alvor satte ind – en brydningstid præget af udvikling og store samfundsforandringer. Biancos fotografier viser et samfund med stolthed, virkelyst og identitet i bevægelse. Billederne har stor kulturhistorisk betydning. At de er taget af en lokal grønlandsk fotograf – og ikke en udefrakommende – gør dem helt særlige. De udfylder et tomrum i den kollektive bevidsthed om Østgrønlands nyere historie og giver ansigt til en generation, hvis liv og hverdag sjældent er blevet dokumenteret. For mange i Østgrønland er der tale om forældre, bedsteforældre og familiemedlemmer, som måske aldrig tidligere er set på fotografi. De fleste portrætterede er identificeret med navn.
Alle fotografierne indgår i bogen Dagligliv i Ammassalik, udgivet i efteråret 2024 på Aarhus Universitetsforlag (grønlandsk udgave: Ammassalimmi inuuner nalinginnaasoq). Udstillingen er blevet til i et samarbejde mellem Nauja Bianco og Helene Brochmann.
A new photo exhibition focuses on everyday life in East Greenland in the 1950s and 60s. Under the title “Daamani – Back in East Greenland”, 80 photographs taken by Arkaluk Bianco in Tasiilaq and the surrounding settlements are presented. Arkaluk Bianco (1921-1986) was a store manager and postmaster – but also a pioneer and a distinctive personality in the local community. He was out with the camera early and had a special eye for his time. In addition to photographing family and events, he documented people in the city, working life, new buildings and the traces of a changing culture.
The exhibition provides a rare insight into a period that is often mentioned, but has only been documented visually to a limited extent. This is the time just before and during the Danish modernization in earnest – a time of upheaval characterized by development and major social changes. Bianco’s photographs show a society with pride, a desire to act and an identity in motion. The images have great cultural-historical significance. The fact that they were taken by a local Greenlandic photographer – and not an outsider – makes them very special. They fill a void in the collective consciousness of East Greenland’s recent history and give a face to a generation whose lives and everyday lives have rarely been documented. For many in East Greenland, these are parents, grandparents and family members who may never have been seen in a photograph before. Most of the people portrayed are identified by name.
All the photographs are included in the book Daily Life in Ammassalik, published in the fall of 2024 by Aarhus University Press (Greenlandic edition: Ammassalimmi inuuner nalinginnaasoq). The exhibition has been created in collaboration between Nauja Bianco and Helene Brochmann.
HVOR | WHERE
HVEM | WHO
Arkaluk Bianco
HVORNÅR | WHEN
20.06.2026
16
15.00–17.00 | 3PM-5PM
ENTRÈ | ENTRANCE
Gratis | Free
OM
Nordatlantens Brygge er et kulturhus, hvor du kan opleve kunst og kultur fra Færøerne, Grønland og Island og det øvrige Norden. I de historiske rammer på Christianshavns havnefront kan man opleve alt fra kunstudstillinger, koncerter og film til events og foredrag. Vi viser såvel etablerede og velkendte kunstnere som nye og endnu ukendte. Vi lægger stor vægt på formidlingen af den nordatlantiske kultur og tilbyder omvisninger i vores kunstudstillinger og pakhusets historie, ligesom vi har en skoletjeneste, hvor børn og unge præsenteres for de tre landes kunst og kulturer.
ABOUT
Nordatlantens Brygge is a cultural center where you can experience art and culture from the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and the rest of the Nordic region. In the historic setting on Christianshavn’s waterfront, you can experience everything from art exhibitions, concerts and films to events and lectures. We show both established and well-known artists as well as new and unknown ones. We place great emphasis on the dissemination of North Atlantic culture and offer guided tours of our art exhibitions and the history of the warehouse, and we also have a school service where children and young people are introduced to the art and cultures of the three countries.