We came here desiring much more

The title ‘We came here desiring much more’ origins from a nearly 2000-year-old graffiti from Pompeii which highlights our desires, our visions of the future, and perhaps the disappointments when our expectations are not met. The title sets the scene for the exhibition, which delves into the allure of the past and the enduring fascination and idealization with the past.

The works play on memories, time and artifacts and reflect on the motivations behind our quest to connect with bygone eras. The works seek a dialogue with the present and the past, highlighting the complexity of our desires and the narratives we construct in the meeting with past times.

steel postcard display steel postcard display‘Greetings’ (2024)
Steel
steel postcard displaysteel postcard display steel postcard displaybronze black white ruin pompeii 3D‘Reading of a Ruin’ (2024)
Bronze, painted MDF bronze black white ruin pompeii 3D bronze ruin pompeii 3D bronze black white ruin pompeii 3D removal box marbling oil painting faux marble cardboard ruin ‘Remove, Remain, Resume’ (2024)
Oil on removal boxes removal box marbling oil painting faux marble cardboard ruin removal box marbling oil painting faux marble cardboard ruin removal box marbling oil painting faux marble cardboard ruin removal box marbling oil painting faux marble cardboard ruin removal box marbling oil painting faux marble cardboard ruin removal box marbling oil painting faux marble cardboard ruin We came here desiring much more, installation view Bronze hand holding ‘We came here desiring much more’ (2024)
BronzeBronze hand holding Bronze hand holding Pompeian graffiti wall engraving
‘Cocksucker’ (2024)
Wall engraving, copy of Pompeian graffiti 
pompeii graffiti engraving wall ‘Nothing lasts forever’ (2024)
Wall engraving, copy of Pompeian graffiti 
bronze smiley rating scale ‘I think it was all right, it was okay’ (2024)
Bronze  bronze smiley rating scale bronze smiley rating scale bronze smiley rating scale bronze smiley rating scale bronze smiley rating scale bronze smiley rating scale

Galley KHM2, Graduation exhibition from Malmö Art Academy, 2024

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Skissernas Museum

Skissernas Museum marble Lund removal box Skissernas Museum marble Lund removal box

 

Marble is a rock type formed by recrystallization of calcite- or dolomite-rich sedimentary limestone rocks. The process takes millions of years and is caused by special conditions of temperature, pressure and friction. In a geological context, marble is considered a metamorphic rock.
Because marble is a relatively soft stone and has an appealing appearance, the stone has been used as a building stone and ornamental stone throughout the world for thousands of years.

A moving box is a container that can hold things related to moving. There are many different varieties in different materials. Among the most common materials are wood and cardboard, due to the low cost price. The disadvantages of the otherwise smart cardboard boxes are their poor durability, which can be especially problematic during rainy weather.

– Wikipedia

 

 

 

 

From the group exhibition ‘På besök: Masterstudenter från Konsthögskolan i Malmö’ in Skissernas Museum in Lund, Sweden, 2024.

 

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Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well

In collaboration with Hedvig Schroeder
New Shelter Plan Kiosk, Copenhagen (DK), 2023

 Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellInstallation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60′ (2020-2023)
Stoneware
Containers 1-60, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellWishing You Well, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Wishing You Well’ (2023)
Marble, water, pump, coinsWishing You Well, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Vessel to-go’ (2023) 
Plastic, water, steel, refrigeratorVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well   Free Streaming, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Free Streaming’ (2023) 
Videocollage, 8 tablet devicesstream, tablet, cables Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well    Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well      Recent Excavations, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Recent Excavations’ (2023)
Dustpan, broom, unglazed stonewareRecent Excavations, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well   Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellInstallation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellInstallation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well“When water is scarce, thirsty animals regroup into mega herds seeking to quench their thirst. But predators are waiting around the waterholes looking for easy prey. Soon, the weak and injured are weeded out. The power over the waterhole is an eternal game of survival where one drop of water marks the difference between life and death. Despite the risk of hidden predators, the instinctive urge to drink water leads the thirsty ones into a deadly trap every time.”

In their latest collaborative project the Danish-Swedish artist duo Hedvig Schroeder & Ida Brockmann sheds light on the vessel as an iconic artifact illuminating the different values we add to water. On the journey of water containers’ cultural history we meet a marble fountain, a video collage, and plastic amphoras stored in a refrigerator, all reflecting on water’s relation to market forces, basic survival, and wishing wells.
Today, water is one of the major challenges of civilization. First we drank out of our hands from natural water sources. Then we filled ceramic vessels from wells and fountains. Today, we can find a bottle of water on any street corner. For many, bottled water has become synonymous with water itself due to the modern desire to drink “on the go”. The kiosk is a new type of waterhole where the water we buy is no longer just water, it is Aqua D’or, Evian, Ramlösa, Fiji and Voss.

 

Exhibited at New Shelter Plan Kiosk, Copenhagen (DK), 2023

a soft spot for hardware

A soft spot for hardware

clay binary cuneiform image plant concrete travertine

clay binary cuneiform image IMG_1103.jpg, stoneware

digital tablet image binary travertine stone
IMG_1103.jpg (digital part), tablet

concrete engraved DIY smartphone
Step by step (brick by brick), aerated concrete

concrete DIY smartphone plant
Step by step (brick by brick), aerated concrete

concrete engraved DIY smartphone
Step by step (brick by brick), aerated concrete

clay binary cuneiform image plant concrete travertine

marble image stack plant

marble image stack
High resolution, marble

marble image stack

travertine video stone
Booting, video 15:33 min

symbols stone digital
Broken links, engraved stone fragments

 

Curated by Ida Schyum and Nanna Saplana

Villa Kultur, Copenhagen 2021

 

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DIY:MAKE FIRE

In collaboration with Hedvig Schroeder10_makefirefire ember sticks bushcraftfire ember sticks bushcraft fire ember sticks bushcraft fire ember sticks bushcraft fire ember sticks bushcraft     DSC_3429a_webfire ember sticks bushcraftfire ember sticks bushcraft

Performative exhibition/workshop on making fire with sticks. Consisted of step by step instruction drawings in vinyl on the wall. A video and sound collage made from various youtube bushcraft tutorials shown on 4 mobile devices. All materials for making fire was available.The visitors were invited to try making fire.
Over the exhibition period only one visitor managed to make fire.

 

2019