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.

‘Greetings’ (2024)
Steel
‘Reading of a Ruin’ (2024)
Bronze, painted MDF  ‘Remove, Remain, Resume’ (2024)
Oil on removal boxes  ‘We came here desiring much more’ (2024)
Bronze
‘Cocksucker’ (2024)
Wall engraving, copy of Pompeian graffiti 
‘Nothing lasts forever’ (2024)
Wall engraving, copy of Pompeian graffiti 
‘I think it was all right, it was okay’ (2024)
Bronze 

Galley KHM2, Graduation exhibition from Malmö Art Academy, 2024