Art Must Disappear: Discover "Af natur er det kommet" at Munkeruphus
What happens when artists are given one constraint: that their works must be able to decompose in nature? In the exhibition Af natur er det kommet at Munkeruphus, artists work with Nordic traditions and natural materials – exploring how art can re-enter nature’s cycle.
When artists merge nature and art
What do you hold in your hand during a day? A phone? A fork? A football? How much of it would break down and become part of nature if you left it in a ditch? Probably not much. That is the reality for most of what surrounds us.
At Af natur er det kommet at Munkeruphus, you encounter the opposite. All works are made from natural materials and can return to nature. This is the core idea of the exhibition: to explore what happens when artists are asked to merge nature and art.
Returning to natural materials
Today we are surrounded by highly processed materials such as plastic, glue and metal. In the past, however, we used what was at hand. In the Nordic region, there is a strong tradition of using local natural resources, processed through tanning and natural dyeing.
The artists at Munkeruphus have returned to this tradition. They have been trained in traditional techniques and then allowed imagination, craftsmanship and creativity to unfold freely.
11 new works
The exhibition features 11 new works created especially for the exhibition by artists including Alberte Holmø Bojesen and Julia Lohmann, Chris Liljenberg Halstrøm, Jette Mellgren, Jonas Edvard, Karin Lorentzen, Kasia Gasparski, Line Depping, Oscar Yran, Siska Katrine Jørgensen, Tanja Kirst, Teis Dich Abrahamsen and Sus Osmark. It also includes works by Claudy Jongstra and Zena Holloway.