Disappearances

  1. 25. AUGUST 2023 – 22. OKTOBER 2023
  • Andreas Albrectsen
  • Paula Duvå
  • Torben Eskerod
  • Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
  • Nicolai Howalt
  • Adam Jeppesen
  • Kent Klich
  • Oscar Muñoz
  • SAFOM & Gitte Broeng
  • Samaneh Roghani
  • Marie Sjøvold
  • Trine Søndergaard
  • Niina Vatanen

The exhibition Disappearances presents works by 13 Danish and international artists who in various ways illuminate and explores the phenomenon of disappearances, materially as well as thematic and cultural, through the photographic medium and other time-based media such as video.

The exhibition Disappearances is the first in a series of three exhibitions at Fotografisk Center which every year from 2023-2025 will propose a theme, focusing on some of the special characteristics of photography as a medium and showing how contemporary artists engage with the photographic medium – in a material, thematic and cultural context. The aim of the exhibition series is to contribute to the examination and discussion of the current artistic and cultural role of photography.

Historically, photography is associated with its special ability to capture time and to depict and ensure a manifestation of reality. However, photography is not only distinguished by its visibility and longevity, but also by the opposite, namely disappearances, absence and transience. The first exhibition of the trilogy presents works by Danish and international artists and artist groups who in different ways highlight and explore the phenomenon of disappearances through the medium of photography and other time-based media such as video.

The works in the exhibition address disappearances in various ways, both materially, in the form of investigations of photography as a physical object, its materiality and transience, as well as thematically, in the form of disappearances of people, objects and places. Moreover, the exhibition highlights the way in which disappearances and absences are also connected to our photographic image culture in a broader social context, both physically, as in collections and archives, and digitally, as in technology such as AI and image manipulation.

The participating artists are: Andreas Albrectsen (DK/BR), Paula Duvå (DK), Torben Eskerod (DK), Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige (LB), Nicolai Howalt (DK), Adam Jeppesen (DK), Kent Klich (SE), Oscar Muñoz (CO), SAFOM & Gitte Broeng (DK), Samaneh Roghani (IR), Marie Sjøvold (NO), Trine Søndergaard (DK), Niina Vatanen (FI).