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6/7/2007

The Re-conquest of Space

Overgarden - Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen

Group show

curated by Fanny Gonella

Presenting extensive site-specific installations in Overgaden’s distinctive architecture, eight
international artists challenge our perception of space and spatial structures.
The exhibition The Re-conquest of Space is curated by Fanny Gonella (F) and includes works by artists
from France, Italy, Norway and Germany. They take a critical approach towards standard architectural
norms that influence our environment, thus shaping in a subjective manner our experience of
space.

Some installations in the exhibition are based on modules such as wooden slats or cardboard structures,
others are combining film and glass, or metal and light boxes. Most of the pieces have been
made specifically for the exhibition space of Overgaden. The works proliferate and expand through
repetitions and displacements, sometimes literally conquering the exhibition space. Each work offers a
new perception of spatial structures, thus constantly challenging our position as viewers.

The exhibition includes works by the acclaimed artists Knut Henrik Henriksen (N) and Karina Bisch
(F) and internationally recognised artists Guillaume Leblon (F) and Vincent Lamouroux (F). Other
contributors include younger artists such as Pierre Labat (F), Katja Pfeiffer (D), Riccardo Previdi (I)
and Bettina Samson (F). In light boxes provided with electricity generated by wind energy, the latter
relates spaces and locations in a special way. She tells a story pointing out the connection between climate
changes and the current Danish-Canadian territorial feud over Hans Island, a small piece of land
in the waters between Greenland and Canada.

Image Guillaume Leblon

Overgaden - Institute of Contemporary Art
Overgaden Neden Vandet 17 - Copenhagen

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