“you can sail without wind” by SIF MEINCKE

you can sail without wind…  by Sif MEINCKE

November 1st – January 1st, 2025

For the first time, In The Gallery presents an exhibition featuring the work of art photographer Sif Meincke. The exhibition, you can sail without wind, offers an unexpected perspective on urban life, using the harbour as a setting for calm, reflection, and immersion. Unlike the usual lively and bustling images associated with city harbours, this collection centers on the harbour as a peaceful space, a place where moments of silence and presence can emerge.

Sif Meincke’s  you can sail without wind focuses on this contrast, showing the urban landscape not through the lens of chaos or dynamism, but as an environment that fosters personal pause and reflection. With her careful composition, Meincke reveals how even the busiest parts of the city offer hidden moments of calm, where one can pause, breathe, and reflect on the movements of life. The exhibition highlights a much-needed breathing space in a world driven by progress and efficiency. It reminds us of the harbour’s timeless presence in the cityscape—a bridge between human activity and the natural rhythms of the water.

Opening Reception: November 1, 2024, 4 pm – 9 pm
Exhibition Period: November 1, 2024 – January 1, 2025

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New Works by Merete Hansen

New Works by Merete Hansen

September 5t- October 25th, 2024

VERNISSAGE : September 5th from 16h to 19h.

It is the painterly qualities that are at the fore when Merete Hansen composes her powerful, colorful pictures. With her commitment to the painting’s ability to communicate on its own terms, she works with subjects where the narrative is toned down to make room for the formal expressions that never completely let go of their anchoring in the figuration.

Since the beginning of Merete Hansen’s artistic work, the portrait, the model study and the set-up have been the central focal points and have over time been supplemented with cow skulls, ship and harbor motifs. Inspired by cubism’s ideas about image construction, she uses the recognizable motifs as building blocks, which are taken apart, broken down and built up again in elaborate color plans and shapes.

 It is especially the color experience that is the actual content of the image. Merete Hansen creates both space and sound out of shades of gray and the colors of the rainbow scale, and despite a penchant for the darker shades of the palette, the images are far from gloomy.

 

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UNFILTERED by Camila Fenster

UNFILTERED - A solo exhibition by Camila Fenster

April 19th – May 25th, 2024

OPENING : FRIDAY APRIL 19th – FROM 5PM TO 8PM 

“Unfiltered” marks Camila Fenster’s first solo exhibition at In The Gallery and seeks to challenge the visual allure of curated emotions on social media. With the title “Unfiltered” this collection of photographs playfully confronts the fascination, the almost obsessive act of, portraying happiness and the seemingly perfect life.

In her works, you will see young girls portrayed in various mystical worlds full of tales about desires, power, and identity and bears wearing boxing gloves, symbolizing their role as protectors of emotions. In the realm of digital media, emotions become actors on stage, hiding behind the performative nature of social media.

Her evocative photographs, which draw upon various surrealist references, present a powerful narrative about life – both online and offline – and examine how the digital landscape has altered human experiences and emotional connection. Through the use of visual allure as a gateway, the pieces stimulate a critical dialogue about the digital facade and make us reflect upon the blurred lines between digital illusion and real-life authenticity.

 

 

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Camila Fenster(b. 1970) lives and works in Portugal. She has a background in the advertising industry and holds a degree in Photography from the renowned school Ar.co in Lisbon. In her artistic practice, she photographs details of buildings, patterns, textures, and the human form, and combines them into new visual narratives. Her work is an exploration of the subconscious and draws inspiration from surrealism and the dreamlike imagery of René Magritte. Fenster has traveled the world extensively and her work has been exhibited in i.a. Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and Denmark as well as presented in magazines in both Portugal and Denmark.

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CATALOG EXHIBITION

AMAZONIC RAINFOREST

AMAZONICA RAINFOREST

November – December, 2023

Camila Echavarría’s artwork resonates with the resilient heartbeat of Medellin-Colombia, once scarred by the shadows of its past as the world’s most violent city, now illuminated in her vibrant hues. With her brush, barcodes intertwine with nature, guiding viewers into a realm where the known merges with the unknown, inviting profound contemplation. Guided by the intricate dance of Fibonacci, her art achieves a meticulous harmony amidst chaos, a testament to the wonder of mathematics interwoven with creativity.

As she cycles through the Colombian mountains, she discovers the most colorful flowers and trees, inspiring her black and white artworks speckled with vibrant spots – mimicking nature’s strategy,with color spots in the dense forest, attracting the most beautiful birds. This artistic innovation reflects her belief that within life’s challenges lies an enduring, enchanting splendor waiting to be discovered.

Camila’s artistry has earned her the title of Artist of the Year 2023 at the DSWF exhibition in London. She has also showcased her work in exhibitions across Copenhagen, Mallorca, Miami, and Medellin, and shows such as Miami Art, Palm Beach Art, and Wynwood Art.

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Education is a cornerstone of her being, evident not only in her university teachings but also in her sponsorship of a student’s full education and active involvement in charitable causes focused on education. This reflects her deep philanthropic spirit and dedication to shaping a brighter future, embodying an unwavering commitment to education in her country.

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THROUGH HER LENS

THROUGH HER LENS

September 27 – November 30, 2023

In The Gallery is proud to present ‘Through Her Lens’, a group exhibition dedicated to showcasing talented women photographers from Denmark and abroad. Women photographers and artists receive far less attention today and we find it vital to reflect on this imbalance thus this exhibition aims to promote and widen the knowledge of three women photographers and the representation of their work.

The exhibition invites the viewer to see the world through her lens and engage in their personal and poetic narratives. The starting point for each artist is the portrait which they investigate in various ways. Lise Johansson’s works are self-portraits that explore what it means to feel at home and delve into concepts of identity and place of belonging. Andrea Torres Balaguer experiments with materialities and challenges the traditional notion of a portrait by intervening the photograph with a unique brushstroke across the subject’s face in post-production. Camila Fenster is particularly interested in textures, shapes, and objects which she uses to create photomontage portraits of doll-like humans. All artists remain close to a poetic and subtle perspective of the world and find their inspiration in the borderland between the conscious and the unconscious mind – creating a sense of distorted reality that encourages the viewer to look closer. They explore dreams, the surreal, and the uncanny, combining familiar concepts in unexpected ways that challenge our conventional ways of perceiving photographic portraiture. The viewer is left to create their own interpretation and decipher for themselves what is real and what is fiction.

Artists presented : Andrea Torres Balaguer (ES), Camila Fenster (PT/DK), Lise Johansson (DK)

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Andrea Torres Balaguer (b. 1990) is a Spanish photographer and holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona. After winning her first award, Artevistas New Talents, her work has been exhibited in i.a. Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, New York, London, and Berlin. Her work is included in the private collections of Fundació Vila Casas, Col·lecció Bassat, and Universitat de Barcelona, and in 2019 she was selected as one of the “top five artists to invest in” in Art Madrid.

Camila Fenster (b. 1970) lives and works in Portugal. She has a background as a production manager in advertisement films and holds a degree in Photography from Ar.co School in Lisbon. She has collaborated with the Danish brand “By Malene Birger” to create a unique piece built upon her artistic practice and her work has been exhibited in i.a. Norway, Switzerland, the UK, and Brazil as well as shown in magazines in Portugal and Denmark.

Lise Johansson
(b. 1985) lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is educated from The Media College Denmark in 2016 and has traveled the world extensively as part of her photographic practice. Johansson has won several prizes, including the Sony World Photography Awards, ‘Photographer of the Year 2020’ in the International Color Awards and most recently she won silver in the Prix de la Photographie Paris in 2022. Her work has been exhibited worldwide in i.a. London, Paris, Copenhagen, and New York.
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SUMMER EXHIBITION 2023

SUMMER EXHIBITION

July 15 – September 16th, 2023

This year’s Summer Exhibition presents a curated selection of artworks by artists with whom the gallery has established longstanding collaborations, along with an exciting new addition. All three artists share a common theme and explore the sublime, the beautiful, and the picturesque facets of nature- and cityscapes with an ambition to evoke intense emotions and inspire awe through aesthetic and visual experiences. The exhibition portrays the powerful and omnipresent nature found in Northern Norway and Iceland, bearing the traces of old, abandoned houses as well as the dynamic ever-changing cityscapes of the vibrant metropolises – all seen through a personal lens and captured with each artist’s own distinctive approach. 

Artists presented: Rune Werner Molnes, Jacob Gils and Julien Mauve. 

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Rune Werner Molnes (b. 1978) conveys the soul of buildings and the memory of a culture in his series “Entropy”. Each photograph is a portrait of an old, abandoned house along the coast of Northern Norway or Iceland. Some are right out depressing or melancholic, others are charming or inspirational. All with a very strong graphic appeal. 

Jacob Gils (b. 1963) uncovers the beauty of various city- and naturescapes. Through his use of multiple exposures, he explores the boundaries of the photographic medium and challenges the viewer’s perception of light, space, and color. Each piece consists of a multitude of fleeting moments layered into a single image, with an almost painterly finesse. 

Julien Mauve (b. 1984) creates photographic narratives in the borderland between dream and reality. His works convey a twilight mood in which the beautiful merges with the unsettling. The blue darkness disrupted by singular or mysterious light sources creates a filmic atmosphere and underlines the symbolic meaning of light as the source of life, hope, and human presence. 

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