Artists: Emil Keller Skousen, Francis Patrick Brady, Henning Lundkvist, Inga Krüger, Lola Göller, Nicholas Grafia, Niklas Tafra, Pia Eikaas, Vebjørn Guttormsgaard Møllberg
How would the art world and particular artworks change if time travel was a real thing? The project space SØ has invited nine artists to answer directly or metaphorically this question of the consequences of time travelling.
Steins;Gate is a Japanese anime television series in which a group of friends run a science lab in their apartment. The laboratory members learn that the cell phone-operated microwave oven they are developing can send text messages back in time and investigate it, sending text messages to the past to change the present. They eventually create a device that can send memories through the microwave oven, effectively allowing the user to time travel. The microwave is a fascinating thing. Old school futuristic, cheating time by heating in a fraction of what other heating devices can do. Nuclear technic in our kitchens, spinning our days old or frozen foods, never high cuisine, never chic but oh so practical.
In Popty Ping you enter a bizarre collection of identical microwave models. These brand new packages form the setting for various activities by the participating artists. During the exhibition period they will present performances, lectures, music, readings and more, thus activating and recreating the exhibition space. Additionally, every artist adds a “placeholder” to the exhibition while they are not present: a script, an object, a sound piece, or some other thing. Below is a schedule of when the performances will take place. They are all free to experience.
Programme
Opening 30. March, 17-21 pm
Performances from 17.30 pm with Emil Keller Skousen, Niklas Tafra, Inga Krüger and Henning Lundkvist
15. April, 3-5 pm
Performances with Lola Göller and Vebjørn Guttormsgaard Møllberg
13. May, 3-5 pm
Performances with Nicholas Grafia, Francis Patrick Brady and Pia Eikaas
About SØ
SØ was an artist run exhibition space active between 2013 and 2020 located in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. At Den Frie SØ is resurrected as part of the exhibition series Dacabo investigating former artist-run spaces in the white cube Minus 1.
About Dacapo
In the Dacapo series, defunct artist-run exhibition venus are resurrected. The audience will have the opportunity to get to know groupings and networks that in various ways have influenced the Danish art scene with special approaches, international guest artists, and artist-curator experiments.
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The exhibition has been supported by Statens Kunstfond.