Gotta Catch ‘Em All (2024)

Allerød Skulpturpark, Allerød (DK)
Materials: Coated aluminum, mesh tank top
Dimensions: 180 x 140 x 140 cm
Photos: Morten Underbjerg
Supported by: Poul Johansen Fonden

The Queers In The Shadows (2023)

Udstillingsstedet Sydhavn Station, Copenhagen (DK)
Materials: Styrofoam, coated aluminum, polyurethane, paint
Dimensions: 120 x 140 x 120 cm
Photo: Mikkel Kaldal
Supported by: The Danish Art Counsil

Press:
www.kunsten.nu/skattejagt-udstillingsstedet-sydhavn-station
hwww.idoart.dk/kalender/gruppeudstilling-skattejagt

About the work:
"The Queers in The Shadows" is based on the phenomenon of the 'Hays Code,' a set of self-censorship rules imposed on film producers in the United States from 1934. In essence, these rules stipulated that motion pictures should not depict perversion, etc., including queer characters.
One of the historical ways in which queer characters could be subtly portrayed (‘Queer Coding’) was by presenting them as adversaries who needed to be defeated. The list of 'Queer Villains' is extensive. In Disney alone, we find characters like Hades, Ursula, John Ratcliffe, Jafar, Yzma, Cruella De Vil, Scar, Captain Hook... All known for their over-the-top personalities, drag character traits, and their non-heteronormative agendas that go against the protagonist's or even the hero's agenda.
Even though 'The Hays Code' was officially lifted in the USA in 1968, it has been challenging to reverse this trend. We still see plenty of queers in the shadows of major narratives, portrayed as outsiders, not fitting in, being evil, causing harm, or even dying.

Attachments - of Might and Magic (2023)

Galleri Toll, Stockholm (SE)
Materials: Bronze, brick powder, print on shower curtains
Dimensions: 180 x 240 x 80 cm
Made in collaboration with Mette Bjørndal
Curated by: Maria Toll

Playtime (2022)

Sydhavn Station, Copenhagen (DK)
Materials: 15 printet poster, 80 x 120 cm
Press: www.idoart.dk/nicolai-risbjerg (In Danish)
The exhibition is supported by the Ny Carlsberg Foundation.

Busy Living a Dream (2022)

Skulpturpark Prøvestenen Syd, Copenhagen (DK)
Dimentations: 300 x 150 x 150 cm
Materials: Casted aluminium, powder coating, burned wood, crucible, metal residues from casting.
Curated by: Signe Rohardt Lund, Zander Vind, Linda Louise Karlsson, Nicolai Risbjerg, Ditte Marie Frost, Christine Due Jacobsen
Photos by: Luna Lund Jensen and Christine Due

The exhibition, Skulpturpark Prøvestenen Syd, is featuring:
Marie Vedel, Anna Walther, Maiken Stæhr, Mette Bjørndal Velling, Lasse Hieronymus Bo, Elsa Essinger, Siska Katrine Jørgensen, Clara Mosconi, Therese Bülow, Søren Frederik Petersen, Jonas Brøns-Piche, Dan Brown Brønlund, Maria Jacobson, Maria Toll, Christine Due, Nicolai Risbjerg, Zander Vind, Signe Rohardt Lund, Ditte Marie Frost & Linda Louise Karlsson.

The exhibition is supported by:
Amagerøst Lokaludvalg, AP Møller Fonden, Knud Højgaards Fond, Poul Johansen Fonden
In collaboration with: Agnes Aagaard Andersen, By & Havn, Prøvestenens Natur- og Fritidsforening.

Links:
The exhibition homepage: www.skulpturpark2022.wordpress.com
Press and pictures: www.idoart.dk/skulpturpark-proevestenen-syd

Tough Enough To Soften Up (2021)

Den Frie Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen (DK)
Materials: Bronze, aluminum, flat bench
Dimensions: 150x50x50 cm
Photo credit: IDOART-Agency

Expect Nothing, Get Nothing (2021)

Public sculpture shown at Limfjordsbroen, Nørresundby, Aalborg (DK)
Dimentions: 150x60x80 cm
Materials: Bronze, concrete, pallet
Curator: Aalborg Kommunes Kunstfond
Supported by: Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen

Press:
www.idoart.dk/kalender/gruppeudstilling-kunst-i-9400
www.akkunstfond.dk/nicolai-risbjerg
www.migogaalborg.dk/nye-kunstvaerker-staar-klar-i-bybilledet

Have You Seen My Ferrari (2022)

Udstillingsstedet Springbrættet 6a, Copenhagen (DK)
Materials: Castet aluminum, podwer coating, barbell
Dimensions: 40 x 200 x 150 cm
Curated by: Amalie Kornerup Jensen

So Why Freak Out When We’re All Going to be Dead by 2050, Anyway, Right? (2021)

Studio Prøvestensbroen 3A, Copenhagen (DK)
Dimentions: 110x60x70 cm
Materials: Oven, wax

In Love with a Fairytale (2020)

Nygårdsskole, Bergen (NO)
Materials: 3 hearts, 3 arrows
Curator: Hilde Jørgensen