Trude Viken | DOUBLE PORTRAITS

OTP Copenhagen is proud to present 'DOUBLE PORTRAITS,' a solo exhibition of new works by the Oslo-based painter Trude Viken (b. 1969, Lødingen; NO), marking the artist's first solo show in Denmark and debut exhibition with the gallery.

Having worked extensively with single figure compositions over the years, most notably as part of the artist's iconic 'diary note' series which saw her produce daily self-portraits for a period between 2014 and 2021, Viken first began experimenting with double portraiture as a means of examining different matrimonial relationships.

For this new series of double portraits, Viken abandons the archetypal figures of a married couple and instead explores how one person's subjectivity might be split or dissolved between multiple bodies, representing inevitable changes in terms of emotional disposition, psychological state or physical condition, over time.