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Kirstine Aarkrog | Instruments

Past exhibition
20 November - 31 December 2021
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Kirstine Aarkrog | Instruments

Instruments presents a survey of six sculptures by Copenhagen-based artist Kirstine Aarkrog (b. 1986, Denmark) produced over the past ten years.

The word “instrument” is traditionally used to refer to either a tool for precision work, or a device used to produce musical sound. In other words, it denotes an object whose material properties prompt a specifi
c type of human behaviour upon interaction. Interested in the potential consequences of our encounters with objects, with each sculpture Aarkrog adopts a different approach to the complex relationship between an object’s form, its apparent function and our emotional response to these two factors.

When asked about the way that function and emotion interact in these works, the artist replied with the following: ‘I do not work with emotions. But is is clear that all actions, even potential actions, are associated with emotions.’

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Works
  • Kirstine Aarkrog, Du Må Ikke Forlade Mig (Don't Leave Me) [Edition of 1], 2013-2021
    Kirstine Aarkrog, Du Må Ikke Forlade Mig (Don't Leave Me) [Edition of 1], 2013-2021
  • Kirstine Aarkrog, Instructions For Use: The Object Is Hollow And It's Upthrust Force Can Carry And Keep A Human Being Fixed Under Water. The Frame Is Attached To The Neck And The Object, Floating In Water, Will Carry The Human Being Below, Dead Or Alive. [Edition of 2], 2018
    Kirstine Aarkrog, Instructions For Use: The Object Is Hollow And It's Upthrust Force Can Carry And Keep A Human Being Fixed Under Water. The Frame Is Attached To The Neck And The Object, Floating In Water, Will Carry The Human Being Below, Dead Or Alive. [Edition of 2], 2018
  • Kirstine Aarkrog, Attend [Edition of 1], 2013
    Kirstine Aarkrog, Attend [Edition of 1], 2013
  • Kirstine Aarkrog, Untitled [Edition of 1], 2012-2019
    Kirstine Aarkrog, Untitled [Edition of 1], 2012-2019
  • Kirstine Aarkrog, Instructions For Use: Place The Object On Your Head. In The Groove Across The Object Place A Loop Which Is Five Times The Length Of Your Stride. Take A Step While Treading Down The Band In Front Of You. Take Another Step While Treading Down The Band In Fr, 2013-2019
    Kirstine Aarkrog, Instructions For Use: Place The Object On Your Head. In The Groove Across The Object Place A Loop Which Is Five Times The Length Of Your Stride. Take A Step While Treading Down The Band In Front Of You. Take Another Step While Treading Down The Band In Fr, 2013-2019
  • Kirstine Aarkrog, Ion Exchange [Edition of 4], 2021
    Kirstine Aarkrog, Ion Exchange [Edition of 4], 2021
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  • OPENING TODAY: 'Instruments' by Kirstine Aarkrog

    OPENING TODAY: 'Instruments' by Kirstine Aarkrog

    Exhibition period 20 November - 31 December 2021
    OTP Copenhagen is proud to present 'Instruments', a survey of six sculptures by Copenhagen-based artist Kirstine Aarkrog (b. 1986, Denmark) produced over the past ten...
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