Installation at Fiolstræde, University Library, Copenhagen (DK)
Part of the group show RECAST. RECAST is part of the Moving Monuments research project
Curated by Amalie Skovmøller, Ida Højgaard Thjømøe, Mathias Danbolt
Materials: Textiles, Reseda luteola, Madder root, Indigo, mattresses
Dimensions: Variable
Documentation: I DO ART Agency
Supported by: The New Carlsberg Foundation, the 15. Juni Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation, the Danish Arts Foundation, the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansens Foundation, Knud Højgård's Foundation

Video documentation of process and concept is to be found here (I DO ART Agency)


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RECAST is organised to mark the 150th anniversary of women’s admission to the University of Copenhagen. However, it is not only a commemoration of a historical milestone, but also an invitation to imagine new futures for both the university and society at large.

RECAST invites 13 contemporary artists to rethink and challenge the monument tradition of Copenhagen Unicersity, which has for centuries materialised what people and events we as a society honour and commemorate. A selection of the university's historical busts have been relocated to the University Library, where they are brought into dialogue with new contemporary artworks

RECAST is not just a celebration of a historical milestone. It's about imagining a different kind of future for the university and for society – a future where knowledge is not produced in isolation but through a multitude of voices, collaboration and recognising the body as a sensory, thinking and inclusionary part of knowledge production.

In tandem with the exhibition, the public is invited to participate in the conversation through a series of artist talks, performances and interdisciplinary conversations in the library.