Artist Statement – Rasmus Nielsen
The two textile works on display are part of Rasmus Nielsen’s series RE:PATCH. The works are rooted in an intuitive and deconstructive creative process, where technological precision meets an organic, tactile aesthetic.
Drawing formal inspiration from stones and chestnuts, the artist has used artificial intelligence to generate abstract landscape images in a color palette influenced by trends from the fashion world. In the subsequent printing process, the images were printed with such high color saturation that the printer produced small errors—errors that have been deliberately integrated as part of the artistic expression. The prints were then cut up and reconstructed into a patchwork on upcycled textiles, ensuring that no material went to waste.
The works are designed to interact with the exhibition space. The two suspended textiles feature different motifs on the front and back, meaning that, when viewed by the observer, they transform into four distinct visual experiences. Hung in the window, the textiles’ transparency is brought to life by the dynamic, shifting sunlight.
With RE:PATCH, the artist explores a central, timely question: Is it possible to transform the digital medium into something distinctly sensory, tactile, and human?
The works have previously been exhibited at venues including Vejle City Hall and the Industrial Museum in Horsens. This is the first time they are being presented in a gallery setting.
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Rasmus Nielsen, Født 1984, Lyngby, Danmark
Lærling hos Mahmoud Alibadi 2003-2004
Medstifter af kunstprojektet SIIKU (2017-2023)
Medlem af UKK
SOLO UDSTILLINGER:
2024 RE:PATCH, EKS-RUMMET
2024 ANOMALI, Kunsthal Vejle
2024 TID, Relæet, Copenhagen Light Festival
2023 Preview, Villa Kultur (1-dags udstilling)
2022 IMPRINT, Augustenborg_Project (m/ SIIKU)
2019 MELTAGE – The Act, Result and Amount, Gjethuset (m/ SIIKU)
2018: ANKOMST, Arttra Gallery (w/ SIIKU)
2017 Origin, Galleri Kbh Kunst
2007 Welcome to the real matrix, Cobra Rummet, Sophienholm
GRUPPEUDSTILLINGER:
2021 I Sagens Natur, Davis Gallery (m/ SIIKU)
2021 X UNLIMITED, Til Vægs (w/ SIIKU)
2021 GRØNLAND – I KUNSTEN GENNEM 300 ÅR, Museet for Religiøs Kunst (m/ SIIKU)
2020-21 NYT LYS, Sophienholm (m/ SIIKU)
2012 DiT Europa, Toftegårds plads, Valby kulturhus
2010 Hul i hækken, SAK
2006: A-Huset, A-Huset
INSTALLATIONSVÆRKER:
2023 BØLGELAND, Copenhagen Light Festival / Nordatlantens Brygge (m/ SIIKU)
2022 OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE, Folkemødet + Ungdommens Folkemøde (m/ SIIKU)
2021 AD CORONAM, Kulturnatten / Cisternerne (m/ SIIKU)
2020+2021: BLOOMING PHASE / TEMPUS FLORENS, Light art installation, Thorvaldsens Museum (m/ SIIKU)
2020 INITUS x SPECULUM, 1-dags installation, Kunsthal Aarhus (m/ SIIKU)
2019: OMNI CHRONOS, Leth & Gori Gallery / CAFx (m/ SIIKU)
SAMLINGER:
2008 Childlabour (skulptur), Shoes or no shoes? Museum, Belgien
KURATORISK ARBEJDE:
2021 X UNLIMITED, Til Vægs (m/ SIIKU)
2017 Relæet (m. bl.a. Nat Bloch Gregersen, Anna Walther, Anna Taina-Nielsen)
ARTIST TALKS:
2024 Fagligt seminar om Kunstig Intelligens i kunsten, samtale med Jacob Remin, BKF Syd / Kunsthal Vejle
2023 Bølger & Bobler, Nordatlantens Brygge / Copenhagen Light Festival (m/ SIIKU)
2021 Free Lunch, Art Hub Copenhagen (m/ SIIKU)
