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Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well

In collaboration with Hedvig Schroeder
New Shelter Plan Kiosk, Copenhagen (DK), 2023

 Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellInstallation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60′ (2020-2023)
Stoneware
Containers 1-60, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellWishing You Well, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Wishing You Well’ (2023)
Marble, water, pump, coinsWishing You Well, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Vessel to-go’ (2023) 
Plastic, water, steel, refrigeratorVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellVessel to-go, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well   Free Streaming, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Free Streaming’ (2023) 
Videocollage, 8 tablet devicesstream, tablet, cables Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well    Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well      Recent Excavations, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well‘Recent Excavations’ (2023)
Dustpan, broom, unglazed stonewareRecent Excavations, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well   Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellContainers 1-60, Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellInstallation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well Installation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing WellInstallation view, Constantly Sipping from the Wishing Well“When water is scarce, thirsty animals regroup into mega herds seeking to quench their thirst. But predators are waiting around the waterholes looking for easy prey. Soon, the weak and injured are weeded out. The power over the waterhole is an eternal game of survival where one drop of water marks the difference between life and death. Despite the risk of hidden predators, the instinctive urge to drink water leads the thirsty ones into a deadly trap every time.”

In their latest collaborative project the Danish-Swedish artist duo Hedvig Schroeder & Ida Brockmann sheds light on the vessel as an iconic artifact illuminating the different values we add to water. On the journey of water containers’ cultural history we meet a marble fountain, a video collage, and plastic amphoras stored in a refrigerator, all reflecting on water’s relation to market forces, basic survival, and wishing wells.
Today, water is one of the major challenges of civilization. First we drank out of our hands from natural water sources. Then we filled ceramic vessels from wells and fountains. Today, we can find a bottle of water on any street corner. For many, bottled water has become synonymous with water itself due to the modern desire to drink “on the go”. The kiosk is a new type of waterhole where the water we buy is no longer just water, it is Aqua D’or, Evian, Ramlösa, Fiji and Voss.

 

Exhibited at New Shelter Plan Kiosk, Copenhagen (DK), 2023

a soft spot for hardware

A soft spot for hardware

clay binary cuneiform image plant concrete travertine

clay binary cuneiform image IMG_1103.jpg, stoneware

digital tablet image binary travertine stone
IMG_1103.jpg (digital part), tablet

concrete engraved DIY smartphone
Step by step (brick by brick), aerated concrete

concrete DIY smartphone plant
Step by step (brick by brick), aerated concrete

concrete engraved DIY smartphone
Step by step (brick by brick), aerated concrete

clay binary cuneiform image plant concrete travertine

marble image stack plant

marble image stack
High resolution, marble

marble image stack

travertine video stone
Booting, video 15:33 min

symbols stone digital
Broken links, engraved stone fragments

 

Curated by Ida Schyum and Nanna Saplana

Villa Kultur, Copenhagen 2021

 

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DIY:MAKE FIRE

In collaboration with Hedvig Schroeder10_makefirefire ember sticks bushcraftfire ember sticks bushcraft fire ember sticks bushcraft fire ember sticks bushcraft fire ember sticks bushcraft     DSC_3429a_webfire ember sticks bushcraftfire ember sticks bushcraft

Performative exhibition/workshop on making fire with sticks. Consisted of step by step instruction drawings in vinyl on the wall. A video and sound collage made from various youtube bushcraft tutorials shown on 4 mobile devices. All materials for making fire was available.The visitors were invited to try making fire.
Over the exhibition period only one visitor managed to make fire.

 

2019