Atoll
Place: Bricks Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
Type: Solo Show
Date: April 29 – May 27, 2022
Atoll is the title of Morten Plesner's solo exhibition at Bricks Gallery, which delves into geological and biological forces—from the powerful energy release of fire and volcanic lava to the microscopic algae and corals that accumulate over thousands of years, forming an isolated, tropical universe in the midst of the turquoise sea.
Atoll is a visual exploration of the island's materiality: the rippling waves in the blurred waters of the lagoon, crab shells, white sand, and plants, as well as the remnants of various potential civilizations that might have inhabited the atoll with their rituals, hopes, and dreams.
From Plesner's isolated atoll, situated beyond time and place, he reaches back to what precedes culture. The natural and the crafted, the ancient and the contemporary intertwine within the exhibition space in a way that prompts reflection: Are we observing man-made artifacts, or the randomness of nature?
Text by Louise Steiwer
From Plesner's isolated atoll, situated beyond time and place, he reaches back to what precedes culture. The natural and the crafted, the ancient and the contemporary intertwine within the exhibition space in a way that prompts reflection: Are we observing man-made artifacts, or the randomness of nature?
Text by Louise Steiwer
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