At Exhibition Laboratory, Helsinki

Oct 10th – Nov 8th, 2020

I tried to tarry as long as possible before heading to the studio. I noticed that Dr. Hennings had made some calls late in the night. She had probably been carrying out one of her “experiments”.

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– you had tried to reach me.
– xxx xxx xxx
– orange teeth, what do you mean?
– xxx xxx xxx
– well, it says so on the tube. PO20.
– xxx xxx xxx
– read the text on the back. you must surely know that cadmium pigments get absorbed into the body through the skin and continue to accumulate..?
– xxx xxx xxx
– no, I’ve never heard of anyone presenting with symptoms in their teeth…
– xxx xxx xxx
– okay just wait a minute, I’m on my way! we’ll take a look at… the situation then.
hello? are you still there? Dr. Hennings?

The situation was even more stressful than I had imagined.

Painting as a Holder
oil paint (painted on the back of the fabric), gesso and pencil on cotton, wooden edges 180x130x4 cm / 2020

Painting as a __________
Oil paint (painted on the back of the fabric) on cotton, acrylic primer, concrete, pigmented acrylate, paraffin wax 290x130x15 / cm 2020

Painting as a ho-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-der
pigmented acrylate and oil on linen, foam, concrete, acrylic, paraffin wax 250x170x15 cm / 2020