Cyprien Gaillard and Lea Porsager Solo Shows Open at Simian in Copenhagen
The Simian gallery in Copenhagen has launched two individual exhibitions featuring Cyprien Gaillard and Lea Porsager, in partnership with Yonder and Art•Science at the Niels Bohr Institute. Gaillard's 'Désespoir des Singes' marks his inaugural significant exhibition in Denmark, showcasing a fresh collection of Polaroids from 2006–2012 arranged on suspended curved forms. Porsager's display delves into comparable themes of disruption and disintegration through her artistic approach. Both exhibitions are on view simultaneously, emphasizing the impact of human actions on landscapes and objects.
Key facts
- Simian opens two solo shows by Cyprien Gaillard and Lea Porsager in Copenhagen.
- Exhibitions are presented in collaboration with Yonder and Art•Science at the Niels Bohr Institute.
- Gaillard's Désespoir des Singes is his first major exhibition in Denmark.
- The show features Polaroids taken between 2006 and 2012.
- Images depict buildings, monuments, ruins, parks, and landscapes.
- Polaroids are displayed on specially designed displays suspended from pillars.
- Displays use piano wire and clavichord tuning pegs.
- Both exhibitions trace how landscapes and objects carry marks of intervention, extraction, and collapse.
Entities
Artists
- Cyprien Gaillard
- Lea Porsager
Institutions
- Simian
- Yonder
- Art•Science
- Niels Bohr Institute
Locations
- Copenhagen
- Denmark