Maria Pasenau's "Foto Nøtt Pasenau" Exhibition at Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst, Trondheim

Maria Pasenau's solo exhibition "Foto Nøtt Pasenau" is on view at Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst (KUK) in Trondheim, Norway, in 2026. The show features installation views photographed by Dag Asle Langø, including works such as "Foto Nøtt Pasenau" (2026), "Trauma factory make sense" (2026), "Hold on to soft pain, let go of hard pain" (2026), and "Fred på jord" (2026). Pasenau, who has just passed 30, has a practice that descends from 1960s feminist performance art, often involving nudity and bodily fluids. The exhibition includes a raised floor with a conversation pit, a screaming orange floor, graffiti-covered Tripp Trapp high chairs, and birdhouse-like peephole boxes containing nudes and unexpected items like muesli. The critic notes that even in a traditional institutional setting, the photographs would be unsettling due to their focus on the body and everyday junk. The text reflects on the high-risk nature of self-portraiture, comparing Pasenau to Nan Goldin but "out in the countryside," and describes her as raw in every sense. The exhibition is presented at KUK, where the ceiling height is described as something like two kilometres.