Yalda Afsah's First Danish Exhibition at Kunsthal Thy
Yalda Afsah presents her debut exhibition in Denmark, 'Surge', at Kunsthal Thy in Hurup Thy. The show features two video works: 'Curro' (2023) and 'Jarramplas' (2025). 'Curro' examines human-animal relationships through the herding and grooming of wild horses, capturing the tension between humans and flight animals. 'Jarramplas' documents a ritual in Piornal, Spain, where a costumed figure is symbolically attacked with turnips, exploring communal dynamics. Afsah's anthropological approach isolates subtle actions and uses post-produced sound to disorient viewers. The exhibition runs until May 24, 2026.
Key facts
- Yalda Afsah's first exhibition in Denmark is titled 'Surge'.
- The exhibition is held at Kunsthal Thy in Hurup Thy.
- It features two videos: 'Curro' (2023) and 'Jarramplas' (2025).
- 'Curro' focuses on human-animal relationships through wild horse herding.
- 'Jarramplas' documents a ritual in Piornal, Spain, involving turnip throwing.
- The ritual symbolically drives out a cattle thief figure called Jarramplas.
- Afsah's work uses precise image selection and post-produced sound.
- The exhibition runs until May 24, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Yalda Afsah
- Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen
- Marina Rüdiger
- Jacob Friis-Holm Nielsen
Institutions
- Kunsthal Thy
- Catapult
Locations
- Hurup Thy
- Denmark
- Piornal
- Spain
- South Thy
- Galicia
- Extremadura
- Vienna