Cool, Calm and Collected

The exhibition highlights Danish artists' aesthetic tendencies over the past fifteen years, while also emphasizing their diversity in materials, media, and themes. Despite a prevailing aesthetic, many artworks reveal deeper layers of subversive, conceptual, or critical content.

The artworks span various media and approaches, reflecting a complex world marked by change, conflict, and crises. Themes explored include occultism, post-humanism, social issues, science, and psychology, drawing inspiration from global influences and art movements like Minimalism, Surrealism, and conceptual art. This exhibition provides a nuanced portrayal of Danish art, showcasing its breadth and artists' engagement with contemporary societal issues alongside form and aesthetics.

Kalsmose's works span a rich variety of media, through which she explores modern life as a profound study and inner journey. Drawing from personal experiences, family dynamics, and existential circumstances, she delves into the formation of identity and interactions with our surroundings, driven by a keen interest in psychological mechanisms and spirituality.

"Tribe – My Survival" can be interpreted as a fictional family portrait born from grief and the profound fear of losing loved ones. Inspired by personal losses, Kalsmose constructs a pseudo-family using materials such as skins, steel, and silk.

Recently, Kalsmose's artworks have evolved into three-dimensional objects and images that evoke a sense of familiarity with recognizable motifs and elements from everyday life, yet remain subtly unfamiliar. These works emphasize materiality while incorporating social, spiritual, and psychological dimensions.