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Jun 07 2025
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Documentarian 1 – Emerging voices in documentary photography

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The first exhibition of my cancer treatment project “1 in 8” during Copenhagen Photo Festival 2025 was received so incredibly well, with lots of questions, tears, and deep talks – my heart is happy and full!
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I’m incredibly grateful to Luke Adekoya and Dark Gallery for having me be part of this inaugural Documentarian show!

 

About ‘Documentarian 1: Emerging Voices in Documentary Photography’
[ CPF X DARK GALLERY CPH · DOCUMENTARIAN 1 · GROUP SHOW ]
In an era where the boundaries between truth and fiction are increasingly blurred, the exhibition ‘Documentarian 1’ at Dark Gallery highlights the enduring significance of photography in shaping historical consciousness.
Bringing together six emerging photographers from around the world, Documentarian 1 explores how the documentary image can serve as a deeply personal, cultural, and political tool. Curated by Luke Adekoya Campbell, the exhibition challenges the idea of documentary as a fixed record of truth—instead presenting it as a fluid, subjective medium shaped through both the act of making and the act of seeing.
The exhibition features the work of Colin Aherne, Marta Dias, Anna Mensing, Gilberto Zamorano, Maria Fynsk Norup and Lidewij Mulder, inviting viewers to engage with photography’s evolving role in witnessing and storytelling in an age of digital manipulation and media saturation.
The exhibition is part of CPF X – The Copenhagen Photo Festival Partner Programme presenting exhibitions and events at partner venues and collaborators throughout Copenhagen.
The exhibition will be on view from June 7 to June 22 2025 at Dark Gallery CPH, Ryesgade 103B, 2100 Copenhagen Ø.

Featured artists:

Colin Aherne
“three circles around the sea” 
A journey through Georgia reflecting on Russian migration from war-torn Ukraine.
Lidewij Mulder
“The Great Pretender”
A Dutch, female lens on masculinity among young men in NYC.
Marta Dias
“Portugueses – Between Exile and Resilience”: 1970 to 1975
Portraits and archives narrate lives under Portugal’s authoritarian regime.
Anna Mensing
“Blueberry”
A collaborative portrait of Olivia’s abortion experience, centred on care and agency.
Gilberto Zamorano
“Berlin Döner”
A social documentary on Berlin’s Döner Kebab culture and Turkish immigration.
Maria Fynsk Norup
“1 in 8”
A conceptual narrative of illness and recovery through symbolic self-portraiture.
Mar 08 2025
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In the shadow of docility

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About the exhibition In the Shadow of Docility:

Taking its starting point in the exhibition title In the Shadow of Docility, 4 artists working in the photographic and videographic medium; Sarah Riisager, Noemi Kapusy, Fie Tanderup, and Maria Fynsk Norup, were invited to enter into a dialogue with the female poet Amanda Husum (Tankemyld.er) around the crucial role of art and the artist in casting a critical gaze on our contemporary moment.

A contemporary moment characterised by marked ideological polarisations. While progressive ideas seek to expand the boundaries of what is considered “normal”, neoconservative movements are (once again) attempting to roll back decades of progress by narrowing those same boundaries. Ways of thinking, ways of being, and forms of (inter)action that only a few years ago were considered acceptable thus risk once again being viewed as deviant and subjected to attempts at normalization.

What unites all the invited artists is that they, across artistic expressions and generations, together create a critical voice; a visual rallying cry in a time of upheaval.

Curated by Marie Wengler.

Opening dates and times: The exhibition is open from 8th of March until 31st of March 2025.

Gallery ODP3

Onkel Dannys Plads 3,

1711 København V
Jun 17 2023
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KS23 – Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling

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I’m incredibly thrilled to share that my lockdown self-portrait work “Eye of the beholder” has passed the 3rd (physical) round of censoring, and has thus been accepted for KS23 – Kunstnernes Sommerudstilling (the Danish Artists’ Summer Exhibition 2023).
It will be exhibited at JANUS – Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum from June 17th – August 6th.
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Another work made it to the 3rd round too, but wasn’t a finalist.
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It’s an honour to be chosen among the 1647 received works, and I’m super grateful for the opportunity.

Website: KS23 – JANUS – Vestjyllands Kunstmuseum

Apr 12 2023
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Exhibitions during NFTNYC 2023

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“Morpheus’ Spell” will be featured by Obscura at The Lower Draw Gallery during NFTNYC 2023, selected from more than 1000+ submissions.
Location: 134 Eldridge St. April 12th

“Jupiter and Io” will be shown in the official NFTNYC Community Artist Showcase, chosen among 3000+ submissions.
Location: North Javits, Hudson Yards. April 12th-14th

“The Returning” was selected for the Tezos Art Connect exhibition in NFTNYC, hosted by Victoria West and curated by Laurence Fuller under the theme ‘Cinematic Art’.
Location: The NFT Gallery, 88 Clinton Street. Tuesday, April 11th

“Second Skin” and “Metamorphosis” were exhibited as part of the Babylon pop-up exhibition on April 12th-13th.
Location: Ideal Glass Studios 9 West 8th Street

Mar 21 2023
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Le Carrousel du Louvre, Paris

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I’m beyond excited to share that my video genesis work “The Returning” will be exhibited at Le Carrousel Du Louvre as part of Paris Blockchain Week 2023. This exhibition will be the only art exhibition during the event!

Huge thanks to NFTUK for the opportunity and the wonderful curation!

‘The sea that connects us, divides us and is part of us
The longing to return, to become a part of whence we came
Even if just for a short while
We are born with salt in our blood
Creatures of the water’
(original poem)

This work was Inspired by the ocean surrounding the small island where we live. An ever-present entity shaping the lives of us all, influencing the light, the sounds and the air we breathe, sometimes out of sight, but always at the edge of our thoughts and ideas.

Created on the Danish island of Ærø, January 2023, water temperature 6ºC

Feb 24 2023
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Le Grand Palais Éphémère, NFT Paris

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Such an amazing experience to be part of second edition of NFT Paris, a crypto art event held in the prestigious Grand Palais Éphémère.
“Mimicry” was displayed as part of the Light Art Alpha Collection exhibit at the main event, 24th-25th of February 2023.

“Mimicry” (Self-portrait, 2017)

Mimicry is the biological concept where species (e.g. a butterfly) try to mimic either a more dangerous or a non-threatening species, to avoid predation. Mimicry has many forms, and its classification is often based on function with respect to the mimic (e.g. avoiding harm). Defensive or protective mimicry takes place when an organism is able to avoid harmful encounters by deceiving enemies into treating them as something else (thus literally hiding in plain sight).

This work was created partly based on my experiences of working as one of very few women in a highly competitive and male dominated area during my PhD in evolutionary botany.

Website: https://www.nftparis.xyz

Dec 31 2022
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Digital Art New Year 2023, Beijing

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It’s a great pleasure to share that my work “Locked Away IV” will be exhibited in China for the #DANY2023 event on New Years Eve. Grateful to Ellen Xu for this opportunity.

DANY2023 is a teaser for the amazing year of digital creativity that 2023 promises to be. It’s a show of diversity and inclusiveness, it is the biggest New Year art event in China. The exhibition showcased everyone’s artwork on a 12-meter high Giant LED and promoted by Neal Digital Gallery.

“Locked Away IV” was created during the first covid lockdown, to express the internal feeling of being restricted and locked away. Exhibited in Copenhagen at Gallery Øckenlund as part of my Ruminations series and awarded in the 2020 International Photography Award + The Fotonostrum Lockdown Award.

Website: https://nealgallery.com/DANY2023