Sleeping Without a Pillow
mjk-staffCasper Aguila Christoffersen
The exhibition focus on sculptural photography and mixed media works that is created in Copenhagen - with elements and direct references to ancient scandinavian sculptures and contstructions, he stages new primitive and futuristic forms together with paint.
The artist works and lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. Represented by Alice Folker Gallery, Copenhagen.
CA Christoffersen solo exhibition in MJK Gallery delves into the process of construction and wall mounted works revolve around the themes of constructional compositions. By photographically capturing his own sculptural creations and spaces - Christoffersen converts the momentary arrangements into editable and one-dimensional mediums, sometimes incorporating his own hands within the snapshots, thus referring to the process of creation and the myth of the godlike artistic genius.
Mounted on panels or canvases, the images are encapsulated by dynamic arrangements of acrylic and spray paint, extending the photographic content to a mixed media composition. By implementing artist frames of stripwood, Aguila emphasizes the craftsmanship of aesthetic production and the rusticity of constructional structures.
The exhibition is in his own words an open window to create a dialog on photographical methods in the future.
Casper Agulla Christoffersen
is represented by Alice Folker gallery since 2019
Casper Aguila, b. 1985, , Denmark Lives and works in Copenhagen
Education; Fine Arts, Accademia Italiana, Firenze
Upcoming exhibitions
Solo exhibition, MJK Gallery Tokyo
Duo show with Frederik Næblerød,
Odsherred Kunstmuseum
Group show at Alice Folker Gallery
Selected previous exhibitions
2024
Scaffold Softice, solo exhibition Alice Folker Gallery
2023
Vintersalon, Alice Folker Gallery
All summer group show, Alice Folker Gallery
15years anniversary Der Greif, Arles photo festival
2022
Little shop of extraordinary personal beauty, group show Alice Folker Gallery, Copenhagen (curated by Anna Stahn)
Enter Art Fair, Alice Folker Gallery
IN THE ZONE, group show Alice Folker Gallery (curated by Efrat Edelsten)
2021
Future landscapes, solo exhb. Alice Folker Gallery
2020
Enter Art Fair, Alice Folker Gallery
Contact, group show Dépendence Gallery Brussels
Little Island, group show Haverkampf Gallery, Berlin
2019
Protection from bad weather, with Frederik Næblerød, Politikens Forhal, Copenhagen
Enter Art Fair, Alice Folker Gallery
Borderlines, Arles Photo Festival
Together as one, solo exhb. Alice Folker Gallery
OFF-GRID, with Frederik Næblerød, Alice Folker Gallery, Art Herning Alice Folker Gallery
2018
Connexion Publication, MUCEM, Marseille
Black and white photos by Casper Aguila, OFR, Paris
2017
Scandinavian Landscapes, Voute Gallery, Marseille
2016
Faces, M35 gallery Luzern
The Spring Exhibition, Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Publications
2019
Der Greif, Issue #12, with guest editors Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin
2020
Cover artwork for Penguin classic,
The Faces by Tove Ditlevsen.
2022
My friend the wind, Casper Aguila & Frederik Næblerød,
Book by Line Rosenvinge and Lucky9 Publications.
Awards & nominations
2019
OFF-GRID, with Frederik Næblerød, awarded by The Danish Arts Foundation 2018 Korshage 2015-2016, with Frederik Næblerød.
Nominated for Art Critics
Price, AICA Denmar.
Collections
The Danish Arts Foundation