Heerz Tooya
ARV.I

Christian Aagaard Ovesen
Ride for the moon

27.07. – 13.08.2024
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    Ride for the moon, 2024 Installation view
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    WINGS, 2024 Steel, snail shells, receipts, paper, grass, straw, plants, insects, concrete, stones
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    Ride for the moon, 2024 Installation view
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    WINGS, 2024 Steel, snail shells, receipts, paper, grass, straw, plants, insects, concrete, stones
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    WINGS, 2024 Steel, snail shells, receipts, paper, grass, straw, plants, insects, concrete, stones (detail)
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    Ride for the moon, 2024 Installation view
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    Ride for the moon, 2024 Installation view
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    Ride for the moon, 2024 Installation view
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    AURA, 2024 Color pencil on paper
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    SHARDS, 2024 Color pencil on paper
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    BUGS, 2024 Ceramics
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    BUGS, 2024 Ceramics
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    Ride for the moon, 2024 Installation view
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    CRUMPLE, 2024 Wire, plaster gauze, tile adhesive, acrylic paint, insect mesh, nails, receipt, burned paper, glue
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    CRUMPLE, 2024 Wire, plaster gauze, tile adhesive, acrylic paint, insect mesh, nails, receipt, burned paper, glue
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    FLY, 2024 Color pencil on paper
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    MEMORY, 2024 Color pencil on paper
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    MEMORY, 2024 Color pencil on paper
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    Ride for the moon, 2024 Installation view
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    CRASH, 2024 Car glass, tile adhesive, wire, wood

Exploring the borders between the artificial and the organic, sculptural installation artist Christian Aagaard Ovesen questions the exchanges between nature and urban landscapes. Inspired by the abundance of insects and animals in Vishovgrad, Bulgaria, Christian plays on how humans reflect and imitate the natural world.

His current work Ride for the moon traces the concepts of memory and lived life using found materials, reusing or recycling objects when it’s possible and drawings as a way of world building. Being influenced by transportation and the manufactured, there is a nod to the distortion of time and pace as rapid advancement of technology blurs our perception of orientation. Artificial light produced by cars and motorbikes provides vision for humans but what language does it provide for insects and animals?

Christian Aagaard Ovesen (b. 1986) holds an MFA from Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam and a BFA from Bergen Art Academy, Bergen. Recently he exhibited at C4 Projects, Copenhagen and is a member of the artist-run gallery Udstillingsstedet Sydhavn Station, Copenhagen. This year he participated in the artist residency Material-based processes at KKV-Bohuslän, Hamburgsund.

The exhibition is funded by Den Hielmstjerne-Rosencroneske Stiftelse.

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Special thanks to Dave and Georgi.