The video installation "SEAWORTHY" was shown in connection with the Copenhagen Museum's events on the city's Culture Night in October 2021.
The video installation in the museum's courtyard enhanced the opening of their exhibition showing the best preserved of three shipwrecks, which were found during excavation work for Dock Island and the Opera House. The idea was to illustrate the discovery of the shipwreck.
The ship sank to the bottom of Copenhagen's busy harbour in 1428. "SEAWORTHY" took the time of the shipwreck as its point of departure, and created a sensorial narrative from the wreck's perspective by using graphic patterns and abstractions over historical maps of Copenhagen. In contrast, one could also sense the harbour life of today.
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The work consisted of projections on two large sails, which were strung out around the main entrance to the Copenhagen Museum. The sails formed a maritime gateway to the museum, and could be experienced from a distance, as well as up close. They were translucent, so the projections could be seen from both sides – both on the way in, and again on exiting the museum's main entrance.
Materials: Projectors, sails
Realised: October 2021
Client: Copenhagen Museum
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