Trapholt. Connect Me

Human x Nature x Technology – How do I connect with the world?

The exhibition CONNECT ME focuses on our connections with the world. In a time of climate crisis, growing inequality, insecurity and loneliness, there is a need for new ways of connecting. Through the works on display, the exhibition explores how connections define who we are: Am I nature? Am I relationships? Am I technology?

Throughout most of history and across cultures, we humans have regarded ourselves as special: as superior to animals, nature and all material things. CONNECT ME takes its point of departure in the premise that everything is connected and that everything mutually influences everything else.

In the wake of years of isolation and uncertainty, our connection to nature, technology and each other has changed. CONNECT ME invites us to pause and take stock of our personal relationships with the world. What is a relationship? How does a relationship between a person and a ‘thing’ arise? And what does it mean to feel connected?

The exhibition extends across 1,200 square metres of floor space encompassing four rooms at the museum, presenting Danish and international contemporary artists:

Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens / USA

Astrid Mynkekær / Denmark

Camilla Reyman / Denmark

Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm / Denmark

Dorota Grabkowska / Poland

Eija-Liisa Ahtila / Finland

FOO/SKOU / Denmark

Jamie Diamond / USA

Lauren Lee McCarthy & Kyle McDonald / USA

Lilla LoCurto & Bill Outcault / Venezuela, USA

Lisa Park / South Korea

Mathias Bengtsson / Denmark

Memo Akten / Tyrkey

Olafur Eliasson / Iceland/ Denmark

Raquel Kogan & Rejane Cantoni / Brazil

Wong Ping / China

Yushi Li / China

CONNECT ME is Trapholt’s third exhibition to revolve around themes of identity and the personal worldview. The first in the series was EAT ME in 2017, followed by SENSE ME in 2019.

The exhibition is supported by: 15 Juni Fonden, The A.P Møller Foundation, The Augustinus Foundation, The Knud Højgaard Foundation, The Region of Southern Denmark and The Sydbank Foundation.

CONNECT ME

Human X Nature X Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 - AUGUST 13, 2023

TRAPHOLT | KOLDING, DENMARK

On the cover: Lisa Park, Blooming © Lisa Park Studio

Source: Trapholt.dk