danish architecture and design review

August 29, 2020

Absent Bodies at Designmuseum Danmark

August 29, 2020/ John Heward

Amina Saada

Ishara Jayathilake

A new exhibition has opened on the entrance courtyard of Designmuseum Danmark with works selected by Designers' Nest and Designmuseum Danmark.

The museum remains closed for extensive work to the building due to be completed in 2022 but there is access to the courtyard.

the works:

the love scene & the balancing act
Courtney Makins
sugarcoated cotton houndstooth, wool tartan and ripstop

the red bride
Amina Saada
polyester satin and foam

follow4follow
Oliver Opperman
recycled polyester and dead-stock neoprene

people go to work
Fredrik Stålhandske
cardboard and polyester

east meets west
Ishara Jayathilake
screen-printed cotton canvas

“ … the body is absent in all of the works, which illustrates how contemporary designers use their work to explore and challenge the special conventions and ideals that exist in the close relationship between body and fashion. The five young Nordic designers were chosen precisely because of their unique talent and special ability to rethink the principles of fashion design and their approach to aspects of the contemporary societal agenda such as sustainability, power relationships, mental health, and identity in a global perspective.”

Courtney Makins

Absent Bodies continues on the entrance courtyard of
Designmuseum Danmark, Bredgade ,Copenhagen
until 22 November 2020