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Large Scale Papercuts

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue.
22 x 33 x 2 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 6 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 6 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 2 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 16 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 2 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 2 cm

Mirrored copy of real piano used as stage design for the theatre concert Winterreise with music by Schubert. <br>
Drop paper and glue. 1,5 x 1,6 x 1,7 m

Mirrored copy of real piano used as stage design for the theatre concert Winterreise with music by Schubert. <br>
Drop paper and glue. 1,5 x 1,6 x 1,7 m

Mirrored copy of real piano used as stage design for the theatre concert Winterreise with music by Schubert. <br>
Drop paper and glue. 1,5 x 1,6 x 1,7 m

House of Thoughts, 2011

Detail

Detail

Detail

120 gsm acid free paper and glue. 78 x 68 x 35 cm.

Detail

Detail.

Installation view, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center. 5,3 x 1,3 x 8 m

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid-free 140 gsm paper and glue. 350 x 450 x 170 cm

Transparent God<span class="n">, detail</span>

Transparent God<span class="n">, detail</span>

Transparent God<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm acid-free paper,140 gsm acid free-paper and acrylic paint.
</br>
190 x 260 x 50 cm

The Short Distance between Image and Truth<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid-free 120 gsm paper, acid-free 140 gsm paper and acrylic paint.</br>
190 x 260 x 50 cm

120 gsm acid free paper, and glue. 256,5 x 144,5 x 25 cm

Human Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

Human Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

140 gsm acid free paper, and glue. 210 x 240 x 70 cm

Fall<span class="n">, detail</span>

Fall<span class="n">, detail</span>

A5 Notebook (120 gsm acid free paper), pencil, and glue. Mounted on mdf. 240 x 212 x 18 cm

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm acid free paper, and glue. 133 x 99,5 x 33 cm

Erected Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

Erected Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

Erected Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

150 gsm acid free paper, and glue. Himmelrum, Kunsthallen Nikolaj. 355,5 x 330,2 cm

Three Angels Trying to Escape Their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Three Angels Trying to Escape Their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Three Angels Trying to Escape Their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Cut and folded from one piece of 350 gsm paper. Wedgewood Commission, Nottingham Castle, UK. 4,60 x 10 x 3,75 m</b>
Photo: <a href="http://www.jonathanwaringphotography.co.uk/">Jonathan Waring</a>

Photo: <a href="http://www.jonathanwaringphotography.co.uk/">Jonathan Waring</a>

Cut and folded from one piece of 350 gsm paper, 7 m x 4,60 m x 0,9 m </br>
Transit 06, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

Når Alt Kommer Til Alt / All In All<span class="n">, detail</span>

Når Alt Kommer Til Alt / All In All<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm thick acid-free paper, glue and pink wall paint. 152 x 208 x 5 cm, paper flowers 40 cm below. </br>
Paper installation at Gallery HYUNDAI’s WINDOW GALLERY. A “papercut painting” with cherry blossom flowers lying underneath, cut and fallen from the canvas of paper.

Image of Reality<span class="n">, detail</span>

Image of Reality<span class="n">, detail</span>

Image of Reality<span class="n">, detail</span>

Cut and folded from one sheet of 350 gsm paper. 7,20 x 7,15 x 3,75 m </br>
Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning’s Autumn exhibition, Copenhagen

Acid-free 115 gsm paper and glue. 90 x 128 x 6 cm

Birds Trying to Escape their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Birds Trying to Escape their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Birds Trying to Escape their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm and 160 gsm thick acid-free paper and glue. 2,8 x 2,3 x 2,7 m </br>
Paper installation (mirrored staircase constructed of paper) at Gallery Koch und Kesslau, Berlin

Mirage<span class="n">, detail</span>

Mirage<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid-free 115 gsm paper and glue. 12 x 55 x 34 cm

400 unique hand-cut snowflakes, variable sizes. 80 gsm acid-free copy paper.
</br>
Group exhibition From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen.

Walking on Snow<span class="n">, detail</span>

80 gsm acid-free copy paper & glue. 120 x 100 cm & 310 x 39 cm.
</br>
Group show From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen.

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

80 gsm acid-free copy paper & glue. 120 x 100 cm & 310 x 39 cm.
</br>
Group show From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen.

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gms and 160 gsm acid free paper and glue. </br>
Paper installation on 2nd and 3rd floor in the tower of Kunsthallen Nikolaj - Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center. The group exhibition Turmsturm.

Parallel Stairs<span class="n">, detail</span>

Parallel Stairs<span class="n">, detail</span>

Parallel Stairs<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid free 115 gsm paper. 90 x 55 x 3 cm.

Nature´s Maze<span class="n">, detail</span>

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue.
22 x 33 x 2 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 6 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 6 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 2 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 16 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 2 cm

Shirt made from 34gsm Zairei Japanese paper, white paper buttons, white thread and glue. 22 x 33 x 2 cm

Mirrored copy of real piano used as stage design for the theatre concert Winterreise with music by Schubert. <br>
Drop paper and glue. 1,5 x 1,6 x 1,7 m

Mirrored copy of real piano used as stage design for the theatre concert Winterreise with music by Schubert. <br>
Drop paper and glue. 1,5 x 1,6 x 1,7 m

Mirrored copy of real piano used as stage design for the theatre concert Winterreise with music by Schubert. <br>
Drop paper and glue. 1,5 x 1,6 x 1,7 m

House of Thoughts, 2011

Detail

Detail

Detail

120 gsm acid free paper and glue. 78 x 68 x 35 cm.

Detail

Detail.

Installation view, Nikolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center. 5,3 x 1,3 x 8 m

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Window<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid-free 140 gsm paper and glue. 350 x 450 x 170 cm

Transparent God<span class="n">, detail</span>

Transparent God<span class="n">, detail</span>

Transparent God<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm acid-free paper,140 gsm acid free-paper and acrylic paint.
</br>
190 x 260 x 50 cm

The Short Distance between Image and Truth<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid-free 120 gsm paper, acid-free 140 gsm paper and acrylic paint.</br>
190 x 260 x 50 cm

120 gsm acid free paper, and glue. 256,5 x 144,5 x 25 cm

Human Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

Human Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

140 gsm acid free paper, and glue. 210 x 240 x 70 cm

Fall<span class="n">, detail</span>

Fall<span class="n">, detail</span>

A5 Notebook (120 gsm acid free paper), pencil, and glue. Mounted on mdf. 240 x 212 x 18 cm

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

White Diary<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm acid free paper, and glue. 133 x 99,5 x 33 cm

Erected Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

Erected Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

Erected Ruin<span class="n">, detail</span>

150 gsm acid free paper, and glue. Himmelrum, Kunsthallen Nikolaj. 355,5 x 330,2 cm

Three Angels Trying to Escape Their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Three Angels Trying to Escape Their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Three Angels Trying to Escape Their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Cut and folded from one piece of 350 gsm paper. Wedgewood Commission, Nottingham Castle, UK. 4,60 x 10 x 3,75 m</b>
Photo: <a href="http://www.jonathanwaringphotography.co.uk/">Jonathan Waring</a>

Photo: <a href="http://www.jonathanwaringphotography.co.uk/">Jonathan Waring</a>

Cut and folded from one piece of 350 gsm paper, 7 m x 4,60 m x 0,9 m </br>
Transit 06, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen

Når Alt Kommer Til Alt / All In All<span class="n">, detail</span>

Når Alt Kommer Til Alt / All In All<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm thick acid-free paper, glue and pink wall paint. 152 x 208 x 5 cm, paper flowers 40 cm below. </br>
Paper installation at Gallery HYUNDAI’s WINDOW GALLERY. A “papercut painting” with cherry blossom flowers lying underneath, cut and fallen from the canvas of paper.

Image of Reality<span class="n">, detail</span>

Image of Reality<span class="n">, detail</span>

Image of Reality<span class="n">, detail</span>

Cut and folded from one sheet of 350 gsm paper. 7,20 x 7,15 x 3,75 m </br>
Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning’s Autumn exhibition, Copenhagen

Acid-free 115 gsm paper and glue. 90 x 128 x 6 cm

Birds Trying to Escape their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Birds Trying to Escape their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

Birds Trying to Escape their Drawing<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gsm and 160 gsm thick acid-free paper and glue. 2,8 x 2,3 x 2,7 m </br>
Paper installation (mirrored staircase constructed of paper) at Gallery Koch und Kesslau, Berlin

Mirage<span class="n">, detail</span>

Mirage<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid-free 115 gsm paper and glue. 12 x 55 x 34 cm

400 unique hand-cut snowflakes, variable sizes. 80 gsm acid-free copy paper.
</br>
Group exhibition From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen.

Walking on Snow<span class="n">, detail</span>

80 gsm acid-free copy paper & glue. 120 x 100 cm & 310 x 39 cm.
</br>
Group show From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen.

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

80 gsm acid-free copy paper & glue. 120 x 100 cm & 310 x 39 cm.
</br>
Group show From Dust to Dusk, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen.

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

Paper Ladders<span class="n">, detail</span>

120 gms and 160 gsm acid free paper and glue. </br>
Paper installation on 2nd and 3rd floor in the tower of Kunsthallen Nikolaj - Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center. The group exhibition Turmsturm.

Parallel Stairs<span class="n">, detail</span>

Parallel Stairs<span class="n">, detail</span>

Parallel Stairs<span class="n">, detail</span>

Acid free 115 gsm paper. 90 x 55 x 3 cm.

Nature´s Maze<span class="n">, detail</span>