SPRING is the Artists' Easter Exhibition talent show with a handful of artists who in recent seasons have made a strong impact on the juried exhibition KP.
It is KP's board that selects the artists for SPRING.
SPRING25 present works by Kristine Baagland and Gizem Evcil (both participated at KP24).
Supervisor is Lina Hashim.
SPRING24 runs at the same time as KP24 in Kunsthal Aarhus 23 March to 12 May 2024.
The purpose of SPRING is
- to highlight significant artistic expressions and investigations that may otherwise have difficulty finding a public platform
- to support the individual artist in his/her career
- in a wider perspective, to strengthen the upcoming arts
SPRING has three major focus
- Care of talent: Early on in the process, the artists are assigned a qualified supervisor who advises on the individual works. Artists and supervisors collaborate on the overall exhibition and on the form and content of a catalogue.
- Exchange: A platform is created for new networks and collaborations artists in between.
- Communication: The relationship between works and the audience is developed by publishing catalogues, handouts, launching public talks, etc.
SPRING25 artists
Kristine Baagland (participated at KP24)
Gizem Evcil (participated at KP24)
Supervisor: Lina Hashim
Kristine Baagland
Indgang K (Entrance K)
In my exhibition for SPRING25, I will use the space to create an installation consisting of my entire medical record shredded into strips. The room will evoke associations with psychiatry by covering the floor and painting one wall in the pink color that is particularly characteristic of the psychiatric ward in Skejby. The room will feature two chairs and a wall clock, resembling a typical therapy room.
In the floor, there will be a long crack filled with my shredded medical record, symbolizing everything that lies beneath the surface. From the walls, shredded strips will "pour out" from various cracks. Each crack will represent categories such as treatment courses, diagnoses, cancellation notes, medications, and more.
The cracks and the way the shredded strips "pour out" will symbolize the forces of nature and convey the sensation of being mentally ill: chaotic and overwhelming, with everything spilling out at once.
My medical record will be shredded because such records are filled with confidential information, and those who write them are bound by confidentiality – symbolized by shredding it all. Additionally, the shredding process itself is generally associated with office work. All the people who have written down my personal information, and much of which defines me as a person, have done so as part of their office tasks. Psychiatry is a workplace, but for us as patients, it is a significant part of our lives.
In addition to visual art, Kristine Baagland (born 2000) also works with poetry and poetry readings and she is an active member of Unge Danske Digtere (Young Danish Poets).
https://www.instagram.com/baagland.kunst
Gizem Evcil
PTSD (A love Story)
PTSD (A Love Story) is a personal yet universal report of living with violence. The work was developed following the end of a destructive relationship during a diagnosis of PTSD. It is a vulnerable but authentic work that aims to demystify the issue and challenge the notion that only weak-willed individuals end up in such relationships.
The work is a video artwork composed of various images and film fragments, with the gazelle as a recurring figure. In Middle Eastern art, the gazelle symbolizes beauty and love. By allowing the gazelle to die repeatedly, Gizem Evcil seeks to reference lost love and a lost sense of self. The work is structured as a two-part video, where one part symbolizes life, and the other represents annihilation.
In addition to visual art, Gizem Evcil (born 1992) also works with music and is a vocalist in the band VIBR - Aarhus.
https://www.instagram.com/gizem___________/