Jan Freuchen
Opplysninger
Vindussalen and Kabinettet
20.10. – 20.11.22

In the exhibition Opplysninger [Illuminations] by Jan Freuchen, different materialities, techniques and temperaments are brought together in new constellations.

In the Vindussalen, drawings made by his daughter when she was five-years old are shown in connection with figures from the Neolithic or pre-Columbian eras. Freuchen's interpretations of these figures in contemplative poses, based on archaeological findings from distinctly different cultures, are sitting on cast stacks of pizza boxes and books. NRK’s theme from the 1980s is played from a headless lamp post resting on cast concrete plinths in Kabinettet, while paintings with various graphic symbols on the surrounding walls suggest measurements and registrations.

Freuchen mixes found and created materials in situations that invite the viewer to use their own associations to create their own connections.

Jan Freuchen (b. 1979) lives and works in Kristiansand. He has an artistic practice that alternates between his own exhibitions, curatorial projects, and publications. He has studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen and at the Staatliche Hochschule für bildende Künste in Frankfurt. Freuchen's latest exhibition projects include, among others, Elektrifisert sokkel at Kristiansand Kunsthall in 2022, Skjermdump at Norsk Billedhoggerforening in 2019, OsloBIENNALEN in 2019, Troløse bilder at the National Museum in 2018 and Seeable/Sayable at Kunstnernes Hus in 2016. Freuchen's works has been purchased by, among others, Oslo Municipality's art collections, Public Art Norway (KORO), SKMU Sørlandet Art Museum, the Astrup Fearnley Museum and the National Museum. Together with Sigurd Tenningen, Freuchen runs the publishing house Lord Jim Publishing.

The work Tenkerne [The Thinkers] was initially made for Public Art Norway (KORO).