Kristoffer Ørum
A documentary practice. Every work here has an address and a date.
Not local. Boston, Vancouver, Riga, Kraków, Oberhausen, San Francisco.
Mostly it is admin.
An artist who makes things up about real places.
A sculptor. Jesmonite, foam, clay, 3D-printed plastic.
Not a joke.
The "Partners" exhibition investigated what happens when artists and associations work together within the context of an art museum. Everyday Heroes, 2019
The exhibition catalogue was designed in a sci-fi paperback style and published by backbonebooks. Signal_Crayfish, 2021
Ordinary objects—such as a box of detergent or a web browser—become the basis for fictional universes, playful interfaces, and alternative representations of the data embedded in daily life. Day to Day Data, 2008
Stasm detects the position of 77 facial landmarks on upright, front-facing human faces with neutral expressions. Recognised Faces, 2014
Much of what presents itself as representations of reality are computer-created simulations. Melting State, 2020
The project contributed to Epsilon Spires' mission of offering enriching programming of the highest quality while remaining accessible to diverse audiences. Mundane Monsters, 2022
Her home was a makeshift cardboard shelter resembling her head. The Ballehage Woman, 2009
Once connected to a computer and powered up, the device generates multiple Wi-Fi networks. Wireless Walnut, 2018
Alongside the artworks, the programme includes talks, workshops and events on the histories and relevance of these vanished monuments. The Good, the Lost, and the Beautiful, 2025
Each day, the system generated a new composite face from images found via Google’s lists of top search terms. Recognised Faces, 2014
This breaks with the idea of a coherent and authentic artistic subject—an illusion that the art market is still deeply dependent on. None of These Images Are of Me, 2025
The project invited citizens to have their pets gently scanned to contribute to a composite digital monster that would inhabit the area around Borchs Gård in Kolding city centre. The Kolding Creature, 2021
Generated with a Chinese variant of the Huyuan algorithm, the images include intentional misreadings of the runic inscriptions, echoing centuries of translation, loss, and projection. The Good, the Lost, and the Beautiful, 2025
In the work, a series of news broadcasts are presented by a talking carrot. Search for Carrot ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence, 2006
NLHspace was initiated in 2006 by artist Nanna Lysholt Hansen and operated as an "always open / always closed" space. Et Andet Rum 2, 2009
Each scanning session lasted approximately 30 minutes and included conversations between pet owners and the artist about their animals. The Kolding Creature, 2021
Anders Bojen and Kristoffer Ørum focus on Isaac Newton’s theory of gravity and the metaphors and assumptions surrounding it. Disbelieving Gravity, 2013
Brownfield Wonderland is a multi-platform art project at Spanien 19C in Aarhus, Denmark. Brownfield Wonderland, 2022
None are permanent, but all leave residues—sonic, material, or narrative. Monuments of a Fictional Past (Kraków Edition), 2025
The exhibition posed a paradox about how we can become accustomed to living in a constantly changing world with technological trends that supplement, expand and reinforce reality with extra layers of information. Mundane Monsters, 2023
The electromagnetic pick-ups were integrated into the crayfish body parts, creating hybrid biological-technological entities that could detect and respond to electromagnetic fields in the environment. Signal_Crayfish, 2021
At Sophienholm it stands outdoors in the park, inside a stone grotto. Affluence without abundance, 2025
Spray was a counterfactual exhibition that used AI to tell the story of a fictional relationship between the labour movement and hip-hop culture. Mr. Spray, 2024
Listening Without Ears consists of 3D printed copies of everyday objects that transcribe what is said in the exhibition space and print it out. Listening Without Ears, 2019
Mundane Monsters was presented as part of Epsilon Spires' 2022 programming, which included 68 events focused on bringing cutting-edge creative work from around the world to southern Vermont. Mundane Monsters, 2022
SignalCrayfish was presented as part of the two-person exhibition "Semio-Technical Traffics" with Emily Rosamond. Signal_Crayfish, 2020
Visitors could connect their phones to new networks appearing in the gallery space and receive fragments of text and video. Invisible Objects, 2016
The project involved citizen participation in creating the final artwork, with local residents contributing both their pets' physical forms and personal stories. The Kolding Creature, 2021
A model of a Cosmic Carrot ray invented by the fictional Dr. Cosmic Carrot, 2005
It positions deliberate misunderstanding as a productive alternative to seamless digital communication and reliable interpretation systems. Feathered Misconceptions, 2018
The familiar backdrop of urban life became part of the work, framing the reimagined objects and frozen scenes within the flow of daily routines. Mundane Heroics, 2019
Algorithms originally trained for advertising are repurposed to remix the town’s architecture and stories into new visions of community and possibility. Hvidovre Makes Good Times Better, 2025
Rather than recognising faces, it was trained exclusively to see noses or beetroot-like patterns. Putin's Nose, 2019
At the hospital: Gør din pligt og kræv din udredning (Do Your Duty and Demand Your Assessment) and Diagnose gør stærk (Diagnosis Makes You Strong) in the corridor, Frihed, lighed & symptom (Liberty, Equality & Symptom) in the waiting room. Leddyrsomsorg / Arthropod Care, 2026
On the contrary, humour often arises in breaks with the expected, in encounters with the unknown, bringing fear and laughter close together. None of These Images Are of Me, 2025
The installation included various nose-related works including "My Nose", "Nose detector", and "Nose Archive", alongside "Face of Russia". Putins Nose, 2018
At Drottninggatan 6, the building itself becomes a collaborative canvas, shaped by decades of creative reuse. Even the City Dreams of Being Another, 2025
The English word cancer comes from the Greek for crab: the swollen veins around a tumour were thought to resemble a crab's limbs. A Human Pretending To Be An Artist Pretending To Be A Crayfish, 2022
The Kolding Creature was unveiled on 30 October 2021 as part of a Kunstwalk featuring multiple artists working in Kolding city centre. The Kolding Creature, 2021
This invisibility operates on several levels. Watershed, 2025