Invisible Objects

Invisible Objects was presented at Prince Gallery, Copenhagen, from 3 June to 1 July 2016.

The exhibition consisted of a series of household objects and sculptural forms recreated in unusual materials and fitted with custom electronics. A chair, a refrigerator door containing a bottle of milk, a platter holding a watermelon, and a breadbox with a loaf of rye bread were produced in jesmonite with inner cores of flamingo foam that were dissolved in acetone. A sink was reconstructed containing pasta, while spaghetti was modelled from FIMO clay. Amorphous forms in PU foam were combined with media players hidden inside.

Some of the objects broadcasted content directly through custom-built wireless networks. Visitors could connect their phones to new networks appearing in the gallery space and receive fragments of text and video. Television screens were also installed, showing interviews that had been produced through workshop-based role play.

The objects were fabricated by hand, with airbrushed surfaces and traces of manual production visible on the casts. Each piece suggested both familiarity and a shift in function, as common domestic items appeared in new materials, configurations, and with networked capabilities.