Project Details

Project: Depth Estimation
Group Show: Opløsning af Det Private Arkiv - et forlist fotoalbum går i dialog med samtidskunsten
Location: Skibet Svartlöga, Copenhagen (DK)
Opening: 2019-06-08
Close: 2019-06-26
Photo Credit: Billedmageren
Thanks To: Sarah Ridao, Anna Weber, Jonas Vang, Ruben Vejrup, Taika Louhivuori, Anna Walther, Louise Bonde Hansen, Torben Victor Schmidt, Ulrike Doßmann, Maj Kjærsig, Sara Grønborg, Jonas Kjeldgaard Sørensen, Johanne Rude Lindegaard, Sif Hedegård, Louise Uth, Dina Lundvall Nielsen, Anders Christian Eriksen, Simon Engberg, Simon Fill, Kate Sterchi, Lise Kjaer, Mariane Lyngsø, Lone Penstoft, Pia Möller-Light, Levin Gjernals, Stine Gro, Niklas Bruhn, Jesper Højrup
Supported by: Statens Kunstfond
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Depth Estimation is a 3D printed sculpture made from corn starch with inkjet transfer, based on algorithmic depth estimation of a photograph. The work was created for the group exhibition "Opløsning af Det Private Arkiv" aboard the ship Svartlöga in Copenhagen.

The exhibition featured 26 contemporary artists responding to photographs that had been recovered from the ship Svartlöga after it capsized and sank in August 2018. The photographs were found in a cabin after the vessel had spent seven days on the seabed, having been exposed to three atmospheres of pressure and salt water. The photo album was discovered among the salvaged items when the ship was recovered.

The exhibition took place in various locations throughout the ship, including the forecastle, aft cabin, engine room, and deck. Artists were invited through an open call to create works in dialogue with the water-damaged photographs.

Ørum's contribution used algorithmic depth estimation to analyse one of the recovered photographs and generate a three-dimensional interpretation. This computational process was then used to create a 3D printed object in corn starch. The inkjet transfer process applied the processed imagery to the printed form.

The exhibition was the second presentation by OXER and was supported by Statens Kunstfond. Original photographs were by Henrik Grønborg, with exhibition photography by Billedmageren.