Kristoffer Ørum

Kristoffer Ørum

An artist who makes things up about real places.

A sculptor. Jesmonite, foam, clay, 3D-printed plastic.

A lot of it is waiting for a render to finish.

A documentary practice. Every work here has an address and a date.

Not research. The works were made first and explained afterwards.

A record-keeper. The website is the work.

During the exhibition, the carefully worded original English text on the exhibition space’s website was gradually replaced by an unstable bilingual text, one sentence at a time. Blind Listening, 2017

The work was part of "Partners," an experimental exhibition at Vejle Kunstmuseum that paired seven artists with seven local associations. Everyday Heroes, 2019

A book, "Kolindsund fremtidsturistguide," was published by forlaget majlund in 2022 (ISBN 9788793882096) in connection with the work. Djurs Øhav, 2020

It was coded using the then-ubiquitous Flash interactive format. Topographies of the Insignificant, 2010

This computational process was then used to create a 3D printed object in corn starch. Depth Estimation, 2019

Standing at 1.5 metres, the piece draws on 17th-century drawings by Jón Skonvig, known for his work with antiquarian Ole Worm. The Good, the Lost, and the Beautiful, 2025

It is this everyday, digital infra-ordinary that Watershed makes tangible. Watershed, 2025

Some elements are only revealed through exploration, others remain invisible, and a hidden part of the project can be discovered by persistent visitors. Topographies of the Insignificant, 2010

The project exploited technological imperfections to imagine an improved future by manipulating AI's original commercial intent. Frihed, Lighed Og Hip-Hop, 2023

The work was structured as a natural history museum display. 3D-printed models represented crayfish body parts modified with technological elements. Signal_Crayfish, 2020

Deconstructed 2D news images drift across a constructed 3D landscape, never pretending to be windows onto reality. Watershed, 2025

The piece challenges conventional media formats by introducing poetic, disconcerting aesthetics into mainstream broadcast, encouraging reflection on surveillance, representation, and identity in the digital age. Data Kroppe, 2017

The collaboration involved fieldwork where Ørum spent time with the role-playing association in their regular activities, including battles in Hansted Forest and gaming sessions. Everyday Heroes, 2019

Each day, Watershed collects images from international news websites and subjects them to a watershed segmentation algorithm. Watershed, 2025

Over a period of 107 days, Anders Bojen and Kristoffer Ørum had a custom computer program rewrite the history of Roskilde in real time, from the town’s foundation by the Vikings in 980 to its present-day status as a world heritage site. Roskilde Parahistory, 2009

The exhibition catalogue was designed in a sci-fi paperback style and published by backbonebooks. Signal_Crayfish, 2021

Game Continent transformed The Aarhus Art Building and its surrounding neighbourhood into a living game world. Game Continent, 2010

The project originated from a beetroot anecdote that was strange in itself: the moment when, looking at beetroots in a shopping bag, one seemed to resemble the artist's grandmother's nose, or perhaps Putin's nose from a Facebook image. Putins Nose, 2018

Each contribution provided insight into the often hidden or indirect references shaping contemporary art. Auto Navigate My History, 2014

The sculpture is a giant oyster from a setting where the earth is covered by an endless ocean and people have moved into the oysters, which give them shelter, air, warmth and food. Affluence without abundance, 2025

Two texts were airbrushed directly onto the wall using beetroot juice for the group exhibition *Qua Aqua* at Koldinggade 12 in Copenhagen. Qua Aqua (Beetroot Texts), 2017

The installation combined digital and physical media to create humorous and inventive takes on contemporary environmental and technological themes. Mundane Monsters, 2022

The publication set out the species' survival capabilities and cross-distance chemical communication systems, positioning the crayfish as superior to human technological networks in this comparison. Signal_Crayfish, 2021

By constructing new faces from parts of the most widely circulated images online, Recognised Faces created a snapshot of the constant data collection and algorithmic recognition happening daily on the internet. Recognised Faces, 2014

Layers of paint, repurposed tools, and collective modifications create temporary architectural shifts, reflecting the rhythms of everyday life and shared space. Even the City Dreams of Being Another, 2025

The work mixed factual information about signal crayfish with invented characteristics, including claims that the species can grow to 1.8 metres and possess wireless communication abilities. Signal_Crayfish, 2020

Invigilators tell stories of events that could have transpired, whilst screens display the construction of monuments that never materialised. Monuments of A Fictitious Past, 2024

Depth Estimation is a 3D printed sculpture made from corn starch with inkjet transfer, based on algorithmic depth estimation of a photograph. Depth Estimation, 2019

The project was mentioned in reviews for its role in public debates on landscape restoration and climate adaptation. Djurs Øhav, 2020

It aligns with the idea that technology, even when shaped by exclusionary structures, can be repurposed towards shared imagination, local autonomy, and slower forms of innovation. Diffused States (Vancouver), 2025

I am also tired of a “call-out” culture that too easily becomes hostile and makes it difficult to build the broad alliances we need. None of These Images Are of Me, 2025

The work was documented in a video presentation and included in the festival’s program alongside other international and local artists working in experimental modes of storytelling and urban critique. A Subjective History of Gdańsk, 2011

We are steered by algorithms that curate which images reach us. Watershed, 2025

As the lecture unfolded, the lecturer (actor Kristian Husted) gradually transformed from a detached academic into a man consumed by his subject. The Pattern In Us All, 2007

The "Partners" exhibition investigated what happens when artists and associations work together within the context of an art museum. Everyday Heroes, 2019

Instead of showing only what is lost when a human is translated into data, these moments offer a new perspective. Speaker 1, 2026

For me, these are not just errors, but moments of strange beauty and surplus meaning. Speaker 1, 2026

This section functions as a resting state — the video slows to almost nothing, a pause between cycles. Leddyrsomsorg / Arthropod Care, 2026

Video elements included a deep fake sequence featuring politician Pernille Vermund discussing invasive species. Signal_Crayfish, 2020

At the Edge II is supported by Kulturrådet, Malmö stad, Region Skåne, and Statens Kunstfond. Even the City Dreams of Being Another, 2025

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