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Exhibition in Stege, Mön, Denmark 14 - 27 august 2010.

Land and Sea
14 Aug – 27 Aug 2010
Stege Sugar Factory, Møn, Denmark

The exhibition, Land and Sea, is a collaborative art project, created by 5 young international artists from, Denmark, Scotland, Iceland and The Netherlands.

Historically the sea has held a fascination for a wide range of artists, authors and filmmakers. The sea is a parallel world for us who inhabit the land, a place we only with the help of technology – boats and submarines- can explore the mysteries of the sea. But reaching the very bottom of its mystery is something we might never fully attain?

The participating artists, for whom this is their first exhibition in Denmark, apply
photography, installation art and bronze castings and utilize among other things a 10ft wide parachute in an attempt to demonstrate our ethical but also our philosophical views of the sea and nature. The work also explores the role of technology in society today and how it has integrated itself with us, but also how the role of the machine has become all-consuming up to the point where we can no longer escape it.

The participating artist are:

Eva Ísleifsdóttir; intermedia artist (Iceland)
Kimberley Powell; photographer (The Netherlands/England)
Stephen Hunter; Intermedia artist (Scotland)
Paul Penrice; Intermedia artist (Scotland)
Anna Pettigrew; photographer (Scotland/Denmark)

The Sugar factory, which is situated on the island of Møn, with its mile long coast
lines and surrounding waters, makes The Sugar Factory an obvious destination for this exhibition, which illustrates and explores the contemporary sea and landscape perception. This sea/landscape perception is particularly relevant for a nation of coastal dwellers. The exhibition which takes place at The Sugar Factory, Stege, Møn, between 14 Aug. - 27 Aug. 2010, is the first stop on its international tour.

After the exhibition on Møn, the artists, along with their work, will travel to Iceland, The Netherlands and finally finish their journey
in Scotland in 2011.

The exhibition is open every day, from 11am – 5pm
All enquiries should be made to the project coordinator, Anna Pettigrew,
anna@annapettigrew.co.uk