Rytterstatuen, 2022 New pastures

EQUESTRIAN STATUE

A ceramic improvisation based on field studies at Christiansborg Castle Riding Track, where the royal horses are trained publicly in the morning.

Inspired among others by the equestrian statue of Chr. IX (1927) by Anne Marie Carl Nielsen (1863-1945), Danish sculptor - placed between the the track and the government building.

As for the bronze, copper is coloring the glaze green.

By the way - has anyone seen the Queen?‍

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MATERIALS: Stoneware, porcelain, leather, steel. Podium: linoleum/wood by Frederiksberg Snedkeri

MEASUREMENTS (l/w/h): Figure 110x80x90/Work in total 240x150x165 cm

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Thanks to Søren Thygesen and Mikael Jackson for good advice and bravery in the process.

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Photo by Dorte Krogh

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Made for the installation, Alive and Kicking in Cph, 2022, kindly supported by Danmarks Nationalbank's Anniversary Foundation, Danish Arts Foundation, Grosserer L.F. Foght's Foundation, Forbo Flooring A/S, Asp Produktudvikling A/S and SVFK, Danish Art Workshops

Awarded by Danish Arts Foundation; Grant Commitee for Crafts & Design

Exhibited at Officinet, 2022 Gallery/Project Space of Dkod - Danish Crafts & Design Association and The Gallery, Farum Kulturhus, 2023