Adam Jeppesen, Huey L, 2022 (Anthotype print on Arches 300 g. paper).

Press release, March 2022

Martin Asbæk Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition While Every Passing Day Seemed Fair by Adam Jeppesen. Through anthotype, photogravure combined with copper print, and sculpture, the Danish artist reflects on the challenges we face in the 21st century, including the rapid development of new technologies and possible spiritual depletion.

Most of the new works are so-called anthotypes: images created using light-sensitive material from plants. Jeppesen has collected plants to dye the paper, which has then been dried and placed in the sun with a photo negative on top. The project therefore involves a high degree of chance as the result is not only dependent on the time of year that the plant-material is harvested, but also the weather during the development. This hands-on method stands in stark contrast to the ghostly motifs, which have been created using software. The portraits are not meant to appear clear and recognizable, but as sensations or abstractions, which might evoke not only our imagination but also our memories.

Alongside these portraits, Jeppesen also introduces a number of sculptures, inspired by a thousands of years old technique known as rammed earth. While the sculptures may seem sturdy, the handling of the individual pieces changes their appearance slightly. And as the sand drizzles, graduations appear and create a sense of the works being everchanging, in constant process. The sculptures also mimic recognizable architectonic shapes, like pillars or ancient ruins, creating connections across time and space, but also raising critical questions as to what the future might bring. Truth has become a fluid element, compromised by ourselves, our emotions and their questionable foundation, based on data as flawed as its architect. And this impermanence of truth leads us to contemplate the emptiness of our own identity, questioning not only the pillars of society, but also our self-understanding.

Adam Jeppesen.

Adam Jeppesen (b. 1978, Kalundborg). Lives and works in Uruguay. Jeppesen graduated from Fatamorgana, Copenhagen, in 2002 and received international attention with his Wake-series in 2008. In 2019, Jeppesen presented The Great Filter at Kunstmuseum Brandts, his large-scale, site-specific installation. Jeppesens work has been exhibited across the globe and is represented in collections such as Denver Art Museum (USA), The Danish Arts Foundation, The National Collection of Photography - The Black Diamond (Denmark) as well as in numerous private collections.

Opening: Friday April 8. From 4pm-7pm (16-19).
Exhibition period: April 8 - May 14, 2022.