1. đđąđŻđ„đŽđ€đąđ±đŠ đąđŽ đđ°đłđ”đłđąđȘđ”, 2025,
130x200cm,
oil on canvas.
2. đđ°đ±đ±đŠđđšđąđŻđšđŠđł, 2025,
130x200cm,
oil on canvas.
The diptych was presented at CHART Art Fair, 28â31 August, by
@lagune_ouest , alongside works by
@henrikplengejakobsen and Asta Lynge.
đ· 1&2 Malle Madsen, 3 Jan SĂžndergaard
StĂžttet af
@statenskunstfond
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A bit of context:
The motif is based on black-and-white Transmission Electron Microscopy scans I found in a research report* where the researchers discuss the pros and cons of using the TEM-tecnique to study soil microorganisms. The particular scan shows a 2 ”m slice of soil with "EPS [extracellular polymeric substances] as aggregation agents from bacterial and fungal origin in soil".
I have interpreted the image freely, embracing faces, animals, and other figures that I saw while painting - revealing more about myself and my gaze than about the organisms themselves.
Soil microorganisms (fungi and bacteria) are invisible to the human eye. They exist on another scale and they live in darkness beneath the ground. It is a world apart from ours, yet intimately connected to it. If they cease to exist, so do we.
* đđ°đȘđ đđȘđ€đłđ°đŽđ”đłđ¶đ€đ”đ¶đłđŠđŽ đđčđąđźđȘđŻđŠđ„ đđ©đłđ°đ¶đšđ© đđłđąđŻđŽđźđȘđŽđŽđȘđ°đŻ đđđŠđ€đ”đłđ°đŻ đđȘđ€đłđ°đŽđ€đ°đ±đș đđŠđ·đŠđąđ đđ°đȘđ-đđȘđ€đłđ°đ°đłđšđąđŻđȘđŽđźđŽ đđŻđ”đŠđłđąđ€đ”đȘđ°đŻđŽ, Françoise Watteau* and GeneviĂšve Villemin, INRA, LSE, UniversitĂ© de Lorraine, Nancy, France, /journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2018.00106/full