The exhibition marks the second edition of the Imaginary Collection in Copenhagen, and ongoing collaboration between 2112 and von Bartha, showcasing a selection of works by ten artists; Caroline Achaintre, Christian Andersson, Emilia Bergmark, Terry Haggerty, Mike Meiré, Ursula Reuter Christiansen, Francisco Sierra, Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, Bernar Venet and Claudia Wieser.
Proposed as an anti-theme to this exhibition, More Than a Thousand Words embraces the diversity of the collection, presenting each work as if an unrelated chapter in an anthology of short fiction. As a concise form of storytelling, short fiction (or shorts), ranges from just a few words up to a thousand. Whilst brevity is its form, focus and impact are its method. From the word go, shorts throw us straight into the thick of it, zooming us into compelling depths of observation. In their wordery too, they often conjure up rich, highly-sensory imagery.
Whether a picture is worth, or a short is compiled *of a thousand words*, each singular work conveys complex and often multiple ideas. Yet what is more important is where we take the works as readers, or viewers. At this moment, your encounter with the work, your imagination can take them beyond their own words, frames or forms.
(…) Thus, this exhibition is in no way my Imaginary Collection. Rather Yours. Yours, as you encounter each work as a single chapter. Yours, as you experience the gaps and ambiguities. Yours as you take the works beyond their frame or form into your own imagination. With You they take on a new life, a new journey. Yours, as they expand more than a thousand words.
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