Hi people,
Here's notes from my presentation about SUPERFLEX. Sorry that's a bit long.
(http://www.superflex.net/)
SUPERFLEX is an artists’ group founded in 1993 by Jakob Fenger (b.
Roskilde, 1968), Rasmus Nielsen (b. Hjørring, 1969), and Bjørnstjerne Reuter
Christiansen (b. Copenhagen, 1969).
Projects as tools (a proposal that can be modified by the user).
Direct intervention in real society.
The works are typically initiated and rooted in social, economic and
political power structures, which are located outside of the art institution’s
framework – therefore the works are often not recognized as art in a traditional
sense. SUPERFLEX has exhibited their tools worldwide.
Superkilen:
An urban park project in Copenhagen divided
into three main areas: The Red Square,
The Black Market and The Green Park. While The Red Square designates the modern,
urban life with café, music and sports, The
Black Market is the classic square with fountain and benches. The Green Park is a park for picnics,
sports and walking the dog.
More than 50 different nationalities.
Instead
of using the designated city objects/furnitures used for parks and public
spaces, people from the area was asked to nominate specific city objects such
as benches, bins, trees, playgrounds, manhole covers and signage from other
countries. These objects were chosen from a country of the inhabitant’s
national origin or from somewhere else encountered through traveling.
Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki):
A film about what would happen to the Stora Enso building as an
architectural and ideological symbol over the next few thousands of years, if
only time
The film was first time
shown in Helsinki Market Square on a 40m2 LED screen, so that one could see the
original building simultaneously with the building in the film. The film lasted
ten days, i.e. the work lasted as long as its exhibition period. This
continuous exhibition period meant that the film could be watched 24 hours a
day for ten days.
Foreigners, please don't leave us alone with the Danes
During 2002 the poster with the wording ‘Foreigners, please don't leave
us alone with the Danes’ was put up in the streets as a comment on the
increasing harsh climate in Denmark with regards to public debate on immigrants
and issues on integration. As part of the exhibition. Malmö, Copenhagen and
Odense.
Mjølnerparken
The Mjølnerparken neon sign was SUPERFLEX's contribution to Sid
Ned!, a public art exhibition in Copenhagen, 2006. The sign was placed
pointing in the direction of a large social housing area in Copenhagen,
Mjølnerparken, often referred to in the media as a ‘bad’ neighbourhood. would affect the building.
Flooded McDonald's
Flooded McDonald's is a film work by Superflex in which a convincing life-size replica of the interior of a McDonald's
burger bar, without any customers or staff present, gradually floods with
water. Furniture is lifted up by the water, trays of food and drinks start to
float around, electrics short circuit and eventually the space becomes
completely submerged.
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