The Lighted Trail
Kunsthal Thy•Jun 06, 2026 — Aug 02, 2026
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Johannes Heldén’s exhibition The Lighted Trail leads visitors into a dimly lit space where light not only brings the artworks out of concealment, but itself becomes a central component of them. Islands of light emerge, clearly separating the viewers’ space from that of the works. Much like an early modern cabinet of curiosities, this isolation strips the works of any sense of obvious familiarity, inviting distance and making what seems familiar appear strange.
This invitation becomes more tangible when one immerses oneself in the text of Second Edition (for Kunsthal Thy). It is a glossary in which animate and inanimate things are given definitions. Yet these are not mere descriptions, as the entries contain references to events that remain elusive, as well as to a narrator who also remains foreign. This glossary was already part of Johannes Heldén’s book Astroecology and has since been continually expanded with new entries. It is based on a speculative exploration of the possibility of…
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The Lighted Trail
Kunsthal Thy•Jun 06, 2026 — Aug 02, 2026
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Johannes Heldén’s exhibition The Lighted Trail leads visitors into a dimly lit space where light not only brings the artworks out of concealment, but itself becomes a central component of them. Islands of light emerge, clearly separating the viewers’ space from that of the works. Much like an early modern cabinet of curiosities, this isolation strips the works of any sense of obvious familiarity, inviting distance and making what seems familiar appear strange.
This invitation becomes more tangible when one immerses oneself in the text of Second Edition (for Kunsthal Thy). It is a glossary in which animate and inanimate things are given definitions. Yet these are not mere descriptions, as the entries contain references to events that remain elusive, as well as to a narrator who also remains foreign. This glossary was already part of Johannes Heldén’s book Astroecology and has since been continually expanded with new entries. It is based on a speculative exploration of the possibility of…
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