Sofie Thorsen. The Achromatic Island - Den farveløse ø

Published in connection with the exhibition The Achromatic Island November 14, 2009 - January 24, 2010 in the Aarhus Art Building, Denmark, the catalogue presents recent works. The catalogue contains texts by Bettina Steinbrügge and Karin Hindsbo.

For several years, Sofie Thorsen has been occupied with the city: its architectural framework and its social, cultural, historical and political implications. The theme of the exhibition and the catalogue, The Achromatic Island, is, in a broader sense, about urbanity and development and its ramifications, and about focusing on the small but significant details that help shape the spaces we live in – urban spaces, as well as the cultural and social spaces that define our experience. At the same time, Sofie Thorsen deals with the notion of perception – as a cultural phenomenon as well as a personal experience.