Pathmakers

Krognoshuset, Lund 13.07.24-25.08.24

Exhibition text

Essay by Christiaan Henkel


Irrlys, 2024

Installation view from the exhibition Pathmakers, Krognoshuset in Lund

Handblown glass by Anders Wennerhag at The Glass Factory, steel, drift wood, led-lights

Photo: Lena Bergendahl

Irrlys, 2024

Photo: Lena Bergendahl

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The sculptures in Pathmakers are inspired by the emergence of agency, by the threshold between
the desolate and the purposeful. The Irrlys take their name (Norwegian for will-o’-the-wisps) from
the ghostly lights wandering across landscapes, especially marshes. A natural phenomenon, they
are ultimately caused by decomposing organic matter. The paths they trace are without purpose,
yet our minds assign them intentions.


Extract of the essay The purposeful and the desolate by Christiaan Henkel, full version here.

Irrlys, 2024

Photo: Lena Bergendahl

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