ANIMA ANIMUS

 

The first collaborative exhibition between Emma Woffenden and Tord Boontje was opened at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft on 1st October 2009.

For the first time, Emma Woffenden and her partner Tord Boontje are exhibiting together. Their exhibition, Anima Animus, explores the creative dialogue between the couple, who sometimes work in tandem yet always remain distinct from one another. 

 

Tord Boontje is a designer who also works with the international textile company Kvadrat. His new range of fabrics for Kvadrat, which was launched on 1st October, is part of the exhibition. Emma Woffenden is an artist and originally trained as a glassmaker. She has shown work in the first “Young Glass” competition and exhibition at Glasmuseet in 1987 and she was also among the 20 artists who exhibited in the “20 Years On” exhibition to mark the opening of the new museum wing in 2006.

 

Boontje and Woffenden have discussed, collaborated and disagreed for sixteen years. They share similarities in the materials they use, concepts they explore and their approach to process. Despite this, this exhibition illustrates they both clearly express opposing points of view towards the same subjects.

 

The show presents a selection of the artists’ earlier work, which they created individually, and new, collaborative installations. In doing this, it attempts to show where their respective creative worlds meet.

 

Exhibition period: 1st October 2009 - 14th March 2010