Morten Plesner

Morten Plesner works with a staged loss of control, where nature's own processes and the magic of chance become collaborators in the creation of the works. In series of ceramic works he sets a premise, initiates a process and lets nature complete the work. Through natural materials, the found and given; through the power of coincidence and open, intuitive processes, he inscribes his works in a form of primeval culture, where the intrinsic properties of the material control the expression. From here he invites us into a tropical universe, full of volcanic energy and delicate microbes, tidal waves and sandy beaches and in between the remains, of the civilizations that were and those to come.

From Plesner's isolated atoll outside of time and place, he reaches back to what lies before the culture. The natural and the created, the past and the present intermingle in the exhibition space in a way that can be called into question: Are these human-made artifacts or the coincidences of nature we are looking at?

Morten Plesner (b. 1979) is a Danish visual artist who lives and works in Lejre, Denmark. Educated as a scenic painter at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 2004, Plesner’s practice spans painting, sculpture, and installation art, often incorporating techniques involving fire, smoke, and other heat-based processes. Recent exhibitions include ‘Daydream Rituals’ at Bricks Gallery (Copenhagen, DK, 2022), ‘Atoll’ at Bricks Gallery (Copenhagen, DK, 2020), and ‘Bobler’ at Museet for Samtidskunst (Roskilde, DK, 2021).