•  

    Superflex

    focus26

     

    May 1 – May 29, 2026

    Glentevej, Copenhagen, DK

     

     

  • As Close As We Get LXV (2022) and As Close As We Get LXVII (2022) are presented in connection with SUPERFLEX’s current large-scale installation There Are Other Fish In The Sea at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence.⁠

    As sea levels continue to rise, human buildings will soon be underwater. For this reason, it is important to consider the needs and desires of marine life in our construction decisions. Fish are the future occupants of our houses. As Close As We Get is a series of sculptures that function as art for humans and as potential homes for fish. Because ocean biodiversity thrives around structures with an abundance of surface area, the modular building blocks of As Close As We Get are designed to feature many flat, irregularly-sized planes. Each sculpture consists of multiple stacked building blocks, forming artworks that can be transformed into underwater infrastructure.

    Further, As Close As We Get is currently part of a scientific experiment to test the sustainability of materials for underwater construction. At the moment, a version is installed in the harbor in Copenhagen, and scientists are monitoring the materials’ reaction to the water over time. The knowledge generated from this research will contribute to SUPERFLEX’s larger Superrev project, which is a collaborative plan to build 55 km2 of reef in the Danish oceans, approximately the amount of reef that’s been removed by stonefishing over the last century.

    • SUPERFLEX As Close As We Get LXV, 2022 Lioz pink and gold (limestone)
      SUPERFLEX
      As Close As We Get LXV, 2022
      Lioz pink and gold (limestone)
      Inquire
    • SUPERFLEX As Close As We Get LXVII, 2022 Lioz pink and gold (limestone)
      SUPERFLEX
      As Close As We Get LXVII, 2022
      Lioz pink and gold (limestone)
      Inquire
  • SUPERFLEX SUPERFLEX was founded in 1993 by Jakob Fenger, Bjørnstjerne Christiansen, and Rasmus Rosengren Nielsen. Conceived as an expanded collective,...

    SUPERFLEX

    SUPERFLEX was founded in 1993 by Jakob Fenger, Bjørnstjerne Christiansen, and Rasmus Rosengren Nielsen. Conceived as an expanded collective, SUPERFLEX has consistently worked with a wide variety of collaborators, from gardeners to engineers to audience members. Engaging with alternative models for the creation of social and economic organisation, works have taken the form of energy systems, beverages, sculptures, copies, hypnosis sessions, infrastructure, paintings, plant nurseries, contracts, and public spaces.

    Working in and outside the physical location of the exhibition space, SUPERFLEX has been engaged in major public space projects since their award-winning Superkilen opened in 2011. These projects often involve participation, involving the input of local communities, specialists, and children. Taking the idea of collaboration even further, recent works have involved soliciting the participation of other species. SUPERFLEX has been developing a new kind of urbanism that includes the perspectives of plants and animals, aiming to move society towards interspecies living. For SUPERFLEX, the best idea might come from a fish.

     

    Download artist's CV

  •  

     
    For inquiries, please contact: inquiry@nilsstaerk.dk