Lagune Ouest (DK)

Nikolaj Stobbe founded Lagune Ouest in 2021 with the ambition to make new exhibition and career opportunities, primarily for local artists. The gallery has an emphasis on curated exhibitions and aims to amplify and establish the voices of a new generation of artists.

Tagensvej 85, kld.,
2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark
+45 61 30 52 08

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CHART

Throughout 2023 Jakob Ohrt, Asta Lynge and Mathias Toubro are collaborating in various constellations at different art venues as individual artists. Despite obvious differences in their art practices they share a common interest in the presence of the hand or the lack thereof - whether it relates to spatial, social or material conditions. For Chart each presented work will somehow echo this negotiation across concept, material and process, always in a context of binary image production.

Mathias Toubro, 'Albert på Andy’s', 2023

Asta Lynge & Jakob Ohrt, '23 JUL 11:03', 2019

Asta Lynge & Jakob Ohrt , '12 AUG 20:35', 2019

Jakob Ohrt (DK)

Jakob Ohrt’s practice oscillates between image and object. This often comes into play through imagining alternative futures and pasts alike and by exploring notions of materiality in an increasingly digitised world. Central to the work is an interest in the nature of image-making and the affective relationships we have with images, objects and stories. An important aspect of Jakob's practice is exhibitions, screenings and collaborations that are particularly grounded in specific social situations. Jakob is a member of Terrassen, a roving cinema in Copenhagen that engages with the social life of film.

Jakob Ohrt (b. 1986; DK) has studied at Chelsea College of Art, London (UK), The New School, New York (US) and Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains, Tourcoing (FR). Recent and upcoming exhibitions include: June Art Fair, Basel (CH); Cucina, Copenhagen (DK); Malmö Konsthall & FilmForm, Malmö/Stockholm (SE); Stockholm School of Economics in assoc. with Coyote, Stockholm (SE); Cittipunkt, Berlin (DE); Vermland Basement, Copenhagen (DK); Hotel Hilton in assoc. with Coyote, Stockholm (SE).

Ledhead 2

Electronic distribution box and mixed media
2022

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Ledhead 4

Electronic distribution box and mixed media
2022

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Recorder (still)

Film, 15 min
2020

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If you find yourself drifting away, return to your breath 2022

C-print
2022

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Asta Lynge (DK)

Asta Lynge works associatively across materials and processes. She is interested in the notion of progress and its inherent affiliation with technology. For CHART she will present a series sculptures that examine the contradictory allure of safety and security through surveillance. Titled 'Trap,’ the protruding works are made from a wooden frame clad with smoke coloured acrylic and a safety mirror with a 180 degree view at the front. Each one is perforated with a pattern of laser cut holes taken from ventilation units, negotiating opacity as well as access to the space behind and in front of them.

Asta Lynge (b. 1988; DK) holds a BFA from Central Saints Martins, London (UK) and was part of the first iteration of the CSM Associate Studio Programme (2013-16). Recent and upcoming exhibitions include: Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, Fuglsang (DK); Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (DK); June Art Fair, Basel (CH); Stockholm School of Economics in assoc. with Coyote, Stockholm (SE); Le Bourgeois, London (UK); Vermland Basement, Copenhagen (DK); Cittipunkt, Berlin (DE); Lagune Ouest, Copenhagen (DK); Hotel Hilton in assoc. with Coyote, Stockholm (SE); Cucina, Copenhagen (DK); BIZARRO, Copenhagen (DK); dépendance, Brussels (BE). Lynge is the recipient of Anne Marie Carl Nielsen’s talent prize (2022).

Instrument

Galvanised steel
2021

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Trap

Safety mirror, acrylic, wood
2023

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Sceptres

Charred pine
2021

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Made of sunshine

Inkjet on themed letter paper, glass wall
2022

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Mathias Toubro (DK)

Mathias Toubro works with environments, both as staged social performative events and in his image production. In his recent series, Toubro portrays the artist bar as a significant site for the artist to nurture their network and get inspiration. He draws information from historically important places such as Antico Caffè Greco in Rome, Andy’s Bar in Copenhagen and Les Deux Magots in Paris. By incorporating personal experience and actual material from the restaurant business in his artistic practice, Toubro’s environments become equally realistic and illusory.

Mathias Toubro (DK, 1986) holds a MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (2016) and Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing (2012). Recent exhibitions include: June Art Fair Basel (CH), Damian & the Love Guru (Brussels), Lagune Ouest (Copenhagen), Cucina (Copenhagen), and Salon 75 (Frederiksberg). As Mathias & Mathias he exhibited at Holstebro Kunstmuseum (Holstebro), Overgaden (Copenhagen), Heart Museum of Contemporary Art (Herning), and Last Resort Gallery (Copenhagen).