SPECTA (DK)

SPECTA represents a diverse group of Scandinavian and international artists. Presenting a wide range of media, the gallery profile emphasizes great variety with a focus on the artist’s original approach to material / media and precisely defined practices. The gallery's artists are all represented in public and private collections. Founded by Else Johannesen in 1980 SPECTA is one of the longest standing galleries in Denmark, and it was passed down to Gitte Johannesen at the beginning of 2019.

Peder Skrams Gade 13
1054 Copenhagen K
Denmark
(+45) 33 13 01 23

gitte@specta.dk
specta.dk

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Ellen Hyllemose (DK)

Working between painting and sculpture, Ellen Hyllemose’s practice focuses on the relationship between nature and the landscape. Concerned not with dramatic or picturesque landscapes, but rather the landscapes of everyday life and her own childhood, Hyllemose’s work often engages with farmed fields, urban landscapes and even the landscapes found inside our homes. Her materials are not precious but rather the artist favours low-cost materials that can be found everywhere, such as MDF, chipboard, lycra and sewing thread. Showing particular attention to the things that surround us, Hyllemose points towards objects that are neglected or under-appreciated. The tension between painting and sculpture adds a special kind of uncertainty to Ellen Hyllemose’s works, whilst the lycra coverings she employs often hint at something hidden, or waiting to be explored.

Ellen Hyllemose (b. 1968, Møn; DK) was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and lives and works in Copenhagen. Ellen Hyllemose is represented in public collections such as SMK – the National Gallery of Denmark (Copenhagen; DK), Esbjerg Museum of Art (Esbjerg; DK), Holstebro Museum of Art (Holstebro; DK), and has completed several public commissions. Recent exhibitions include Møstings Hus Kunsthal (Frederiksberg; DK), FOLD Gallery (London; UK) and SPECTA (Copenhagen; DK).

Forestillingen om et andet landskab

Acrylic paint on paper and rope
2020

Courtesy of the artist and SPECTA

A Different Kind of Nature

MDF, lycra, paint, rope and aluminium
2022

Courtesy of the artist and SPECTA

Lim mellem Landskaber

Acrylic on MDF
2020

Courtesy of the artist and SPECTA

Jakob Hunosøe (DK)

In his photographic works, Jakob Hunosøe uses his distinct sense of noticing everyday objects and their form, to lure us into a completely permissible and at the same time completely dizzying world. The works of Jakob Hunosøe feature objects which most of us have in our homes: crayons, a mirror, a water bottle, a notepad – objects which are no more than what they are meant to be used for. In turn, our attention is awakened when we look at Hunosøe's photographs. We become aware of the shape of things, of whether round are really round, whether things stand up or lie down, and whether they are there at all, in the arrangement, or if it is a shadow or a mirror image. Jakob Hunosøe’s photos are made without any digital manipulation employed. With daylight as the only light source and Hunosøe’s own staging of the situations in front of the analogue camera, the photographs merely document what takes place in front of the lens. And a subtle humor occurs both as Jakob Hunosøe unfolds the deception, as he figures out how to communicate it, and as we discover that it is a moment of reality, not a manipulated photo, we have been presented with.

Jakob Hunosøe (b. 1975; DK) was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and lives and works in Copenhagen. Hunosøe is represented in public collections such as The National Museum of Photography (Copenhagen; DK), The Danish Arts Agency (Copenhagen; DK), the City of Copenhagen (Copenhagen; DK) and more. He is the recipient of numerous grants and has presented solo exhibitions at Viborg Kunsthal (Viborg; DK), SPECTA (Copenhagen; DK) and Peter Lav Gallery (Copenhagen; DK) as well as participation in art fairs and group exhibitions at various institutions and exhibition spaces.