CHART Talks Podcast: Emily Gernild & Marie Laurberg

What it means to believe there is spirit in the material, and material in the spirit

Listen back to an insightful conversation between the Danish artist Emily Gernild and Marie Laurberg, recorded live as part of the Talks Programme at CHART 2025.

For this episode in the third season of the CHART Talks podcast, we are happy to share a recording of a conversation between the painter Emily Gernild and Marie Laurberg, Artistic Director and CEO at Copenhagen Contemporary in Denmark and Founder of the support program for artists, CC Commissions, and the Beckett-Prize.

Drawing on Gernild’s reflections, the conversation traces her path to becoming a painter: from early detours through theology to discovering a practice rooted in everyday objects, colour, and form. She discusses challenging the perception of painting, especially floral motifs, as something simple or feminine, and speaks to her belief in the deep exchange between material and spirit. Laurberg and Gernild explore the shift from canvas to linen, the quiet rituals of the studio, and the symbolic presence of lemons throughout her work, while also questioning whether today’s visual culture has become too banal in the imagery we consume.

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