the lines between matter
the lines between matter is a continuous exploration and a necessary call for deceleration (reflection) in a world whose tempos have long surpassed familiar and recommended limits. Competition, production, and speed are combined endlessly and with little regard for the consequences for the planet’s existence.
Humanity thrives on and at the boundaries, which are continuously broken down in various and wondrous ways. Convinced that the right path is found through an eternal pursuit of growth, prestige, and status. Amidst immediate significant elements determined by the market (nowness+newness), the true essence of life may be found: the communities that bind us together but also contribute to creating ever-greater divides between classes, species, ideologies, and more
the lines between matter seeks to address certain aspects of the socially-oriented criticism articulated by figures such as Bruno Latour, Douglas Rushkoff, and the writer collective, the Invisible Committee. The exhibition can be seen as an unfolded and fragmented book: Opened pages, torn-out chapters, and drawings reflect in various ways, through their internal relationships, on current and partly neglected societal and contemporary challenges such as adaptability and class blindness.
Common denominators for the elements of the exhibition can be found, among other things, in the culture and consumer society dictated by capitalism’s competitive and trend-seeking machines.
The artworks consist of a series of speculative drawings (ranging from spatial axonometries to imaginative surrealism) along with counter-commentary texts that have served as both the starting point and concluding remarks for several of the drawings.
With his solo exhibition, the lines between matter, Allan Bech Hansen highlights a greater focus on his artistic work, which navigates the intersections of architecture, art, and writing. The exhibition also encompasses an additional dimension, as he has recently experienced two health challenges that have contributed to increased reflection and lifestyle changes.
Allan Bech Hansen (born 1983) holds a Master of Arts in Architecture from the Aarhus School of Architecture and was associated with the Jutland Art Academy during his postgraduate studies. Following his education, he has worked independently, exhibited both domestically and internationally, and received funding from institutions such as the Danish Arts Foundation.
Alongside his own practice, he is also involved in teaching architecture and drawing, which gained momentum after a residency in Barcelona that led to a guest lecturer invitation from the University of Massachusetts.
the lines between matter er en kontinuerlig undersøgelse og en nødvendig opfordring til opbremsning (refleksion) i en verden, hvis tempi for længst har passeret ellers velkendte og anbefalede grænser. Konkurrence, produktion og hastighed kombineres utalligt og med ringe tanke på følgerne for planetens væren.
Mennesket lever af og på grænser, som uafbrudt nedbrydes på forskellig og forunderlig vis. Overbevist om at den rette vej findes gennem en evig higen efter vækst, prestige og rang. Mellem umiddelbare betydningsfulde elementer, bestemt af markedet (nowness+newness), findes livets måske sande essens: Fællesskaberne som binder os sammen, men som ligeledes er med til at skabe stadig større skel mellem klasser, arter, ideologier, m.m.
the lines between matter søger at imødekomme dele af den samfundsorienterede kritik som eksempelvis er italesat af Bruno Latour, Douglas Rushkoff og forfatterkollektivet den usynlige komite. Udstillingen kan anskues som en udfoldet og fragmenteret bog: Opslåede sider – udrevne kapitler og tegninger – reflekterer på forskellig vis i deres interne relationer over aktuelle, og delvist negligerede, samfunds/samtidsudfordringer som omstillingsparathed og klasseblindhed.
Fællesnævnere for udstillingens elementer findes blandt andet i kultur- og forbrugssamfundet, dikteret af kapitalismens konkurrence- og trendsøgende maskiner.
Værkerne udgøres af en række spekulative tegninger (fra rumlige axonometrier til fabulerende surrealisme) samt kontrakommenterende tekster, der både har været udgangspunkt og konkluderende for flere af tegningerne.
Med sin solo-udstilling the lines between matter markerer Allan Bech Hansen et større fokus på sit kunstneriske arbejde, der bevæger sig i grænsefelterne mellem arkitektur, kunst og tekstforfatning. Udstillingen rummer ydermere en ekstra dimension, da han i nyere tid har gennemlevet to helbredsudfordrende forløb, der begge har været medvirkende til øget refleksion og livsstilsændringer.
Allan Bech Hansen (f. 1983) har en Master of Arts in Architecture fra Arkitektskolen Aarhus og var under sin kandidat tilknyttet Det Jyske Kunstakademi. Efter endt uddannelse har han arbejdet selvstændigt, udstillet i ind- og udland og modtaget fondsstøtte fra bl.a. Statens Kunstfond.
Sideløbende med sin egen praksis er han også engageret i undervisning i arkitektur og tegnekunst, hvilket for alvor blev skudt i gang efter et residency i Barcelona, som ledte til en gæstelærerinvitation fra University of Massachusetts.
