ECHOES OF A MEAL

EXHIBITION / 03 SEP 2021 - 18 SEP 2021

Mette Saabye, Helen Clara Hemsley, Janne K. Hansen & Josefine Rønsholt

Echoes of a Meal was exhibited at Goldfingers in Copenhagen, on the ocassion of the festival, Golden Days. The festival’s theme is Antiquity, and in the spirit of the symposium, the artists hold a series of interactive performances where guests are invited to sit round the table with them and exchange views. This is even more relevant in a time where everyone can (while taking the necessary precautions) begin to interact with others and experience a feeling of community in a more hands-on way once again

Echoes of a Meal is, in essence, an invitation to experience a comfortable togetherness. The artists invite you to feel the intensity and closeness of a Danish meal, and to leave with both your minds and bellies full.

Both the making of jewellery and the preparation of a meal are intensely sensory experiences, and both jewellery and food are made and consumed, in some sense, by the body. The memory of that perfect bite of herbed potato will remain stored away, to be brought back into clear focus by the fleeting scent of parsley in the air. What remains after the meal is the memory of the act. With jewellery, the memory is similarly stored and decoded by the senses, forming a connection between time and place: ‘Where did I last feel the weight of silver against my chest?’

Echoes of a Meal offers the generous gift of community and a familiar environment where conversation flows freely across cultures. Prompted by the specific aesthetic of a traditional Danish meal, the table, as well as the jewellery upon it, will become a platform where artists of all backgrounds can meet and open up to each other, to exchange thoughts and come closer together.