Stine Hagedorn Jespersen and Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl
Contemporary ceramics from Denmark
Siegburg Municipal Museum
12 July – 31 August 2025
In this exhibition, the two renowned Danish ceramic artists, Stine Hagedorn Jespersen and Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl, present a selection of works that, at first glance, appear to be opposites, both in terms of scale and character: one relies on meticulous repetition with minute variations, the other allows the work to emerge intuitively from within itself to achieve an immediate physical, spatial effect.
Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl
Martin Bodilsen Kaldahl’s ceramics address inherent sculptural presence in space. They are fundamentally non-narrative but strongly emphasize the potential of the form itself to convey emotional content to the viewer. Through precise formal elaboration of the material, the artist attributes meaning to even the most casual and simple gesture in space, and with a keen eye for the monumental in the insignificant, he works to create the conditions for the creation of an intuitive spatial form.
Stine Jespersen
Stine Jespersen’s work is even more reductive, exploring the possibilities of clay through repetition and transformation. Starting with familiar geometric forms, her works are the result of a methodical exploration of the material, in which modular structures and subtle shifts lead to poetic forms of expression that emerge naturally or through a deliberate process.