DMJX students created portrait exhibition at Dokk1

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During two workshop days, 15 DMJX students created the exhibition “Aarhus Portraits” at the public library, Dokk1 in Aarhus.

International students Elena Fiebig (Germany), Aymen Mohamed (Sudan) and Stáňa Benešová (Czech Republic) working on their pictures during the workshop at Dokk1.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

The 10 international and 5 Danish students met at Dokk1 Thursday the 2nd of September. During this day, the 15 students went out into the streets of Aarhus to meet and portray the people, they met. Back at public library the students selected and worked on their pictures under guidance from teachers Mads Greve and Søren Pagter.

The pop-up exhibition was made during a two day workshop at Dokk1, where we established an open class room. In the image teacher Mads Grvee (right) assists third term student Esther Kofoed Sørensen in the editing process.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

The selected portraits were printed during the two days by Benjamin Nørskov from the printing lab Pigment Aarhus. At 2pm on Friday the 3rd of September, the students opened their exhibition consisting of 60 Aarhus Portraits. The exhibition is open untill the 16th of September.

At the open class room at Dokk1, people could follow the selection and editing process on a big screen. In the image it’s the Danish third term students Rune Øe, Hannah Aurora Almstrup and Kim Frost, who are working on their portraits.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

International student Aymen Mohamed from Sudan working on his portrait during the workshop at Dokk1.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

Benjamin Nørskov checking on the prints together with the students before making the final prints for the exhibition.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

Some of the exhibited images on their way out of the printer at Pigment Aarhus.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

Most of the 60 portraits are on the floor and it’s time to decide which images fit together.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

International Photo 1 students selecting and hanging their images.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

As a part of the exhibition, people can get a copy of their own exhibition portrait. Many of the portrayed people came to the opening to see and photograph themselves at the exhibition.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

Stáňa Benešová (Czech Republic) talking to some of the guests at the exhibition.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX