Mathias Eis and Frederik Danielsen exhibit at Copenhagen Photo Festival

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Mathias Eis and Frederik Danielsen are among the five young talents selected from 90 applications for FUTURES Nordic Talents 2024. With the selection comes an exhibition at the Copenhagen Photo Festival 2024.

Brandtræer på Als (Fire Trees on Als)
by Frederik Danielsen

Frederik Danielsen explaining his project to a group of Nordic photography students during the Copenhagen Photo Festival 2024. Photo Søren Pagter/DMJX
Frederik Danielsen’s exhibition is built as a cube, where the outside consists of large prints and the contains images placed in two display cases. Photo: Frederik Danielsen.
Fire Trees on Als revolves around the myths of the Danish island Als, where Frederik Danielsen grew up. Frederik manages to evoke the viewer’s curiosity for these local places and stories by applying a photographic approach that combines documentary photography and conceptual art, using both his own photographic as well as found material from local archives. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Frederik Danielsen telling about the myths of the fire trees to an audience of photography students. Frederik started the project during his 7th term at DMJX in the fall 2023.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

Are we nearly there, yet
by Mathias Eis

In the project Are we nearly there, yet, Mathias Eis explores life at the 148 rest stops along the Danish highways. Although most people have visited one of these stops, few people attach any value to these places, but Mathias Eis’ keen eye transforms these otherwise bland locations.
Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Mathias Eis talking about his project to a group of Nordic photography students during the Copenhagen Photo Festival 2024. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Mathias Eis’ exhibition prints are displayed directly on the ground as if they were placed at the rest stops, where they’re are photographed. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Mathias Eis started the project in the fall 2020 during his third term at DMJX and graduated from DMJX in January 2023. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX

The Copenhagen Photo Festival runs every year in the beginning of June. The 2024 festival runs from June 6 to June 16. The festival center is at Refshaleøen, Copenhagen, where you will find exhibitions, networking activities, talks, parties and events.