The Danish fourth term students opened their exhibition Shiting Grounds at Copenhagen Photo Festival on Friday, June 13, 2025. Around 500 people came to the opening and Magnum photographer Martin Parr took a tour around the exhibition where he talked to the students about their stories.
Martin Parr together with the exhibiting fourth term students at the opening of their exhibition Shifting Grounds. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Shifting Grounds is a group exhibition and a magazine made by the 11 fourth term students. During a workshop in the spring 2025, the students have worked on individual stories in images and texts. Back at DMJX, the students have designed an exhibition and created an exhibition magazine that is part of Copenhagen Photo Festival 2025.
The Shifting Grounds exhibition opened Friday evening, June 13, 2025 and will be open till June 18, 2025. For the opening, around 500 guests visited the exhibition. Martin Parr, who is also exhibiting at Copenhagen Photo Festival, came to opening of the exhibition, where he took time to visit every student’s display and asked about the education and the stories. After Martin Parr’s tour he was photographed together with the students and made a group picture of them.
The exhibition and magazine are made by: Rebecca Krogh Frederik Kongsgaard Amalie Haun Vikki Søholm Kasper Krupsdahl Tobias Nielsen Peter Maunsbach Loui Pedersen Dicte Sønnichsen Signe Bech Søholt Anders Lindstrøm Berker
Images from the opening night of Shifting Grounds at Refshaleøen, Copenhagen:
Friday afternoon before the opening. Guests and photographers sitting in the shadow of the exhibition containers where Dicte Sønnichsen’s large image presents the DMJX exhibition. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXFestival director Maja Dyrehauge Gregersen holds the opening speech of the exhibitions at Vækst (Growth), Refshaleøen. Vækst is an exhibition area at Refshaleøen meant for young Nordic talents. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXThe Shifting Grounds exhibition just before the opening.Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXOverview of The Shifting Grounds exhibition. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXShifting Grounds opened at 5pm on Friday, June 13 and from the very beginning a lot of people came to watch the outdoor exhibition. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXThe fourth term students had printed 300 copies of their exhibition magazine that was for free for the exhibition guests. After four hours, there were only 50 copies of the magazine left. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXOverview of The Shifting Grounds exhibition. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXExhibiting DMJX student Frederik Kongsgaard in conversation with some guests in front of his own story. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXExhibiting DMJX student Vikki Søholm being photographed together with the protagonist from her story in front of her story. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXExhibiting DMJX student Loui Pedersen in conversation with one of the protagonists from his story in front of his story. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXSøren Pagter giving the opening speech to the students and guests. Photo: Kasper KrupsdahlAfter the opening speech the students stood in front of each their stories to meet the guests and answer questions about the stories. In the picture it’s Kasper Krupsdahl who is talking about his work. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXMagnum photographer Martin Parr was one of the guests, who walked around the exhibition and visited every one of the students. In the picture, Martin Parr meets with exhibiting student Tobias Nielsen in front of Tobias’ story. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXA guest reading Signe Bech Søholt’s text while Signe is standing in the background. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXMartin Parr in conversation with Loui Pedersen about Loui’s story. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXMartin Parr in conversation with Anders Lindstrøm Berker about Anders’s story. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXMartin Parr making a group picture of the exhibiting students. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXThe exhibiting fourth term students. Photo: Martin ParrThe bar area and the exhibition containers with Dicte Sønnichsen’s image. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXOverview of The Shifting Grounds exhibition. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXSøren Pagter making a selfie with the exhibiting students. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXOverview of The Shifting Grounds exhibition. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJXExhibiting student Frederik Kongsgaard’s image over the entrance to the exhibition place Vækst at Refshaleøen. Photo: Søren Pagter/DMJX
Pictures of the students setting up the exhibition the week before the opening:
The students built the wooden stands for the exhibition. Photo: Kasper KrupsdahlStudents cleaning the area and making everything ready for the outdoor exhibition. Photo: Kasper KrupsdahlAmalie Haun and Anders Lindstrøm Berker hanging Amalie’s story. Photo: Kasper KrupsdahlSnack break in between building the exhibition. Photo: Kasper KrupsdahlStudents hanging one of the three big banners on the containers. Photo: Kasper KrupsdahlEverything is almost ready for the opening. Photo: Kasper Krupsdahl
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