Mikkel Hørlyck exhibits at DMJX Gallery

Mikkel Hørlyck opened his exhibition Jørgen, a Mystery at the DMJX Gallery this past week. During his visit Mikkel talked about his project to our Photo 1 students.

Mikkel Hørlyck in front of his exhibition at the DMJX Gallery.
Jørgen, a Mystery on the walls at DMJX. Mikkel Hørlyck started the project during his second term in 2016 and continued to photograph Jørgen Pedersen till he passed away in 2021.

Jørgen, a Mystery
By Mikkel Hørlyck, conflict photojournalist

As a photographer, I wouldn’t doubt a second saying, that I had the honor of photographing a legend. Jørgen? He cheated death. Many times. But he didn’t do it alone. Doctors, nurses and guardians were a great help through the years. They saved him – again and again.

Jørgen Pedersen should have been dead long ago – considering his age, countless diseases and 40 years of drug abuse. I loved photographing him from our very first meeting to the last. He was a scientist of drugs. Freud of the drug environment. Satan’s favorite. A sophisticated mindset and extroverted being. A holy man. A rich character.

The DMJX Gallery is situated right by the entrance to the school.
The story Jørgen, a Mystery consists of around 50 images made over a period of six years. 22 images are exhibited at DMJX.