Overall, my two works revolve around the idea that everything leaves traces, but also about how we
cannibalize and sublimate the past. The source of all, that is new. In the present, there are only imprints
of and extensions upon what has come before. What is gone forms the foundation for what exists now.
My contributions to “ARThitecture” take their starting point in the home, the primal architectural space.
In how it is shaped and inhabited. Specifically, in how its objects create meaning and significance:
“Traces of Humans” consists of a series of paper pieces. The objects of the home are gone, leaving
behind only their arbitrary imprints—reduced to markers of memory.
In “Reimagining the Past/Constructing the Future”, the objects of the home function as constructive
elements, forming the basis for new sculptural architectural modellings—building blocks for new forms
and interpretations.
For this exhibition, I have deliberately worked to amplify what is merely suggested. This approach was
taken with the Japanese audience in mind—an audience known for its keen appreciation of the sensory
and the ephemeral, often expressed through a refined and understated aesthetic. I have therefore been
deeply engaged and focused on refining and tuning my expression to align with this Japanese
perspective and sensibility—a sensibility I feel deeply in tune with.
Solen 9A – DK 3390 Hundested
+4531202211 – nielsbak64@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM: @nielsbakrasmussen
YOUTUBE: Niels Bak Rasmussen
I have studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts (sculpture) as well as the School of Architecture and graduated in 1997. I have worked as an mixed media artist, worked with architecture in studios in Denmark and studios abroad, both Berlin and Barcelona. In the latter city I’ve taken part of my education. I’ve had my own architectual firm, been an entrepreneur and have started, as well as run a company with lamps designed and produced by myself. Since my graduation I have been a preforming artist and have participated in juried exhibitions. Art has in recent years again become the main focal point of my creation. Furthermore, as a member of the Visual Arts Council in my municipality, I advise, create workshops and events.
CV
Exhibitions:
2023 Ågalleriet, Frederiksværk, DK, solo exhibition
2020 Renata Maiblum Gallery, DK, online exhibition
2003 Forårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg; DK, Installation
2000 ArchiSign – Design exhibition, Light-sculptures
2000 Forårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg, DK, Two installations (one under the pseudonym Hans Sejr)
1999 Forårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg, DK, Installation – supported by The Danish Art Council
1995 Forårsudstillingen, Charlottenborg, DK, Photos with photographer Peter Bak Rasmussen
1995 Competition – Architecture, ”Dwellings for a subsistance maximum”
3. prize. Biennale, Venice, Italy
Career:
2021 HHM – Architect
2020 Member of the Exhibition Committee,
2010 Artistic production – Sculptures, photos & graphics
2004 Creator of the lighting company, oioi – CEO & designer etc.
2000 Rørbæk & Møller ApS – Architect
1999 Arriola & Fiol Arquitectes, (Barcelona) – Architect
1995 Betz und Partner, (Berlin) – Architect
Education:
1997 Graduate – Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – Copenhagen, Architecture
1995 Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts (sculpture)
1992 School of Archtecture E.T.S.A.B, (Barcelona) – Erasmus scholarship
