Between 1 and 20 September 2021, the Danish photographic artist stayed in Halland, with Varberg as his base. The hosts for this residency were Art in Halland and the Artists’ Collective Workshop (KKV) in Varberg, in partnership with Varberg Town.
Christel focuses her pieces on topics such as memory, identity, and mythology, mixed with contemporary social and political matters. She mixes traditional photography with alternative and abstract photographic processes and techniques. During her stay in Halland, she explored cultural heritage sites and developed further ideas for the forthcoming travelling exhibition TOMRUM, scheduled for display in Broby, Faaborg-Midtfyns municipality, in mid-2022.
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Christel Pilkær Thomsen’s visit to Halland was part of an exchange program where Varberg-based artist Susanne Westerberg travelled to Denmark at the same time for a 10-day stay at Godsbanen in the centre of Aarhus, followed by ten days in Viborg at Riddergade AIR. Aarhus Billedkunstcenter (Aabkc) hosted this stay, which was carried out in partnership with Viborg Art Gallery and funding from Fondet for Dansk-Svensk Samarbejde, Region Midtjylland and Association of Visual Artists (Billedkunstnernes Forbund). Susanne was awarded one of the two Art in Halland residency scholarships in 2021.
