Poly Powder (Lip Tub) by Carl Emil Jacobsen in The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

From The Mindcraft Project 2022. Video Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Solo Exhibition by Carl Emil Jacobsen. Installation at Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Sculptures by Carl Emil Jacobsen. Photography taken outside Jacobsen’s studio. Photo Credit: Mikkel Rahr Mortensen.

Solo Exhibition by Carl Emil Jacobsen. Don't Know What Shape I'm in at Patrick Parrish Gallery, New York. Photo Credit: Clemens Cois.

Powder Variations by Carl Emil Jacobsen. Displayed as part of CURIO, Chart Art Fair, Copenhagen. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Installation by Carl Emil Jacobsen. Displayed as part of the group exhibition ‘Domestic Appeal’ Part III, Chamber Gallery, New York. Photo Credit: Fran Parente.

Solo exhibition by Carl Emil Jacobsen. Installation at Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art. Photo Credit: Anders Sune Berg.

From The Mindcraft Project 2022. Photo Credit: Benjamin Lund.

Carl Emil Jacobsen — Artist and Designer

Within my sculptural practice, the processual is not only my point of departure, it’s my entire content. I have an abidingly experimental approach to form and material.

About:

The work of artist and designer Carl Emil Jacobsen starts with intuitive examinations of materials and the technical properties they posses. The tones and textures of his sculptural works are heavily influenced by his location on the east coast of the Danish mainland – combing bespoke pigments from local clay and stone with concrete and plaster, resulting in a malleable composite with the ability to form into new shapes and expressions. Conceptually his practice is built around the iterative nature of process, allowing experiments in form and materiality to dictate his final objects and future projects. Constantly searching for new expressions within his practice, Jacobsen combines drawing and hands-on production with new materials, such as steel and wood. His final objects are textural and sensuous in nature – inviting physical interaction with the audience. The approachability of these forms also extends into their conceptual makeup, deliberately ambiguous to allow personal responses and associations from the audience.

Part of Mindcraft:

2017, 2018, 2022

Website:

carlemiljacobsen.com

Instagram:

@carlemiljacobsen

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