Protected: Olivia Rode Hvass
Olivia Rode Hvass often works with spatial installations, sculpture, tactile works, and large jacquard-woven tapestries, using a visual language that draws inspiration from both contemporary figures and folklore. Hvass challenges social norms and is interested in how we have divided our world hierarchically, logistically, and historically. In their works, they draw, among other things, on myths, religions, and traditions—and the messages these narratives have sought to convey—combined with personal experiences and contemporary culture.
Artistic Practices
Oliva’s practice explores how we have ended up here: in a world marked by crises—in the realms of care, climate, colonialism, and war. She is drawn to new narratives, rebellion, alternative social norms, and imagined realities—including magic and mysticism. They are interested in the physical experience and memory embedded in materials, as well as in the stories embedded in objects, techniques, and traditions. Their work is included in the collections of Kunstmuseum Brandts, Sorø Kunstmuseum, Skovgaard Museet, IN SITU, and the Ny Carlsberg Foundation, and they have exhibited at venues including Kunstmuseum Brandts, Tranen, Rønnebæksholm, Kunsthal Aarhus, Kunsthal NORD, Den Frie Kunstbygning, and others in Denmark, as well as in Germany, Korea, Luxembourg, and Paris.
