Join us for a special edition of Art Hub Film Club on 22 May with film screenings by the three current artists in residence at AHC: Maja Li Härdelin, Paul Haas, and Maria Meinild.

Screening at Vester Vov Vov, Härdelin, Haas, and Meinild will be presenting one film work each, and afterwards engage in a panel talk moderated by writer and poet Steven Zultanski.

And as a little extra treat, Maja Li Härdelin will give us a preview of a new work of hers, produced in collaboration with artist Sara Sjölin, to be presented at Heartland Festival this year.

The programme of the evening:

20.00                  Welcome & introductions  
20.10                  White Hot Iron Rainbow by Maria Meinild
20.20                  Bent Time by Paul Haas
20.50                  Skilda Världar (Worlds Apart) from Cats – the    Exhibition by Maja Li Härdelin
21.15                  Panel talk and Q&A with Maria Meinild, Paul Haas,and Maja Li Härdelin Moderated by Steven Zultanski
21.35                  Break
21.45                  Karaoke the musical by Sara Sjölin & Maja Li Härdelin

About Art Hub Film Club

Art Hub Copenhagen works to share knowledge of various forms of visual art practice: for example, by creating new, experimental contexts that can help nuance the multifaceted nature of contemporary art. Art Hub Film Club casts a spotlight on film, video and the moving image, and on the essential role these media play in contemporary art.

ABOUT MAJA LI HÄRDELIN
Maja Li Härdelin (b. 1989, Sweden) delves into intricate constructions of analogy. In her work the line between fiction and documentation is very blurry. Härdelin explorations make use of a variety of media, such as film, sculpture and performance. Within the exhibition space, they often extend to installations that juxtapose the familiar comfort of ordinary stuff, through highlighting slightly peculiar elements. The installations often reference everyday scenes subtly altered—like an out-of-place object or an unexpected sound—prompting contemplations of the hidden layers and histories that can be found within ordinary spaces, objects and relationships.

ABOUT PAUL HAAS
Paul Haas is a visual artist based between Frankfurt and Brussels. In his practice he is interested in the question of how inherited aesthetics and cultural habits shape the present. Mainly through the use of moving images, Haas’ work makes historically determined conditions tangible and challenges them. To this end, he uses both documentary and fictional techniques. Based on a research process that includes visits to archives, the examination of theoretical texts and interviews with historical subjects, he develops a network of information from which the artistic work subsequently emerges.

ABOUT MARIA MEINILD
Maria Meinild, a Danish/Swedish artist based in Copenhagen, explores social behavior and political undertones in everyday life through video installations, photography, and sculpture. Her work explores the socio-psychological interplay between objects, technology, and human beings, examining how these relationships shape systems of power, social dynamics, and surveillance mechanisms. Maria Meinild holds an MFA from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and has also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm.

Paul Haas: Bent Time, 2024, film still