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Hidden Plant Stories:
Close and distant readings of houseplants in Danish art 1820–1920

"How can nineteenth-century houseplant art shed new light on the relationship between humans and plants? A plant-centred approach opens up overlooked narratives within art museum collections.

by Anette Vandsø, Pernille Leth-Espensen, Anders S. Barfod, Gertrud Oelsner, Nick Shepherd / Published August 2025

About Perspective

Perspective is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research that is of relevance to Danish art. The articles will primarily address art found at Danish museums, and will present research on theory, method or museology based on Danish museum practices.

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img Hidden Plant Stories: </br> Close and distant readings of houseplants in Danish art 1820–1920
Af: Anette Vandsø, Pernille Leth-Espensen, Anders S. Barfod, Gertrud Oelsner, Nick Shepherd

Hidden Plant Stories: Close and distant readings...

"How can nineteenth-century houseplant art shed new light on the relationship between humans and plants? A plant-centred approach opens up overlooked narratives within art museum...

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img Contentious Landscapes </br> Peter Christian Skovgaard’s Late Italian Motifs
Af: Anne-Mette Villumsen

Contentious Landscapes Peter Christian Skovgaard’s Late Italian...

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img Free of the Canvas </br> Concerning two sound works by Richard Winther and Gunnar Aagaard Andersen in the SMK sound archive
Af: Magnus Kaslov

Free of the Canvas Concerning two sound...

In 1948 and 1949, several artists from the Danish artist group Linien II created a series of experimental works in which they transferred concrete art...

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img Willy Ørskov’s Pneumatic Sculptures <br> Inflatable and Unstable Art
Af: Philip Pihl

Willy Ørskov’s Pneumatic Sculptures Inflatable and Unstable...

This article examines Willy Ørskov's pneumatic sculptures from the 1960s and 1970s through the lens of Gilles Deleuze's concept of the time-image. The article argues...

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img Christine Deichmann and the Forgotten Greenland Journeys
Af: Stine Lundberg Hansen, Laila Lund Altinbas

Christine Deichmann and the Forgotten Greenland Journeys

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img H(a)unting for Tomorrow <br>Spectral Temporalities and Sites in Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind’s Tomorrow’s Ghosts
Af: Nat Muller

H(a)unting for Tomorrow Spectral Temporalities and Sites...

The Palestinian-Danish artist duo Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind’s 'Tomorrow’s Ghosts' reconceptualises time and identity. This article examines the exhibition’s use of haunting and the...

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