The Presence of Absence

Presented by Moesgaard Museum

Art, Anthropology and archeology about the life of the dead in Cyprus and Denmark

Death is a universal human condition, but with specific cultural traits. Through contemporary art, religious images, archeological findings and present practices, the exhibition The Presence of Absence examines how we connect with the deceased.

Visitors will have the opportunity to experience personal and religious narratives through items and artworks from both Cyprus and Denmark. They are all interpretations of the importance of the deceased in our lives. What do the body of the deceased, the rituals and the narratives mean to us?

The exhibition opens on September 23, 2017. It closes on January 7, 2018.

The Presence of Absence displays pieces by Camilla Monsrud (DK), Ditte Lyngkær Pedersen (DK), Emil Westman Hertz (DK), Ergenc Korkmazel (CY), Rinos Stefani (CY), Susan Vargas (CY), Yiannos Economou (CY).

The artifacts displayed are from The Antique Museum, Aarhus Universitet; David’s Collection, Copenhagen; Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copehagen; Daniella Mouyiannou (CY) and The Ethnographic Collection, Moesgaard Museum.

The exhibition is a colaboration between Prof. Ton Otto, Moesgaard Museum, og Dr. Charalampos Chotzakoglou and Dr. Ioannis Eliades, Society of Cypriot Studies.

The exhibition is curated by Ane Bonde Rolsted, anthropologist & Ditte Lyngkær Pedersen, visual artist and Catriona Hodge, assisting curator.

The exhibition is supported by European Capital of Culture Aarhus 2017 and Pafos 2017 as well as the Danish Arts Foundation. 

Pafos, Cyprus, shares the title as European Capital of Culture 2017. In July 2017, The Society of Cypriot Studies opened a sister exhibition in Pafos.

DATE
23rd of September 2017 - 7th of January 2018

VENUE
Moesgaard Museum, Aarhus

AUDIENCE
Everyone

PRICE
Entrance fee at the museum