HELIOT EMIL ‘Shelter’ Autumn Winter 2024

"The inspiration for the AW24 'SHELTER' collection started when I saw an artwork by Ryoji Ikeda titled ‘Invisible Guardians’. Ryoji is a Japanese, contemporary audio/visual artist experimenting in the field of audio compositions and strong visual expressions. In ‘invisible guardians’ he invites us to explore the unseen forces that surround us. It is this exploration that serves as the guiding inspiration for the collection. What does protection mean and how is it expressed in physical and in emotional context?" In the physical realm, protection manifests as the armor we wear against the elements. Hard elements like helmets, knee pads or motorcycle gear weaves a narrative of tactile defenses, selected fabrics with deliberate care to embody a sense of armor. Muted tones resonate with the serenity of protection. To reflect the idea of physical and psychological protection, the balance was to create a visual language speaking to the duality of strength and vulnerability. The garments, like a shield, promise protection against the external world. Emotionally, protection is a more nuanced exploration. The contemplation on the intangible aspects of safeguarding the soul. What constitutes a sanctuary for the emotions? The collection delves into this question. Some people find shelter in softness to others the same softness might feel unsafe. The feeling of protection can be our protection, and the garments become the echo and reflection of a soft armor. The aim is not answering the question, merely exploring what constitutes as shelter. Sound by @anastasia.kristensen

Inside the Studio: Kasper Sonne on his new paintings in 'Last Goodbye'

We are pleased to present Last Goodbye, the debut solo exhibition of our newly represented artist Kasper Sonne. From his Brooklyn studio of ten years to his childhood home that he lived in again upon returning to Denmark, the paintings in Last Goodbye depict physical places that carry a meaningful significance to Kasper Sonne. Whether these places are attached to emotions that are positive, melancholic, or somewhere in between, the works immortalize evocative memories wherein he also seeks closure. The cathartic process of painting them presented a salutary last goodbye, and, similarly to the nature of the eponymous song by Jeff Buckley which inspired the exhibition’s title, there remains a nostalgic affinity for these places. The source materials used in the paintings are comprised of personal images from his archive from the last 15 years. Like a collage, he pieces together various fragments to create a single image, and never paints directly from a photograph. He writes, “I’m not interested in depicting reality - I’m interested in visualizing a mood…to me there’s obviously a clear connection between all my works. I don’t wish to reveal too much about my personal motivations, as I want the viewer to be able to make their own interpretations - but perhaps my interests can be identified as a fascination with the destructive elements in man and nature, combined with an overall feeling of displacement and melancholy.” Kasper Sonne (b. 1974 Copenhagen, Denmark) graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation in 2000 and has for the past fifteen years been living and working between Copenhagen and New York. With roots in design and graffiti, Kasper Sonne spent years making large, bold figurative paintings, before turning to abstraction to fully explore the qualities of medium, without being beholden to narrative. Throughout his practice, Sonne has continuously investigated the way we interpret our surroundings and make sense of the world we live in by purposefully constructing and deconstructing reality. His works are included in several public collections such as Fuban Art Foundations in Taiwan, David Roberts Art Foundation in London and HEART Museum in Herning, Denmark.

Jeppe Hein, Today I feel like …

Jeppe Hein’s workshop Today I feel like ... involves children taking part in a series of simple breathing exercises, after which they will be asked to paint how they feel. By encouraging participants to pause and reflect on their emotions, Today I feel like... invites all of us––children and adults alike––to share our feelings more openly, ultimately leading to better mental health outcomes as well as a stronger sense of community.

Erika de Casier - Polite

Dancer: Patrick Afuale Eirup

Skating with SABOT

Sabot means clog in French and thereby derives the word sabotage. By creating garments ourselves and support small local textile businesses we reclaim the power to express ourselves beyond the turning machinery of big-fashion industries.

SABOT Burnt Suit

Copenhagen slow fashion brand, SABOT, films their Burnt Suit, a halterneck bodysuit made of green deadstock lycra with burnt details on front and back. Adjustable drawstring hems in waist in green.

Annie Ernaux: Advice to the Young

“You don’t know before you start what kind of writing you’re going to have.” The Nobel prize recipient in literature 2022, French Annie Ernaux shares her advice to emerging writers. Annie Ernaux advises young writers to ask themselves what they want to write before they begin to write. There are two ways to go, according to Ernaux, “whether it is from their experience or, on the contrary, inventing a world.” Ernaux, who has widely used her own experiences in her work, also empathized that “writing depends on the influences that you may have had” besides your personality.” Annie Ernaux (born 1940) was born Annie Duchesne to a working-class family in Lillebonne, France. Ernaux is known for her lightly fictionalized memoirs written in spare, detached prose. Her work examines her memories, sometimes revisiting and reconstructing events in later works. Themes include her illegal abortion, her troubled marriage, her mother’s decline from Alzheimer’s, her love affairs during middle age, and her experience with cancer. Ernaux received the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature for a work described as personal yet universal in depicting a woman living in the 20th and 21st centuries. ‘A Girl’s Story (2020), ‘A Woman’s Story (2003), ‘A Man’s Place (1992), and ‘Simple Passion’ (2003) are among Ernaux’s most acclaimed works. Matthias Dressler-Bredsdorff interviewed Annie Ernaux in May 2023 in Copenhagen.

What Are People Wearing? Copenhagen Fashion Week

What Are People Wearing? Copenhagen Fashion Week. We attended Fashion Week in Denmark with the official Skin stylists The Ordinary asking people about their skin style.

Stine Goya | SS24 'HOMECOMING' Runway Show

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