“BELIVE IN YOURSELF, MADAM !” Stateless Mind Festival, Valby Kulturhus 2023
A reading performance. The work revolves around women who leave their home region, do not start a family, but try to break social contexts and create new opportunities for themselves. Read More about ““BELIVE IN YOURSELF, MADAM !” Stateless Mind Festival, Valby Kulturhus 2023″…
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, MADAM ! Performance and Installation Kirsten Kjærs Museum DK 2023
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, MADAM ! consists of an installation and a performance that was staged on the opening day. The work revolves around women who leave their home region, do not start a family, but try to break social frameworks and create new opportunities for themselves.
Helt i Skoven “TERRA:Resonans” Skovhuset Art & Nature DK 2023
The installation and archive is a living organism developed by the participants and kept going by volunteers. The exceptional thing is that the hosts at the reception perform as archivists and hand out archive cards to interested visitors who want to share their nature experiences from the local area. Read More about “Helt i Skoven “TERRA:Resonans” Skovhuset Art & Nature DK 2023″…
Referee Chains “Merchandise, Memorabilia and Money”, Skjold Contemporary 2023
The artists were invited to thematise questions about money, memory and emotions – in football and art Read More about “Referee Chains “Merchandise, Memorabilia and Money”, Skjold Contemporary 2023″…
A Walk In The Park “THE GREAT OUTDOORS” Skovhuset Art & Nature DK 2022
“A Walk In The Park” is a very open work of art, which involves people, makes them leave the building to explore the nature around SKOVHUSET. At the exit in front of the reception stands a collection of walking sticks with animal heads in an elongated stick stand. The public can borrow a walking stick for a mortgage and are then encouraged to leave the building and explore the surroundings. Read More about “A Walk In The Park “THE GREAT OUTDOORS” Skovhuset Art & Nature DK 2022″…
“PUBLIC WOMAN- changing the route” Performativ reading in the context of Mette Kit Jensen’s works in the exhibition “Transitions #2”, The Round Tower, Copenhagen 2021
A reading performance by Mette Kit Jensen. The texts deal with walks in big cities and Mette Kit Jensen’s attempts to break established routines, comfort zones and expectations in the public space. The lyrics places her diary from a corona-closed Paris together with the memory of her blessed aunt and her notion of the world. During the reading footprints writing the words “PUBLIC WOMAN” were placed on the texts. Read More about ““PUBLIC WOMAN- changing the route” Performativ reading in the context of Mette Kit Jensen’s works in the exhibition “Transitions #2”, The Round Tower, Copenhagen 2021″…
“Outside Oneself”, Walking Protocols. LOKALE and the streets of Nørrebro DK 2021
Do you know that feeling? You wander around the city and see someone who fascinates you. That person seems like from another planet, not really dressed up, but a bit staged. You feel like going home with this person to see how he or she lives or meet their family or go with them to work – experiencing the world from their perspective Read More about ““Outside Oneself”, Walking Protocols. LOKALE and the streets of Nørrebro DK 2021″…
“PUBLIC WOMAN”, Billboard Festival Istanbul, 2020
Streetart project in the public space of Istanbul. The festival brings together and exhibit 115 Turkish, Moroccan and Nordic contemporary female artists from Copenhagen and Istanbul. Read More about ““PUBLIC WOMAN”, Billboard Festival Istanbul, 2020″…
“always together – mostly happy” German – Danish group show. Godsbanen Århus/Gängeviertel Hamburg 2020
This project was part of the german-danish cultural friendship year 2020- a comprehensive and collaborative initative of german federal foreign office and the goethe-institut Read More about ““always together – mostly happy” German – Danish group show. Godsbanen Århus/Gängeviertel Hamburg 2020″…
Notes from the city, Wa(l)king Copenhagen 2020
12 timers walk i Københavns byrum – livesending hver hele time. Read More about “Notes from the city, Wa(l)king Copenhagen 2020”…
“CHANGING ROOM”, Skjold Contemporary DK 2019
90 minutes participant based performance in changing room no. 6 in the football club SKJOLD Read More about ““CHANGING ROOM”, Skjold Contemporary DK 2019″…
“The first time on the other side”. Performance. Copenhagen Canal, Art Week Cph 2019
The manuscript for this performance is based on personal conversations with the residents of Bleckede as well as 3 months of research in the local archives in winter 2003, and a visit to the village in 2019.
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“Footprints” Group show Transitions/Overgange The Womens Museum, Århus DK 2019
In continuation of her ongoing Flâneuse project, Mette Kit Jensen linked the concepts of shoes, family and traditions together. Read More about ““Footprints” Group show Transitions/Overgange The Womens Museum, Århus DK 2019″…
“Den Erotiske Hamster” (“The Erotic Hamster”) “Solidaritetssalonen”, Rønnebæksholm DK 2019
The work was part of the exhibition Solidaritetssalonen and was dedicated to the danish writer Thit Jensen Read More about ““Den Erotiske Hamster” (“The Erotic Hamster”) “Solidaritetssalonen”, Rønnebæksholm DK 2019″…
“Walking Performance Play” – Perform’Action Live Art Yaoundé, Cameroun 2018
The performance, a “game” created in collaboration with participants, was “performed” in the village Akak outside Yaoundé and involved both festival participants and locals. The theme was the “meeting” according to the intension of the festival, concerning the meeting between the locals and the visitors.
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Work of Disappearance, Sculpture Exhibition, Greve Museum (DK) 2018
“When I was a child in Greve in the 70’s, my late mother had a habit of batik colouring the
family’s white clothes in bright colours. Read More about “Work of Disappearance, Sculpture Exhibition, Greve Museum (DK) 2018”…
Seminatural Walk, Frederiksberg Garden, Art Week Cph (DK) 2018
Participant based walk in Frederiksberg Garden. The walk consisted of a mix of a guided tour and a part where the audience was investigating the romantic garden focusing on isolated topics like smell, landscape, movements ect. Read More about “Seminatural Walk, Frederiksberg Garden, Art Week Cph (DK) 2018”…
Circling The City, Writing While Walking with CY Frostholm, SCOTTY Berlin (DE) 2018
The joint exhibition by Mette Kit Jensen and CY Frostholm, WRITING WHILE WALKING, is a dialogue between different ways of perceiving and describing the city. Starting from opposite corners of Europe, the two Danish artists stroll across public space. Read More about “Circling The City, Writing While Walking with CY Frostholm, SCOTTY Berlin (DE) 2018”…
Tipsy Walk Kreuzberg, Scotty Enterprises, Berlin (DE) 2018
In connection with the “Writing While Walking” exhibition, Mette kit Jensen made the participant-based performance “Tipsy Walk Kreuzberg” in the area around Scotty. Read More about “Tipsy Walk Kreuzberg, Scotty Enterprises, Berlin (DE) 2018”…
Tipsy Walks 2016 –
– Tipsy walks is a series of participatory performances, which via a random principle interacts with urban and local areas. Read More about “Tipsy Walks 2016 –”…
Private Party. BEERS 5 Carlsberg Byens Galleri & Kunstsalon (DK) 2017
Closed semi-transparent fabric awning with a fluorescent light and 3 filled beer glasses behind. Read More about “Private Party. BEERS 5 Carlsberg Byens Galleri & Kunstsalon (DK) 2017”…
The Hen That Lay Golden Eggs, Greve Museum (DK) 2016
Skulptur Extra, Greve Museum 2016 (DK)
– The sculpture resembles a stand with vegetables, eggs and the like, as you often find them on the roadside in Denmark… Read More about “The Hen That Lay Golden Eggs, Greve Museum (DK) 2016”…
HOT SPOT, NLH Space, Copenhagen (DK) 2013
Vesterbro Swimming Pool is located on the corner of Angelgade and a little further down the street you were able to peak inside a sauna room. The room could be seen as a tribute to… Read More about “HOT SPOT, NLH Space, Copenhagen (DK) 2013”…
In someone else’s footsteps, Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Cph. (DK) 2009
Students from 3 different schools in the area of Nørrebro were given a blank town map and a ballpoint pen with blue ink. They were then asked to draw a map of the route they take to school. The starting point is… Read More about “In someone else’s footsteps, Kunsthallen Nikolaj, Cph. (DK) 2009”…
The big Artist Strike, with Das Comitee Cph. (DK) 2009
Members of Das Comitee:
Jelka Plate (Berlin)
Daniela Lehmann-Carrasco (Berlin)
Kerstin Stoll (Berlin)
Mette Kit Jensen (København)
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Brooom! – Open stage, with Pulsk Ravn, Cph. (DK) 2008
We sent out an open invitation to artists and others who work with artistic projects in the public space. During the period of the 28thof February to the 20th, of March 2008, we invited, on Thursdays, people to give lectures, create events, perform, etc. in public, using their own or others’ projects.
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Tables for street lamps, Unlimited Liability /Westwerk, Hamburg (DE) 2006-08
..space for consumption and contemplation in a public area independent from commercial cafes… Read More about “Tables for street lamps, Unlimited Liability /Westwerk, Hamburg (DE) 2006-08”…
Ich Vermisse, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Urban Art Stories (DE) 2005
While sitting in the shade of the flags I spoke to the people passing by, asking about their feelings in relation to this square. I asked them to finish the sentence “I Miss..” onto small paper flags… Read More about “Ich Vermisse, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Urban Art Stories (DE) 2005”…
The first visit to the other side of the Elben, Elbschloß Bleckede, Kunstlershaus Schloß Bleckede (DE) 2003
During the 40 years the river had divided the village it had been forbidden,and associated with life threatening danger to cross the river. Read More about “The first visit to the other side of the Elben, Elbschloß Bleckede, Kunstlershaus Schloß Bleckede (DE) 2003”…
I´m sorry, Women 2003, Vesterport Station, Cph, (DK) 2003
In connection with the billboard project “Women 2003”, Mette Kit Jensen embroidered the words “I’m Sorry” onto a piece of red silk and used this.. Read More about “I´m sorry, Women 2003, Vesterport Station, Cph, (DK) 2003”…
To be continued, Liverpool Independent Biennial, Queens Square, Liverpool, (UK) 2002
..covered one of the bus stops with coloured transparent text. The sentences were unrelated fragments that described the movements to and from that point.. Read More about “To be continued, Liverpool Independent Biennial, Queens Square, Liverpool, (UK) 2002”…
Get That Balance – Curatorial Project, Hamburg (DE) 2001
Mette Kit Jensen was part of the curatorial and organisational team for the project “Get That Balance” at Kampnagel, Hamburg. Read More about “Get That Balance – Curatorial Project, Hamburg (DE) 2001”…
The secret life of Mr. C, ”Planet 22” Geneve, CH, 2000
Loudspeakers which faced the street played sound bites from my apartment which is in the Vesterbro, Copenhagen: A neighbour listens to music while he vacuum cleans, a crying child runs up the stairs and a woman slams the door… Read More about “The secret life of Mr. C, ”Planet 22” Geneve, CH, 2000”…