We set out to create distinctly ambiguous images that challenges the viewer to look twice
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Established in 2011 by Stephan Friedli (CH) and Ulrik Martin Larsen (DK) and currently based in Copenhagen, PUTPUT is the visual and conceptual meeting of two minds, a collaboration in thought and practice.
Neatly placed between input and output we navigate the increasingly busy intersection where photography, sculpture and design meet. A shared and deeply rooted fascination with metaphysical relationships connected to everyday objects guides and perpetuates our work.
A humoristic undercurrent runs through the reduced, ambiguous and profoundly superficial visual universe that defines PUTPUT. Playful constructions, transient in their nature, transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Ideas, concepts and the notion of creating fictional but recognizable object typologies are at the very core of our artistic practice. The highly stylized visual universe has references to Pop Art, surrealism and reinterprets classical genres such as still life through a contemporary lens.
We undertake a meticulous interrogation and research of our a immediate surroundings through ideas and concepts to purposely build connections between meaning, expression and artifact; reinventing and reconfiguring the context and expression of objects leads to new questions that beg to be answered through the objects and images themselves. We set out to create self-explanatory images that challenge perception through juxtapositions of objects, both manmade and natural in the hope that the viewer might look twice…or more and to maybe upon that second glance discover something unexpected or unseen.
Exhibitions
Since our inception we have had the pleasure of showing our work in a
number of solo shows, group exhibitions and photography festivals.
Solo Exhibitions
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2017
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Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
Coffee for Oppenheim, Paris
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2016
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Copenhagen Photo Festival
Photography On, Copenhagen
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The Swiss Embassy
Coffee for Oppenheim, Copenhagen
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Graphic Design Festival Scotland
Enormous Details, Glasgow
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2015
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KK Outlet
Cheating Sameness, London
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Finnish Museum of Photography
Photography On, Helsinki
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2012
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Galleri Naboløs
Diversion Supply, Copenhagen
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VESS
Diversion Supply, Copenhagen
Group Exhibitions
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2018
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Still Life
116 Contemporary Art Center, Montreuil
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2017
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Photo Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
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Fabulous Failures
Botanique, Bruxelles
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Vitrine Gallery
Identify your limitations, Basel
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Photo Basel
With Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Basel
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Art Paris Art Fair
With galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris
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2016
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Ordinary Magazine
KK Outlet, London
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Modern Love
KK Outlet, London
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Darmstadter Tage der Fotografie
Merck-Preis, Darmstadt
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Les Rencontres Arles
Fabulous Failures, Arles
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2015
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Paris Photo
With Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris
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Jonald Dudd
New York Design Week, New York
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Photo Basel
With Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Basel
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Encontros da Imagem
Photography Festival, Braga
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Lust and The Apple
Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh
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Contact Photo Festival
Contact Photo Festival, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto
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curiosiTIES
Cumhuriyet Museum, Istanbul
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London Art Fair
With Gallerie Voies Off, London
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Circulation(s)
Espace André Malraux, Paris
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2014
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Paris Photo
With Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris
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Slick Attitude Art Fair
With Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris
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Galerie Binome
Voies Off - Portfolio Editions, Paris
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Encontros da Imagem
Projection - Circulation(s), Braga
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Encuentros Abiertros - Festival de la Luz
Projection - Folio Port Top 20, Buenos Aires
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Photo Ireland
Projection - Folio Port Top 20, Dublin
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Festival Voies Off
Selected for Prix Voies Off, Arles
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KK Outlet
First Eleven, London
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BIP
Projection - Circulation(s), Liége
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Modemuseum Hasselt
curiosiTIES, Hasselt
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Oblick
Projection - Circulation(s)/Voies Off, Strasbourg
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Fotografia Europea
Projection - Circulation(s), Reggio Emilia
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Breadfield
Projections - Circulation(s), Malmö
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Quad
Projections - Circulation(s), Derby
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Circulation(s) – Festival de la jeune photographie européenne
Circulation(s) 2014, Paris
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EMP Collective
In The Palm of Your Hand - Curated by Sara Barnes, Baltimore
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2013
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Pop Up 103
Shop and exhibition, Copenhagen
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Festival Voies Off
Selected for the Prix Voies Off, Arles
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Fashionclash
Maastricht
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Format Exposure 2013
International Biannual Photography Festival, Derby
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MART - The Food Project
Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Trento
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2012
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Unpublished - Best Unseen Photography
Exhibition and Sale at Le Dictateur, Milan
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Peaches & Cream II
Dreamspace Gallery, London
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Art Copenhagen
With Galleri Naboløs, Copenhagen
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Copenhagen Photo Festival
A World A Part, Bryghuset - curated by Galleri Naboløs, Copenhagen
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Fashionclash Maastricht
Maastricht
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Dressed Integrity
Gallery KG52, Stockholm
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Dressed Integrity
Summaria Lunn, London
We have completed commissions for a number of international clients such as Süddeutsche Zeitung, NEON, Wallpaper Magazine, Bianco and many more. We hope you are next!
Reach outSelected publications
Books
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2016
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Banana Split
Tafmag, France
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CITIX60
Viction:ary, Hong Kong
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Failed It
Phaidon, USA
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2015
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The Still Life
Gestalten, Germany
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2014
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Highlike Book
Highlike, Brazil
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Popsicles Portfolio
Voies Off Editions, France
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Food Player
Sandu Publishing, Hong Kong
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Experimental Eating
Black Dog Publishing, England
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Setting The Scene
Index Book, Spain
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2013
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Flower Power
Index Book, Spain
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Just Kidding
Viction:ary, Hong Kong
Exhibition Catalogues
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2016
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Copenhagen Photo Festival
Copenhagen Photo Festival, Denmark
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Darmstadter Tager der Fotografie
Projektion - Fotografishe Behauptungen, Germany
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Rencontres d’Arles 2016
Actes Sud, France
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2015
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Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival
Contact Photography Festival, Canada
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Beyonderground
Poaptica, Belgium
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2014
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Circulation(s) 2014
Le bec en l'air editions, France
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curiosiTIES
Het Labo, The Netherlands
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2013
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Format 13
Format International Photography Festival, England
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Fashionclash 13
Fashionclash Maastricht, The Netherlands
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2012
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Progetto Cibo - La Forma del Gusto (MART)
Elcta, Italy
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Fashionclash 12
Fashionclash Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Copenhagen Photo Festival 2012
Copenhagen Photo Festival 2012, Denmark
Magazines
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2017
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Ordinary Magazine
Issue #5, The Netherlands
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Club Sandwich
Issue #1, France
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2016
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Zeit Magazin
Issue # 40, Germany
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Unseen Magazine
Issue #3, The Netherlands
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Der Spiegel Wissen
Issue # 2, Germany
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Nido
Issue #1, Germany
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L’ADN
Issue #6, France
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Fount Magazine
Issue #1, Germany
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Post Magazine
Issue #3, Poland
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Libération
Issue # 10908, France
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deVolkskrant
Issue #27977, The Netherlands
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Ordinary Magazine
Issue #2 & #3, The Netherlands
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FORM
Issue #266, Germany
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2015
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Picnic
Issue #64, Mexico
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The Steidz Magazine
Issue #1, France
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Smash The Magazine
Issue #1, Turkey
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Wallpaper
issue #205, England
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Page
Issue #01, Garmany
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Rooms Magazine
Issue #17, England
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Aint Bad Magazine
Vol. 3 Issue #1, United States
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Some Magazine
Issue #9, Germany
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2014
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Esquire Russia
Issue #105, Russia
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Volkskrant Magazine
Issue #711, The Netherlands
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Wallpaper
Issue #182 & #187, England
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Diorama
Issue #07, Italy
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Pie paper
Issue #05, New Zealand
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Visual Archive
Issue #02, United States
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Causette
Issue #45, France
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Elle Stijl Bijbel
Issue #07, The Netherlands
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L'Express Styles
Issue #3264, France
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UC. Quarterly
Issue #03, United States
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2013
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Current Obsession
Issue #02, The Netherlands
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Blink
Issue #29, South Korea
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Frankie
Issue #52, Australia
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Maison & Objet Inspirations Book
Issue #23, France
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Sleek
Issue #39, Germany
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Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
Issue #17 #23 #44 #45, Germany
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Damn
Issue #40, The Netherlands
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Tenmag
Issue #187 #188, Portugal
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GUP
Issue #38, The Netherlands
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Elle Stijl Bijbel
Issue #05, The Netherlands
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Liberation (Mode D'emploi)
Issue #10108, France
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Eloquence
Issue #66, South Korea
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Glamcult Magazine
Issue #08, The Netherlands
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Esquire Russia
Issue #93, Russia
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2012
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DeBug
Issue #168, Germany
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Der Greif
Issue #06, Germany
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BIBA
Issue #392, France
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Stockholm Fashion Week Magazine
Issue #02, Sweden
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Bon
Issue #61, Sweden
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Visuelle
Issue #01, England
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Unpublished
Issue #04, Italy
We love to share our view of the world, our way of working and to engage with like minded people. We lay the cards on the table and offer insights into our universe and process.
Get in touch for lectures and talksGrants
Throughout the years our work has been generously supported by several
foundations, an invaluable contribution for our continued development.
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2016
Pro Helvetia
Project Support Grant
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2016
Danish Arts Council
Working grant
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2016
Danish Arts Council
Exhibition Production Grant
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2014
Danish Arts Council
Working grant
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2014
Danish Arts Council
Exhibition Production Grant
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2013
Danmarks Nationalbanks Jubilæumsfond
Exhibition Participation Grant