The exhibition ‘Drain the Öresund’ gathers artists who use local stories to shed light on global currents.
Seven artists from both sides of the Öresund have come together to create an art exhibition that focuses on various entanglements. Foto: Andreas Faurskov Groes
By Andreas Faurskov Groes
What if you could drain the Öresund and walk from Malmö to Copenhagen? That was the vision of Swedish industrialist Ruben Rausing — and now, decades later, it inspires a new art exhibition in Malmö. Drain the Öresund brings together 14 artists from both sides of the strait to explore the consequences of capitalisms extreme.
One of the participating artists is Hannibal Andersen. “My contribution to the exhibition tells the story of how companies can register specific colours as trademarks, preventing others from using those colours in their branding or visual identity,” he explains.
In his art piece, Hannibal has used colours trademarked by global companies such as Red Bull, Maersk, and IKEA.
“The piece aims to question the limits of private ownership. Can you really own a colour? And if so, what else might we allow to be owned?” he adds.
He hopes the exhibition will spark reflection among its visitors.
“I hope this exhibition encourages people to think about who owns what in our society” he concludes.
Drain the Öresund is open to the public at Malmö Konsthall until 4 May.