Aniara
Omann’s solo exhibition Æblet
(The
Apple) consists of a new series of sculptures inspired by Science
Fiction aesthetics and children’s book universes. It is a small slice
of a transitory Utopia that embraces the vulnerable, surreal, gentle
and intuitive. The exhibition draws on the ability of children’s
books to create parallel and sometimes utopian, “soft”
realities, and stories that often take place in macro-environments,
in symbiosis with nature, focusing on small details such as berries,
insects, the spirit of the sea or the forest, and creatures that
express archetypal human qualities.

The
Apple is
a vision of an evolutionary intermediate stage, and consists of a
collection of different animal species, humans and cyborgs, in mid-
metamorphosis in each their chrysalis, are half-decomposed, fermented
and about to (re)form themselves. They are made in different
materials, with traditional craft techniques such as basket weaving
and ceramics, in combination with materials often used for special
effects such as cast silicone and resin.

Aniara
Omann
(b. 1987, DK) lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. She studied at
Funen Art Academy (2009-12) and Glasgow School of Art (2012-14). She
works across sculpture, text, sound and performance. Her work
explores themes of biodegradability, futurism and employs Science
Fictions aesthetic language and ability to reflect current societal
conditions through imagined futures and alternative realities. Solo
and duo exhibitions include: Birthday
of The World (Ungefaerh,
Køln); A
different Kind of Love
(NEVVEN On-site, Goteborg/Online); Porous
Tomorrow (Kling
& Bang, Reykjavik); Eyes
larger, Foreheads longer, Fingers crossed
(with Nicolaj Pelzer, Catbox Contemporary, New York); Equanipolis
(Humber
Street Gallery, Hull); Cross-Feed(with
Gary Zhexi Zhang, Market Gallery Glasgow).

The
exhibition is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation.