Event info

German conceptual artist visits HARPA.

1.-5. September, the German artist Daniel Rode will be a guest with an artwork in the south-east of the Harpa foyer. On Monday, September 1st, the large text-based work „ICANNOT“ will be created, which is expected to be on display until Friday, September 5th.

Daniel Rode was already in Iceland in March and April this year as Artist in Residence at NES in Skagaströnd and we are delighted that he is coming back to Iceland for the project at Harpa.

If you would like to meet the artist, he will be on site at Harpa in his exhibition from 1.-5. September, between 5 and 7pm.

Admission is free and everyone welcome!

Daniel Rode on his work:
"I am a conceptual artist and work primarily with drawings and installations. One focus is on works in public space, often monumental. I use short texts, sometimes just fragments of text. I try to hinder quick reading by disregarding the basic rules of word division and correct line breaks and omitting punctuation. In this way, the letters remain mere image for a moment before they can be read and understood. And even then, the artworks remain enigmatic and closed, the texts often make no direct sense in their monumentality on the spot. The gap between viewer and work persists and the art eludes quick comprehension. And yet the works assert a universal validity and are extremely open and interpretable."

Daniel Rode was born in 1971 in Eutin, northern Germany, and studied in Greifswald and Dresden. Exhibitions and projects have taken him to the United Arab Emirates, Korea, Bahrain, Vietnam, the USA, Canada and many European countries. From 2009 to 2014, the artist lived in Cairo, Egypt. Today he lives and works in Dresden and Berlin.
For a detailed CV, a list of exhibitions, projects and publications as well as current artistic works, please visit:
www.danielrode.de