Thomas Foldberg, "Effects"
12.09.2026 – 01.08.2027
EFFECTS
*English below
Udstillingen Effects er et indblik ind i Thomas Foldbergs virke og samler mere end to årtiers arbejde med proteser, masker, mannequiner, støbeforme og underfundige genstande skabt til film- og fjernsynsproduktioner, samt forskellige udstillingsmæssige sammenhænge. Her flyttes et ellers ofte usynligt fag ind i udstillingsrummet og Foldbergs arbejde, der normalt befinder sig på den anden side af kameraet, iscenesættes som løsrevne skulpturelle genstande, der hver især bærer på mangfoldige historier. Disse anvendte, beskadigede og normalt kasserede genstande, der oprindeligt var beregnet til korte, indspillede fiktioner, vil her blive præsenteret for første gang i en institutionel udstillingskontekst.
Thomas Foldberg (f. 1977, København) er selvlært og arbejder professionelt med design af protesemakeup, mannequiner og makeup-effekter. Han blev i 2026 Oscar-nomineret sammen med makeup designer Anne Cathrine Sauerberg i kategorien ’Makeup and Hairstyling’ for deres arbejde på Emilie Blichfeldts Den stygge stedsøster (2025). Han har desuden modtaget seks Robert-priser (Danmarks Filmakademi). Foldberg har ydermere skabt special effekter for instruktører som Lars von Trier, Anders Thomas Jensen, Christoffer Boe og Marijana Jankovic, i tillæg til virkelighedstro figurer til museer og for kunstnere, der har været udstillet på institutioner som Venedig Biennalen, Holstebro Kunstmuseum og Den Frie i København.
SAGA er HFKD's udstillingsrække for kunstneriske praksisser, der bevæger sig uden for de mere traditionelle billedkunstneriske formater. Serien præsenterer blandt andet håndværk, arkiver og narrative praksisser og undersøger fagligheder og billedverdener, der ofte eksisterer i periferien af den etablerede samtidskunst.
Udstillingen er venligst støttet af Statens Kunstfond, Holstebro Kommune, Det Obelske Familiefond, Færchfonden og Augustinus Fonden.
The exhibition Effects offers an insight into Thomas Foldberg’s practice, bringing together more than two decades of work with prosthetics, masks, mannequins, moulds and curious objects created for film and television productions, as well as for various exhibition contexts. Here, a profession that usually remains largely invisible is brought into the exhibition space, while Foldberg’s work, normally situated on the other side of the camera, is staged as a series of detached sculptural objects, each carrying multiple stories. These used, damaged and normally discarded objects, originally made for brief moments within recorded fictions, are presented here for the first time in an institutional exhibition context.
Thomas Foldberg (b. 1977, Copenhagen) is self-taught and works professionally with prosthetic makeup design, mannequins and makeup effects. In 2026, he was nominated for an Academy Award together with makeup designer Anne Cathrine Sauerberg in the category of Makeup and Hairstyling for their work on Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister (2025). He has also received six Robert Awards from the Danish Film Academy. Foldberg has created special effects for directors including Lars von Trier, Anders Thomas Jensen, Christoffer Boe and Marijana Jankovic, as well as lifelike figures for museums and for artists whose work has been exhibited at institutions including the Venice Biennale, Holstebro Kunstmuseum and Den Frie in Copenhagen.
SAGA is HFKD’s exhibition series for artistic practices that move beyond more traditional visual-art formats. The series presents, among other things, craft, archives and narrative practices, and explores forms of expertise and visual worlds that often exist at the margins of established contemporary art.
The exhibition is kindly supported by the Danish Arts Foundation, Holstebro Municipality, the Obel Family Foundation, the Færch Foundation and the Augustinus Foundation.