Jacob Gils (Copenhagen 1963 -)
About
JACOB GILS is a Danish photographer, born in 1963.
Jacob explores the known theoretical and technical limits of photography, searching for the full potential of this medium.The related challenges sharpen his creativity.
Whether it concerns iconic structures, landscapes or the female body, Jacob Gils creates visual puzzles. He creates a visual language. No snapshot photography or other popular genres. He takes several prints of the same object and brings them together, sometimes partly on top of each other so that the viewer can often almost look through the subject. This way he determines the focus. Movement becomes visible in the photo.Vibrant images.The image is both transparent and blurry.
About the serie “Movement”:
“The series Movement was developed out of an interest in pushing the boundaries of the photographic medium and was originally conceived as an experiment and investigation into the potential of the photographic genre. Each of the pieces consists of many fleeting moments layered in one image, which with an almost painterly finesse creates a feeling of time and space with its multiple exposures. The motifs are often of tropes found in nature – often chosen from a personal and specific relation.
What at first glance might appear as abstract, or out of focus, is actually a collection of very sharp images put together. This visually poetic and dynamic balance is representative for my photographic style, and holds both references to impressionist painting, as well as simultaneously maintaining a degree of detail characteristic for modern photography.”
Museums:
The National Museum of Photography in Oslo, The National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen, Fotografiska Stockholm, Museum of modern art in Bogota, Nanjing Museum of Visual Arts in China and The Danish Cultural Center in Beijing China.
Jacob explores the known theoretical and technical limits of photography, searching for the full potential of this medium.The related challenges sharpen his creativity.
Whether it concerns iconic structures, landscapes or the female body, Jacob Gils creates visual puzzles. He creates a visual language. No snapshot photography or other popular genres. He takes several prints of the same object and brings them together, sometimes partly on top of each other so that the viewer can often almost look through the subject. This way he determines the focus. Movement becomes visible in the photo.Vibrant images.The image is both transparent and blurry.
About the serie “Movement”:
“The series Movement was developed out of an interest in pushing the boundaries of the photographic medium and was originally conceived as an experiment and investigation into the potential of the photographic genre. Each of the pieces consists of many fleeting moments layered in one image, which with an almost painterly finesse creates a feeling of time and space with its multiple exposures. The motifs are often of tropes found in nature – often chosen from a personal and specific relation.
What at first glance might appear as abstract, or out of focus, is actually a collection of very sharp images put together. This visually poetic and dynamic balance is representative for my photographic style, and holds both references to impressionist painting, as well as simultaneously maintaining a degree of detail characteristic for modern photography.”
Museums:
The National Museum of Photography in Oslo, The National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen, Fotografiska Stockholm, Museum of modern art in Bogota, Nanjing Museum of Visual Arts in China and The Danish Cultural Center in Beijing China.
Exhibition
. 2022
September - Exhibition and Talk at Djursholm country club, Stockholm
July - Opening of “There is a crack in everything” solo show in In The Gallery, Palma de Mallorca
May - Opening of PORTRAITS at D´Angleterre Copenhagen
Art Market, San Francisco
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, Miami
ZONAMACO, Mexico City
The LA ART SHOW, Los Angeles
• 2021
Art Miami
• 2020
October, Barcu Colombia Online
Art Market, San Francisco POSTPONED.
Art Central, Hong Kong POSTPONED
The LA ART SHOW, Los Angeles
ZONAMACO, Mexico City
January UNTITLED by Jacob Gils, In The Gallery, Copenhagen
• 2019
CONTEXT Art Miami
September, Solo Exhibition Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles
April, AIPAD, The Photography Show New York
Mar - Apr. Solo Exhibition HS Gallery Shanghai
Art Central Hong Kong,
January NEW WORKS by Jacob Gils, In The Gallery Copenhagen
Photo LA,
September - Exhibition and Talk at Djursholm country club, Stockholm
July - Opening of “There is a crack in everything” solo show in In The Gallery, Palma de Mallorca
May - Opening of PORTRAITS at D´Angleterre Copenhagen
Art Market, San Francisco
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, Miami
ZONAMACO, Mexico City
The LA ART SHOW, Los Angeles
• 2021
Art Miami
• 2020
October, Barcu Colombia Online
Art Market, San Francisco POSTPONED.
Art Central, Hong Kong POSTPONED
The LA ART SHOW, Los Angeles
ZONAMACO, Mexico City
January UNTITLED by Jacob Gils, In The Gallery, Copenhagen
• 2019
CONTEXT Art Miami
September, Solo Exhibition Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles
April, AIPAD, The Photography Show New York
Mar - Apr. Solo Exhibition HS Gallery Shanghai
Art Central Hong Kong,
January NEW WORKS by Jacob Gils, In The Gallery Copenhagen
Photo LA,
Exhibited by
Work Selection
LA #3
SANTA MONICA #1