“you can sail without wind” by SIF MEINCKE

Sif Meincke - You can sail without wind I

you can sail without wind… by Sif MEINCKE

November 1st – January 1st, 2025

For the first time, In The Gallery presents an exhibition featuring the work of art photographer Sif Meincke. The exhibition, you can sail without wind, offers an unexpected perspective on urban life, using the harbour as a setting for calm, reflection, and immersion. Unlike the usual lively and bustling images associated with city harbours, this collection centers on the harbour as a peaceful space, a place where moments of silence and presence can emerge.

Sif Meincke’s you can sail without wind focuses on this contrast, showing the urban landscape not through the lens of chaos or dynamism, but as an environment that fosters personal pause and reflection. With her careful composition, Meincke reveals how even the busiest parts of the city offer hidden moments of calm, where one can pause, breathe, and reflect on the movements of life. The exhibition highlights a much-needed breathing space in a world driven by progress and efficiency. It reminds us of the harbour’s timeless presence in the cityscape—a bridge between human activity and the natural rhythms of the water.

Opening Reception: November 1, 2024, 4 pm – 9 pm
Exhibition Period: November 1, 2024 – January 1, 2025

GORM VALENTIN

The striking about Gorm Valentin’s work is the dynamic compositions – full of energy and movement. Following the rhythm of the music, Valentin captures the performance’s atmosphere and the essence of his subject, and with a keen eye for framing, he uses light to create leading lines towards his subject. As a former land surveyor, he is a master of composition and patterns, and after many years of playing the clarinet in jazz orchestras, he shows great sensibility to various musical genres. Since he embarked on his photography journey in 1975, Valentin has created both soulful and atmospheric portraits and dynamic and grainy rock portraits, all in B/W and with a high-contrast style. His photos are timeless markers of many of today’s most iconic musicians, including David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Liza Minnelli, and Stevie Wonder.

GORM VALENTIN (b. 1944) is from Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an award-winning music photographer and has photographed both jazz, rock, and classical music. Moreover, he was engaged as a photographer in the theatrical scene and did portraits for newspapers, magazines, journals, and numerous record covers, including stamps. He has exhibited in Denmark and abroad and received a number of awards, notably the Fogtdal’s Photography Award in 2005 and DJBFA’s Award in 2016.

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STEPHEN WILKES

STEPHEN WILKES - DAY TO NIGHT

A self-proclaimed collector of moments Stephen Wilkes, in his series entitled, “Day to Night,” masterfully captures the transition from day to night in one comprehensive image. He began the series in 2009 and has worked diligently to document some of the world’s most beautiful places. Having photographed the Tournelle Bridge in Paris, Stonehenge in England, the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and the Serengeti in Africa, Wilkes has created a body of work that appeals to a collective memory. Using a 4×5 large format camera with a digital back and shot from a fixed perspective 40-50 feet above the ground, Wilkes creates images that are designed to emotionally and visually resonate with the masses.

Wilkes’ photographs are visually dynamic, embracing the life of a single location over time. To maintain continuity, his camera has to be completely still as he captures image after image to manifest not just a photograph but an experience for the viewer; constructing a composite picture that only exists in the final photograph. Wilkes, who was influenced by the photomontage work of David Hockney, discovered that by piecing together photographs that were shot over an extended period of time, he could make the passage of time visible in a two dimensional image. Using the tools of digital technology, Wilkes is able to proficiently craft images with the same concept but a different aesthetic.

ANDREA TORRES BALAGUER

ANDREA TORRES BALAGUER

Andrea Torres Balaguer (b.1990) is a Spanish photographer. Her passion for photography remains deeply rooted in her preoccupation with the mystery and ambiguity the medium provides. Looking to masters like Duane Michals, Sally Mann and Annie Leibovitz, she has developed a distinct quality to her works pushing the boundaries of portrait photography beyond its traditional limitations.

Working as a fashion photographer in Barcelona, Torres intersects this aesthetic with elements of couture in the series’ The Unknown and Hivernacle. The self-portraits are photographed in natural light, and draped in provocative silks, lace, and velvets. Her execution of the composition creates a painterly portrait that triggers all of the senses – so rich in texture and their brilliant, jewel-toned colors. The narrative is pushed one step further with the unique brushstroke that is applied across the subject’s face post-production, making each image slightly different from the others in its small edition.

The viewer is left to create their own interpretation and decipher for themselves what is reality and what is fiction.

Upcoming exhibition at In The Gallery Copenhagen : From September 21st to October 30th.