Industrious youth
2023
Soloshow Ladder space, Copenhagen
Part of Art week and CAFx
Kubaparis
Idoart
Ladder space presents Industrious youth by Sara Annsofidotter - an exhibition exploring the centuries-old steel industry located deep in the forests of Sweden, where a young generation is left with the ecological and economic consequences of the eagerness of industrialism.
Centered at the production site of large-scale steel infrastructure, Industrious youth follows two teenage girls aimlessly drifting in the industrial area, parallel to the movements of workers welding a roof construction. Unfolding between the materiality of the steel factory and the surrounding environment, the installation echoes the symbiosis of natural resources and the economic tracks laid out for new generations.
Curated by Anne Sofie Skjold Møller and Anders Aarvik
Video and editing: Tim Panduro
Special thanks to Stål & Rörmontage, Isabell and Alma
The exhibition is a part of ArtWeek, CAFx and supported by Rådet for Visuel Kunst, Vesterbro Lokaludvalg and Fondet for Dansk-Svensk Samarbejde.
Photo: Anders Aarvik, Sara Annsofidotter