Title: Danskhed
Description: The concept of Danishness has been heavily discussed in the public debate in recent years. But what is your Danishness really? And is it possible to map our collective consciousness? Throughout the last five years, Nadia Plesner has investigated the concept of Danishness through an art project to explore the nuances. The series consists of 48 paraphases over the Danish passport, each of which represents a bid for Danishness. The red-colored pass is an everyday object, which most people probably don't think much about. But Danishness represented by citizenship is at the same time something that many people dream of, and it is the turning point in many political debates. During the process, the passports have been exhibited in various places, among others in Ålesund Kunsthal in Norway, in Galerie Au Medicis in Paris and in Gallery Poulsen in Copenhagen. Everywhere, the works have been the subject of great debate, and now the entire series is published together in book form.

Begrebet danskhed er blevet diskuteret voldsomt meget i den offentlige debat de seneste år. Men hvad er danskhed egentlig? Og er det muligt at kortlægge vores kollektive bevidsthed? Igennem de sidste fem år har Nadia Plesner undersøgt begrebet danskhed gennem et kunstprojekt for at udforske nuancerne. Serien består af 48 parafaser over det danske pas, som hver især repræsenterer et bud på danskhed. Det rødbedefarvede pas er et hverdagsobjekt, som de fleste mennesker nok ikke tænker nærmere over. Men danskhed repræsenteret af statsborgerskabet er samtidig noget, som mange mennesker drømmer om, og det er omdrejningspunktet i mange politiske debatter. Undervejs i processen har passene været udstillet forskellige steder, blandt andet i Ålesund Kunsthal i Norge, i Galerie Au Medicis i Paris og i Gallery Poulsen i København. Alle steder har værkerne været genstand for stor debat, og nu udkommer hele serien samlet i bogform.
Subjects: Danish Art, Conceptual art, Danes
People: Nadia Plesner