søren rønholt
søren rønholt works with celestial light both as a motif and as a material in his works. since 2013, he has traveled throughout the nordic region, seeking out and photographing landscapes. He refers to his journeys as expeditions, and his goal is to create – or recreate – clear connections between humans, the landscape, and the sky. the sky, with its humid and salty air, cloud formations, and shifting light conditions, constantly evokes and transforms everything we can see and sense, creating the nordic atmosphere and self-understanding.
rønholt is fascinated by geological resonance, a concept that explains the connections between humans, landscapes, and the sky. the term is described by professor of landscape architecture, thomas juel clemmensen, who explores it in relation to art that, in various ways, thematizes the relationship between humans and the natural environment, as well as the anthropocene epoch, where human behavior changes the climate across the globe and thereby alters the natural forms we live in and with. clemmensen defines geological resonance in art as: “a work’s ability to bring humans in tune with the 'deep time' of geology.”
in the encounter between the viewer and the artwork, geological resonance can arise; a sensory or emotional experience in the viewer of connections or relationships to a form of primordial time, to ancient landscapes, and to the earth long before humans. In this way, rønholt’s works are also an exploration of nordic identity, seen as a function of the universal conditions that apply to the nordic countries due to the region's position on the globe.