My Friend the Art
The North Atlantic House - Copenhagen
Solo exhibition
Feb 7th - Jun 7th 2026
My Friend the Art, the first large-scale solo exhibition in Denmark with the world-renowned Icelandic artist Egill Sæbjörnsson.
The exhibition unfolds as a sensorially engaging universe featuring monumental coloured pencils, seemingly classical white sculptures with animated surfaces, and floral reliefs that are activated and coloured by luminous projections.
Through humour and speculative thinking, the exhibition proposes an alternative framework in which art is understood as a form of evolutionary life – an Object Species – developing alongside humanity.
Colour, form and material are treated as qualities that, in collaboration with humans, are capable of generating joy and new ways of relating to the world. Art emerges here as a force rather than as objects something we coexist with, and something that shapes us just as we shape it.
The exhibition also reflects on art’s caring and healing potential. This dimension is emphasised through the inclusion of drawings by the Icelandic pioneer of art therapy, Sigríður Björnsdóttir, as well as through spaces and furniture that invite visitors to draw and create themselves.
My Friend the Art reflects the relationship between art and humanity as a form of friendship – open, playful, and constructive – where participation, sensory experiences and care are central.
The exhibition is made possible by the generous support of the 15. Juni Foundation, A.P. Møller and Chastine McKinney Møller Foundation, Augustinus Foundation, Axel Muusfeldt Foundation and The Danish Arts Foundation.
Egill Sæbjörnsson - My Friend the Art - The Second Floor View; from left to right:
A Cat in the Night – Purple, 2004. Dimension: 69,8 x 93,8 cm. Acrylic colour drawing on paper.
Colour Stand - Medium Blue, 2026. A stand, plexiglas, glue and Lee Gel.
Big Lamp, 2026. Recycled lamp, wood, styrofoam and coloured plaster. Lamp Shade is made out of a metal frame and Lee Gels.
The Drawing Corner, 2019. Small tables and chairs made of wood.
Pleasure Stones, 2008. Animation and sound projected onto lava rocks. Private collection of Isabel Mittag.
Big Hand, 2026. Acrylic Paint on MDF, after a drawing on the cover of the book "Géants" by Christopher Hittinger.
Small Lamp, 2026. Recycled lamp with wood, styrofoam and coloured plaster. Lamp Shade made out of a metal frame and Lee Gels.
Flower Vases III, IV & V, 2021. Digital drawings projected onto reliefs made of plaster.
The Troll Crayons, 2023-2026. Large crayons made of organic bees wax and natural color powders, wood and metal pins. Platform made of styrofoam, glue, wood and paint.
Colour Stand - Golden Amber, 2026. A stand, plexiglas, glue and Lee Gel.
Egill Sæbjörnsson - My Friend the Art - The First Floor View; from left to right:
Macho Sculpture from the 50's, 2023. Generative video projection and a sculpture made of wood, styrofoam, glue, metal screws and plaster. Duration: Endless.
Macho Sculpture from the 80's, 2023. Generative video projection and a sculpture made of wood, styrofoam, metal screws, glue and plaster. Duration: Endless.
Crying Sculpture, 2014. Generative video projection and a sculpture made of plaster. Duration: Endless
Big Rock, 2026. Generative video projection and a sculpture made of styrofoam, glue and plaster. Duration: Endless