Henrik Hakansson

In collaboration with researchers at Lund University's department of theoretical ecology, Henrik Hakansson was allowed to record and document on film the test flights of several bird species, among them the redstart. Håkansson's recent project "From Here to Eternity (Phoenicurus phoenicurus). The Wind Tunnel Sessions, Lund, Oct. 24 ? 29, 2004" is based on this work. The project describes the unique opportunity afforded the researchers by a specially constructed wind tunnel allowing for detailed analysis of the way birds fly. Håkansson's films focus on the aesthetics of flight and document the testing process in the form of a sound piece in a sculpture representing the wind tunnel. He also highlights the extensive bird collection of the Museum of Helsingborg - a donation of the private collector Carl Möller and now in storage. In an installation that mirrors archival methods, the artist provides a comment on science, classification, and the depletion of natural resources and species.

Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg (11. Dez. 2004 - 27. Feb. 2005); mit Textbeiträgen von Magnus Jensner & Kirse Junge-Stevnsborg, Max Andrews und Susanne Åkesson.