Gitte Villesen | the artist
The artist Gitte Villesen
Born 1965, Ansager, Denmark.
Lives and works in Copenhagen & Berlin, .
Style and technique of the artist:
Born 1965, Ansager, Denmark.
Lives and works in Copenhagen & Berlin, .
Style and technique of the artist:
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Biography
...The works of Gitte Villesen suggest partly the concern with differentiated subjectivities, with people and their lives and partly the personal politics of the subjects within the local context. Preceded by the Willy video-series the video is about the passion for specific objects, in this case it is lace: Kathrine makes it and Bent collects it.(2) Lace-making is an old Danish tradition, practiced especially in the southern part of Denmark. Nowadays, lace has become collector's item...
Bringing together simple and unpretentious imagery, Gitte Villesen's video works are narratives on everyday life and the personal and social background of various persons from her circle of friends and acquaintainces. The videos never violate the personal integrity or dignity of those portrayed. On the contrary, they document the individual appeal of persons who are capable of counteracting the structured demands of everyday life by playfully living out their fantasies...
Video archives
Gitte Villesen began making videos with people from her milieu, basing her work on the logic of capturing these peoples day-to-day activity through their private hobbies and interests...