ann linn

palm hansen

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Visual artist Ann Linn Palm Hansen has gained international recognition for her geometric studies of form and colour. Her artist’s book (SHAPE, COLOR) RISO I, featuring 127 colour studies, was described in the press as “One of the most beautiful books of the year.” Her work explores the human perception of the most fundamental visual elements: form and colour. This might involve subtle colour gradations around the curvature of a sphere or an investigation into how two colours influence the perception of the same shape. One piece, for example, depicts a meeting between a red circle, a blue square, and a yellow triangle on a grid-divided sheet of paper.

Ann Linn Palm Hansen’s artistic practice is an inquiry into form and colour as a way of creating a universal language. She was educated at Design School Kolding and Design Academy Eindhoven (2012), and she has worked with Jongerius Lab in Berlin, Aldo Bakker in Amsterdam, and Allan Wexler at Parsons in New York. Born in 1984 and raised in Odense and Skanderborg, she now has a studio on the island of Tåsinge. She has received several work grants from the Danish Arts Foundation’s Grant Committee for Crafts and Design (2019, 2020, 2021), Literature (2020), and Visual Arts (2020, 2021). Artist's website: www.alph.website

Most recently, Ann Linn Palm Hansen has held solo exhibitions at Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon (Spring 2023) and Munkeruphus (Autumn 2023). She exhibited 166 works on paper, a paper sculpture, and seven smaller paper models in the group exhibition “LIGHT & SPACE” at Copenhagen Contemporary (2021–2022), alongside artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, and Olafur Eliasson.

  • Billedkunstner Ann Linn Palm Hansen har fået international anerkendelse for sine geometriske form- og farvestudier, og hendes store kunstnerbog med 127 farvestudier blev i pressen kaldt ”En af årets smukkeste bøger.” Kunstnerens værker undersøger det menneskelige syns opfattelse af det helt elementære, nemlig form og farve. Det kan være små farvegradueringer om en kugles krumning eller en undersøgelse af to farvers påvirkning af den samme form. Et af værkerne skildrer for eksempel et møde mellem en rød cirkel, en blå firkant og en gul trekant på et grid-inddelt stykke papir. 

    Ann Linn Palm Hansens kunstneriske praksis er en undersøgelse af former og farver som en måde at skabe et universelt sprog på. Hun er uddannet på Designskolen Kolding og Design Academy Eindhoven (2012), og hun har arbejdet ved Jongerius Lab i Berlin, Aldo Bakker i Amsterdam og Allan Wexler ved Parsons i New York. Ann Linn Palm Hansen er født i 1984 og opvokset i Odense og Skanderborg, og i dag har hun atelier på Tåsinge. Hun har fået flere arbejdslegater fra Statens Kunstfonds Legatudvalg for hhv. Kunsthåndværk og Design (2019, 2020, 2021), Debutantpuljen for litteratur (2020) og Billedkunst (2020, 2021). Kunstnerens website: www.alph.website

    Ann Linn Palm Hansen har senest haft soloudstillinger på Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon (foråret 2023) og Munkeruphus (efteråret 2023). Hun udstillede 166 værker på papir, en papirsskulptur og 7 mindre papirsmodeller på gruppeudstillingen “LIGHT & SPACE” på Copenhagen Contemporary (2021-2022) i selskab med bl.a. Anish Kapoor, James Turnell og Olafur Eliasson.Description text goes here

Ann Linn Palm Hansen. Photo: Skitsehandlen.

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