Much of Jeppesen's work is the result of a solitary 487-day journey from the North Pole to Antarctica. The images of remote, rugged landscapes are suffused with a sense of tranquillity, reflection and contemplation. His practice is a search for spirituality, which is found in seclusion, but it also addresses the materiality and transience of the photograph as an object. The journey has left visible traces and blemishes on the photographs. Jeppesen is interested in the aesthetic value of these imperfect elements and the search for balance between purity, perfection and damage.
An important aspect of Jeppesen's work is his analogue and labour-intensive approach. His photographs are the product of physical challenge and experimental printing techniques. He abandoned his search for the perfect print in favour of accessible reproductive techniques and mass production. Coincidence, damage and imperfection are essential elements in his work. At a time when the image has become infinitely perfectible and reproducible, Jeppesen experiments with the photograph as a unique object that is subject to the forces of change and decay.
Adam Jeppesen, born in 1978 in Kalundborg, Denmark, first gained international recognition with his "Wake" series, which was published in 2008 by Steidl in book format. In 2009, Jeppesen was nominated for both the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize and the KLM Paul Huf Award. His work has been exhibited worldwide and is present in the collection at the Denver Art Museum (USA), the Danish Arts Foundation, the National Public Art Council in Sweden, the National Museum of Photography in Denmark, as well as in numerous private collections. Adam Jeppesen lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
EDUCATION
2002 Graduates from Fatamorgana, Copenhagen, Denmark
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Evidence of Absence, Black Box Projects, London, United Kingdom
2019
Adam Jeppesen at Photo London, Black Box Projects, London, United Kingdom
The Great Filter, Brandts Museum, Denmark
2017
Adam Jeppesen, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Out of Camp, FOAM, Amsterdam
The Pond, Galerie van der Mieden, Antwerp
Extraits de la plaine, Bendana Pinel, Paris
Sart, RØM, Copenhagen
2016
Indentations, Niels Borch Jensen, Berlin
Touched - Craftmanship in Contemporary Photography, Museum Het Schip, Amsterdam
2015
Out of Camp, C/O Berlin, Germany
2014
SCATTER - New Color Works, Peter Lav Gallery, Copenhagen, DNK
X, Galerie van der Mieden, Bruxelles, Belgien
X, Galerie van der Mieden, Bruxelles, Germany
2013
På Papiret, Peter Lav Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
Flatlands Camp Project, Galerie van der Mieden, Antwerp, Germany
Flatlands Camp Project, National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011
The Flatlands Camp Project - Beyonder, Peter Lav Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009
Faaborg Museum, Faaborg, Denmark
On Sleepwalking, Galleri Image, Aarhus, Denmark
2008
Saimaa, Peter Lav Photo Gallery, Valby, Denmark
2006
The Wake, Galleri Hornbæk, Hornbæk, Denmark
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Fundamentals, Black Box Projects, London UK
2018
New Territory: Landscape Photography Today, Denver Art Museum, Denver, USA
BACK TO THE FUTURE - The 19th century in the 21st century, C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
On disappearance and appearance, The Ephemeral in Photography, Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
Summer in the City, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen
2017
BACK TO THE FUTURE - The 19th century in the 21st century, FOAM, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gallery Innova, Uruguay
Visions of Nature, Kunst Haus Wien, Vienna
A world of Photogravure, Niels Borch Jensen, Copenhagen
2016
Out of Camp, C/O Berlin, Germany
2015
I plunge into black holes and emerge intact, Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin, Germany
2014
The Return of the Real, with Olafur Eliasson & Joakim Eskildsen, Gallery Niels Borch/
Gallery Taik Persons, Berlin, Germany
Contemporary art from Denmark, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Gallery Innova, Uruguay
2013
Westen i Sydhavn, Sydhavn Station, Copenhagen, Denmark
True Colors, Atlas Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Rendezvous with nature, Northern Photographic Center, Oulu, Finland
State of the Art, Carlsberg Byen Slottet, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
Do you remember the first time, Atlas Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Voices Off, Arles, France
Play, Collect, Construct, Fold and Display, LhGWR, Den Haag, NL
2011
Arctic, Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
2011
Out of Life, Grohman Villa, Lodz, Poland
2010
Photography Group Show, Galerie van der Mieden, Antwerp, Germany
2009
Eden, Galerie van der Mieden, Antwerp, Germany
2008
Small Formats, Peter Lav Photo Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nuit Blanche, Paris, France
Wir Für Euch, Kudlek van der Griten Galerie, Koln, Germany
Nuit d'Europe, Arles
2007
Tillykke Lille Fugl, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
2006
Stills, Peter Lav Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
New Danish Photography, Scandinavia House, New York, USA
Transient images, Galleri Hornbæk, Hornbæk, Germany
2005
Scandinavian Photography II: Denmark. Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, USA
AWARDS
2009
Deutsche Borse Photography Prize - Nominated
KLM Paul Huf Award - Nominated Grants
GRANTS
2012
Paul René Gauguins Fond
The Danish Arts Foundation
2010
Fogtdals Fotografipris '10
The Danish Arts Foundation
2009
Ebba Celinders Legat
The Danish Arts Foundation
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
Ny Carlsbergfondet, Denmark
Denver Art Museum, USA
The Danish Arts Foundation, Denmark
The Swedish Arts Foundation, Sweden
The National Museum of Photography, Denmark
Museet for Fotokunst
Brandts, Denmark
C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Nykredit Fonden, Copenhagen, Denmark