Oliver Bugge (b. 1990, Esbjerg DK) Bugge deals with the intersections of spirit and place in his contribution to the
exhibition Dwelling in Passing. The sculptures Altar and Urn represent efforts to understand the way religious
practice is tied to place, and the way our minds are bound to it. Things and places are carriers of memories, myths
and rites – even now, in a seemingly secularized time. The longing for the otherworldly goes far back as a thread in
human thought, but the same can be said about feeling deeply connected to a spirited place or object. In the
landscapes of the cemeteries and memorial sites, a paradox between the glorification of the afterlife and an
unwavering dedication to earthly existence is taking place. In his series of cyanotypes Bugge is dwelling on these
ambiguous, and often touching, gardens of memory.