Thorbjørn Lausten
Reflextion
Stalke Galleri
Vesterbrogade 15a, Copenhagen
to 17.2 1990
Thorbjørn Lausten presented his second exhibition at Stalke Galleri on Vesterbrogade. Titled Reflexion, the exhibition continued his work with light, projections, and geometric structures, where installations and painterly elements were combined into a coherent spatial sequence.
In Berlingske Tidende, Torben Weirup described the exhibition as a meeting point between art and cognition, in which light functions not merely as a technical means but as a material shaping the viewer’s experience and orientation within the space. Weirup noted Lausten’s deliberate simplicity of form, where circles, grids, and projections establish shifting relationships between artwork, space, and observer.
Writing in Information, Lars Grambye positioned the exhibition as a continuation of Lausten’s earlier work with light as both a physical and sensory entity. He pointed out how the works balance technical construction with a poetic dimension, and how reflections and shadows gradually alter the character of the space.
In Weekendavisen, Poul Erik Tøjner observed that the exhibition insists on both perception and reflection. He described Lausten’s works as an interplay between installations and paintings, through which the viewer moves across a series of associations centered on light as a fundamental yet complex phenomenon.
Overall, the exhibition was read as a continuation of Lausten’s investigations into light, perception, and space, and as an example of Stalke Galleri’s sustained engagement with art operating at the intersection of installation, painting, and inquiry.
Installation view from Thorbjørn Lausten’s 1989 exhibition at Stalke Galleri, featuring light projections, geometric structures, and reflective materials exploring perception and space.
