The residency program at OT301 is temporarily suspended.
Thank you to all the artists who have participated in the residency between 2013 - 2025.
We hope to be able to bring back this program in the future. Stay informed via this page.
Lisa Hennig-Olsen (b.1990) is an interdisciplinary contemporary artist. Her artworks and performance engagements have been distinct, ranging from dancing with excavators in the Arctic Circle, to perfume making based on DNA-research, to a guerilla-performance protest in Mayfair on International Women’s Day.
Researching the paradoxes and complexities of the female experience, Lisa investigates the juxtaposition of systemic patriarchy and the liberation of women. Her practice seeks to contribute to societal change, targeting learnt societal norms that do not offer equal benefits.
The residency at OT301 and 4Bid Gallery with the project Body of Evidence was successfully completed in January 2022. A free public exhibition, Open Studio / Work in progress showing, will be held at 4Bid Gallery 23rd - 26th of June 2022. A total of four art critiques has been held so far, with the artistic council being made up by Moreen Beentjes, Katarina Skår Lisa, Ester Partegas, Hoor Sherpao and Alice Schoenberg. A fifth ne will be held again with Ester Partegas this month, February 2022. 4Bid Gallery had a large projector on the back wall which gave me the opportunity to play with digital layering without the use of a green screen. I got to work in depth with moving image, choosing to work with my iPhone for a time-specific aesthetic.
Is sci-fi this generation’s most important genre? The question of importance is not “Can we do it?” but rather “Should we do it?”. I believe ethics and ethical questions are of the utmost importance for our generation. We have the possibility of creating a new world and a new human, in a way that is drastically different from our predecessors. What we see, also from the pandemic, is the rapidity of today’s society. We are connected in a way both physically and digitally on a world scale unlike any other age. Be it information, technology, politics or disease, its virality is unmatched today. As an artist, and especially as a performance artist working with live art, I find the dichotomy of digital and nondigital challenging. Live art cements that the most profound moment is when you are simply present. Yet, artists are now able to explore completely new modes of expression. It is simply too early to draw the line between the two. However, I think art is our most important armour, vital in its position of critically questioning digital, humanoid and Cyborg advances, as to me, art is fuelled by the necessity of understanding our existence.