freja sofie kirk
Born in 1990, Denmark
Lives and works in Copenhagen and Berlin
Working across photography, video and installation, Freja Sofie Kirk explores the image as a space of tension, where power, desire and absurdity intersect. Through juxtaposition, she brings together seemingly contradictory gestures, bodies and situations , often drawing on the cinematic. Her work examines the subtle power dynamics embedded within looking, while remaining attentive to the strange qualities of everyday life.
education
2017–2020 BFA The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
2021–2024 MFA The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
upcoming
2027 O — Overgaden – Institut for Samtidskunst, København, DK (group)
2027 HFKD, Holstebro, DK (solo)
2027 Galerie AVU, Prague CZ (group)
2026 Halmet, Zürich, CH (solo)
solo exhibition
2026 Clean street, dirty feet, palace enterprise, Copenhagen, DK
2026 tracks, taps, Klemm’s Downstairs, Berlin, DE (duo with Mia Gap)
2026 Pastimes, O — Overgaden, Copenhagen, DK
2025 Shift, Von der Hoeden Contemporary, Hamburg, DE
2024 The End, Simian, Copenhagen, DK
2024 Death Drag, Inter.pblc, Copenhagen, DK
group exhibitions
2026 Tour Life, Fotografisk Center, Copenhagen, DK
2026 3.1, Sunnyside, Helsinki, FI
2025 Circulation Desk, Franki’s Library, Turin, IT
2025 The Nest, NEVEN Gallery, London, UK
2024 Afgang, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen DK
2023 Extras, 5533, Istanbul, TR
2022 Dangerous When Wet, Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen, DK
2022 Godspeed, Bianca D’Alessandro, Copenhagen, DK
2021 (Into and) Out of This World, Annual Reportt, Copenhagen, DK
2020 Power Play, Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, DK
2018 ALT_CPH 18, FABRIKKEN for Kunst og Design, Copenhagen, DK
2018 KP18, Kunsthal Århus, Århus, DK
2016 Soft Costs – Money over World, Kunstverein Wiesen, Wiesen, DE
awards & grants
2026 Sven Dalgaards Legat for Yngre og Eksperimenterende Kunstnere
2024 Niels Wessel Bagge Art Foundation Honorary Grant
2024 Poul Erik Bech Foundation’s Art Prize
