Emilia Bergmark - Burnout

Burnout, 2019 'Burnout' was an installation and exhibition at Kunsthal 44 Møen, Askeby, Denmark in the summer of 2019. The exhibition was curated by Julia Rodrigues.The protagonists of this absurdist-comical sound installation, are a burnt-out worker bee from the Danish honey industry and a male bumblebee from Sweden. In a heated monologue, the worker bee describes the pressure involved in keeping up with a high-speed working life, which has resulted in burnout. After she is interrupted in her speech by a rowdy Swedish bumblebee, disagreements commence. The text touches on topics such as the industrialisation of agriculture and the mysterious bee death. Voice actors are Lisa Lind Dunbar and David Wiberg, recording by Andrea Novel.

Om Podcasten

Artist in Residency is a radio exhibition for contemporary artists working with sound (in whole or as part of their medium). The first invited artist is Emilia Bergmark. Emilia graduated from the Royal Danish academy in 2018 with a masters in Fine Art. Emilia personifies inanimate objects and common animals to express labor economics within modern society. However, she does it with a wink and a smile. If you want to know more about Emilia, feel free to write to us or follow her on instagram by searching her name. Week 1: ‘Heaven and Earth’ Week 2: ‘Burnout’ Week 3: ‘Potato the Greatest’ Week 4: ‘Soap’ (featuring Maria Gundek)