Tue Greenfort
Tue Greenfort’s (b. 1973 in Holbaek, Denmark, living and working in Berlin) interdisciplinary practice deals with large and traditionally dichotomised issues such as the public and private realm, nature and culture. Interweaving these subjects with the language of contemporary art, Greenfort formulates an often direct critique of current artistic, institutional, economic and scientific production practices. Fascinated by the dynamics in the natural world, Greenfort's work often revolves around diverse critical understanding on ecology and its history, including the environment, social relations, and human subjectivity.
Greenfort was invited to contribute to the Frontiers in Retreat ecosystem by residency centres HIAP and Mustarinda, who have worked with the artist on several occasions throughout 2014–2016. At HIAP, Greenfort has fed Pleurotus Ostreatus Mychorriza (mushroom inoculation) key Western dualist philosophy – namely Renée Descarte's famous essays on Method (1st Finnish edition from 1899) in the context of the two Frontiers group exhibitions 'Dissolving Frontiers' (2014) and 'Excavations' (2015) at HIAP Gallery Augusta. As part of his Mustarinda residency, Greenfort defied the fossil-fueled traveling practices of the global artworld by making a road trip from Hyrynsalmi, Kainuu to LIAF biennial in Lofoten by a wood gas car.
– Jenni Nurmenniemi, Curator, Frontiers in Retreat (HIAP)
