Sengetid/Bettzeit (Bedtime) was published on the occasion of a duo exhibition by artists Ursula Reuter Christiansen and Adam Christensen at Kunstmuseet i Tønder (7/6 2023 – 7/1 2024).

For the launch (at stanza’s first location) curator Mai Dengsøe introduced the project with Ursula Reuter Christiansen, and Adam Christensen made a reading.

The publication present the thematic context of the exhibition, through interview, essay and personal photographs of the artists, as well as a selection of Adam Christensen’s texts and poems. 

The title, refers to the transitional phase between being awake and sleeping. The ‘bed’ as motif and metaphor, is the frame-work for the artistic encounter. The theme is a familiar one to both artists, having previously worked with beds, bedrooms and all things intimate, through portrayals of childhood, marriage, sexuality and innocence. These personal experiences, embellished in fictional elements, are central to their work.

Both artists transform dream visions, childhood memories through storytelling and their identity. The exhibition, assemble two expansive, forceful and eclectic bodies of work spanning painting, sculpture, video and textile works — some brand new and commissioned for the exhibition as well as much older pieces and private archival objects.

The exhibition was curated by Rune Finseth and Mai Dengsøe, and serves as an extension of the exhibition You Might Wanna Stay Over, curated by Mai Dengsøe at Rønnesbækholm (11/6 2022 – 7/8 2022).