Interview, Jakob Kudsk Steensen - Open Space #17

Duration
3:15
On the occasion of this solo exhibition—his first in a Paris institution—the Danish artist, Jakob Kudsk Steensen, presents "The Song Trapper" (2025), a new immersive installation including moving image, virtual performance, and spatial sound.

Jakob Kudsk Steensen is a multidisciplinary artist exploring ecological and psychological themes whilst challenging our relationship with technology. For more than a decade, he has experimented with game engines, generative systems, photogrammetry, and has combined this with environmental fieldwork to construct new virtual worlds. He is particularly interested in unknown, rare, or threatened ecosystems—from desert lakes to submarine volcanoes, from wetlands to glaciers. Each time the artist does so, he seeks to evoke different memories, stories and philosophies, drawing attention to how changes to our outer worlds impact our inner mental realms.