Whispering oak

Whispering oak

Hviskende Eg  Kunstcentret Silkeborgbad  4.3 – 31.12 2023 Installationenen Hviskende Eg vises på gruppeudstillingen Amazing Nature. Det er en fascinationen af natur, videnskabshistorie, magi og synkronisitet, som ligger til grund for mit arbejde. Jeg tager som...
Alembic

Alembic

Alembic Cecilia Westerbergs bidrag til udstillingen er en serie af malede værker på papir inspireret af alkymistiske  kolber, som kaldes Alembic. Alembic er apparater til brug i den destillationsproces, der var en af de  fundamentale teknikker i den tidlige alkymi....
Beltane

Beltane

Beltane – spring ritual 2022 It is Walpurgis Eve, or Valborg Aften. Next to the pigment garden, between birch trees, two enamel pots stand steaming over a low fire. Resting on a table we find a collection of fabric balls, made from yellow strips of silk. Yellow...
The Tree of Wisdom

The Tree of Wisdom

The Tree of Wisdom The idea behind the decoration of the Tree of Wisdom is based on the thought that art, playing and learning can go together. Three child institutions are put under the same roof in a new construction and the decoration of the Tree of Wisdom is meant...
The Overwintered

The Overwintered

The Overwintered at Bakkehuset 2022 “The Overwintered” is a poetic study of plants’ inherent qualities, where Cecilia Westerberg opens up our eyes for what happens with the plants and our relationship with them when winter settles and the garden goes into...
Herbarium – a Conversation with plants

Herbarium – a Conversation with plants

Herbarium – A Conversation with Plants 25.09.20 – 22.11.20 The exhibition Herbarium – a conversation with plants is driven by Cecilia Westerberg’s passion for plants, science and magic. In the summer of 2020 she made an artist in residence at Augustiana...
The Alchemist’s Laboratory

The Alchemist’s Laboratory

The Alchemist’s Laboratory J.F. WILLUMSEN MUSEUM, VENDSYSSEL KUNSTMUSEUM, VEJLE KUNSTMUSEUM, SKOVGAARD MUSEUM, MALMØ KONSTMUSEUM In recent years, Cecilia has travelled extensively in Italy, visiting museums of natural history and studying original old...
The Future is Fungi

The Future is Fungi

The Future Is Fungi 170 x 134 cm, 2019. Pencil drawing of 23 medicinal mushroom integrated with a 2.d interactive animation. DEN FRIE UDSTILLING. 13. april – 22. maj 2019 The annual Spring Exhibition of the artists’ association Den Frie Udstilling (‘The Free...
Follow the Vikings

Follow the Vikings

Follow the Vikings A PERFORMATIVE ROADSHOW 2017 – 18 DIGITAL ANIMATION Cecilia was commissioned to do an animated background and an animation telling the story of the importance of weaving in Viking culture. The images are from The National Museum of Copenhagen...
Greenlight

Greenlight

Greenlight Test 4.1 STINE GONSHOLT (NO) AND CECILIA WESTERBERG (DK) 2017 DIGITAL 2D ANIMATION, 6 MINUTES SOUND: SOLVEIG SANDNES (DK) Greenlightdistrict? was a festival and exhibition at Kunsthall Grenland, an art hall situated in Porsgrunn, Norway. At...
Here Be Dragons

Here Be Dragons

Here Be Dragons A DUET EXHIBITION WITH STINE GONSHOLT AT SPRITEN KUNSTHALL IN SKIEN, NORWAY. COLLAGES AND STOP MOTION ANIMATION Tipocosmia Collages, 2016. 16 Collages of Female Warriors and Landscapes. Surveillance, Stop motion animation, 5,25 minutes. The title of...
Map of Ærø

Map of Ærø

Map of Ærø Outdoor permanent installation and digital print on paper. Folded A3.  Two wooden images. 2014. Drawings by Cecilia Westerberg based on stories and objects found on Ærø. The map is inspired by the famous 16th century Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus, a Catholic...
Atlas of Small and Large Observations

Atlas of Small and Large Observations

Atlas of small and Large Observations Original drawings on 16 spreads in handmade book.Format: 70 x 50 cm, 2013 This book was a labour of love many weeks in the making – an expansive and stimulating picture book of where we come from and of wonders of the world....
The King

The King

The King DEMONSTRATION OF POWER, A GROUP EXHIBITION AT KRONBORG CASTLE, ELSINORE, 2008. CURATOR ALEXANDER TOVBORG The installation the King is created from an investigation of royal personages and the symbols used to demonstrate power, obedience or wealth. The posture...
What Comes Around Goes Around

What Comes Around Goes Around

What Comes Around Goes Around BENDIXEN CONTEMPORARY, 2007 Featuring an animated film installation, works on paper and paintings on canvas the exhibition will highlight the various media Westerberg works within and the themes that run throughout. The contemplative...