The world of trolls

2023.06.17-2023.09.17

If you read many old Danish folktales, you will undoubtedly come across a troll here and there. Some of the trolls in the stories were nice and friendly, while others were nasty and maybe downright dangerous. Some were small and hid, while others were big and strong. In the old days it was believed that trolls existed in reality. We don't believe that anymore - or do we?

Whether you believe in trolls or not, Iskunsten's new summer exhibition "The World of Trolls" is worth a visit! Here you can meet trolls of all kinds.

The exhibiting artists are:

Peter Hausgaard Gregersen
Søren Lyngbye
Erling Ransborg
Anne Marie Nielsen

You can already look forward to the upcoming exhibitions in Iskunsten.

Upcoming exhibitions:
"The world of trolls" - opening on June 17th 2023
"Ice flowers in bloom" - opening on September 30th 2023
"A Christmas universe" - opening on November 18th 2023
"Atlantis - The lost city" - opening on January 27th 2024

Read more about all of iskunsten's exhibitions through time:

July 2020
"Maritime Magic"

11 Danish artists gave us their take on, what the maritime DNA of Thyborøn is. The exhibiting artists were:

Søren Cip Nielsen
Dagmar Grau Møller
Alberte Grau Møller
Freja Niemann Lundrup
Ole Videbæk
Henrik Voldmester
Henrik "Woodpek" Sigensgaard
Søren Lyngbye
Søren Brynjolf
Anne Marie Nielsen
Anker Hansen

November 2020
"A Fairytale Christmas"

Our first exhibition during the winter months were supposed to be something very special. We invited 6 skilled artists as well as our wonderful own Anne Marie Nielsen to build an exhibition. The result was breathtakingly beautiful.
However the most special thing about this exhibition is how few people have actually seen it before the second corona lockdown happened in December of 2020.

The exhibiting artists are:

Søren Cip Nielsen
Dagmar Grau Møller
Søren Lyngbye
Søren Brynjolf
Morten Grau Møller
Allan Bo Nielsen
Anne Marie Nielsen

May 2021
"Whales of the World"

Our summer exhibition during 2021 became - by complete coincidence - to be about a highly topical subject. In Thyborøn focus was drawn to whales and particularly dolphins, when a flock of dolphins of the species bottlenose found a place the liked in Thyborøn Canal. The fascinating animals got a lot of attention from near and far away.

We have a great understanding of this fascination - and share it - and for the same reason, the theme "whales" have been on our exhibition bucket lists since day one.

The exhibiting artists were:

Vagn Iversen
Søren Brynjolf
Anne Marie Nielsen

September 2021
"Marvellous winter & Christmas"

Our Christmas exhibition in 2021 wa a revanche on the previous year, where we, due to Covid-19 restrictions, were forced to close almost as soon as we had opened the exhibition. In the enchanting Christmas universe the artists had been given free rein to create. The contrast between the sharp edges of winter and the soft curves of Christmas captured the eye.

The artist Susanne Ahrenkiel exhibited in Iskunsten for the frist time. She created the colourful pieces in this exhibition. The strong colours was a beautiful companion of the crystal clear ice.

Our own Anne Marie Nielsen had decorated with trees, gifts, ornaments - all made from ice - and decorated real Christmas trees with ornaments made of ice.

The exhibiting artists were:

Søren Brynjolf
Susanne Ahrenkiel
Morten Grau Møller
Erling Møller Ransborg
Anne Marie Nielsen

January 2022
"Sprouting Spring"

The exhibiting artists were:

Søren Brynjolf
Peter Hausgaard Gregersen
Anne Marie Nielsen
Morten Grau Møller
Susanne Ahrenkiel
Christian Ransborg

May 2022
"The frozen fairytales"

On May 26th we opened our doors to a new summer exhibition. In the frozen wonderland the artists had interpreted both classic and modern fairytales.

The exhibiting artists were:

Peter Hausgaard Gregersen
Erling Ransborg
Anne Marie Nielsen

October 2022
"Halloween - the cold thrill"

The exhibiting artists were:

Morten Grau Møller
Søren Lyngbye
Erling Ransborg
Anne Marie Nielsen

November 2022
"Christmas traditions"

The exhibition could be experienced in the period from November 12th 2022 until January 16th 2023.

The exhibiting artists were:

Morten Grau Møller
Søren Lyngbye
Erling Ransborg
Anne Marie Nielsen

January 2023
"Doppelgänger"

On January 28th we opened our doors to the exhibition "Doppelgänger". This exhibition was different than other exhibitions we previously had hat at Iskunsten. Every piece of art was of course created in ice, but each piece also had a twin, which was created from materials other than ice. Which material depended on the artist.

The exhibiting artists were among others:

Peter Hausgaard Gregersen
Søren Brynjolf
Anne Marie Nielsen
Rie Takeuchi Rolighed

(coming soon)