In connection with CC10, Johanne Anastasia Stoffersen presents the work FOUNTAIN, which will be activated throughout the festival at Copenhagen Contemporary. The work takes the form of an opulent Baroque-style fountain that, through its intense use of colour and rich detailing, radiates an almost euphoric sense of abundance, with sangria flowing in endless streams.

The fountain is immediately seductive, inviting the audience to approach and participate. From a distance, the work may be read as a classical marble fountain, but upon closer encounter its deceptive materiality and mode of address are revealed. The fountain functions as a prop that stages the viewer as a participant, casting the audience as extras in a scenario that revolves around pleasure, desire, and greed.

Johanne Anastasia Stoffersen (b. 1994, Denmark) graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2024. Most recently, she has presented works at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Kunsthal Spritten, the National Gallery of Denmark, O–Overgaden, and Gl. Holtegaard.