artist
Mogens Jacobsen
Denmark
Mogens Jacobsen (b. 1959) is a Danish artist working with reactive artifacts and installations. His artistic explorations frequently cross the boundaries of the physical and digital domains, synthesizing contemporary and historical technologies. By blending traditional material aesthetics with digital capabilities, his work tests new formats and materials that challenge the possibilities and constraints inherent in technological systems.
The concept of interactivity is a central theme in his works. He critically examines and expands upon traditional notions of interactivity, moving beyond the prevalent emphasis in digital art on mainly visual aesthetics and explicit interactivity. Similarly, he seeks to challenge the spatial preoccupations of object-oriented art by foregrounding temporal and process-based dimensions. He explores the aesthetics of systems and processes by investigating the temporality of process-based installations, encompassing rhythm, sequence, tempo, and causality.
Mogens has exhibited at numerous national and international venues, among others, the Media Art Festival in Japan, FILE in Brazil, ZKM in Germany, the Transmediale in Germany, and the Ars Electronica in Austria. In 2024, he received the prestigious 3-year grant from The Danish Arts Foundation.
