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A human being (the artist himself) lies half-naked on a forest floor, facing the viewer while gently singing. On his body rests a throng of colorful moths whose fluttering wings generate a melody attuned to the song. With its prolonged visual intro and lyrical song, Hour of Moth (Etude no. II) takes the form of a music video where Mejdahl himself is both the singer and songwriter. The work is a love song to the angel of the night—the moth—but also a yearning and sensual hymn to all nature. Mejdahls claims the geometric patterns on moth wings to be hidden warning messages from nature itself, but humans struggle to comprehend them. Hour of Moth (Etude. no II) thus looks upon the current climate crisis in which the human race feel detatched from Nature, while still searching for hope in the dark. This video art piece was made for Mejdal’s solo exhibition Liljegrotten (Lillith Grotto) at Overgaden Institute for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen (2021). The same year Hour of Moth (Etude no. II) was aqcuired by by The Museum of Contemporary Art (Museum for Samtidskunst), and The Danish Arts Foundation.

Copenhagen-based visual artist, filmmaker, and electronic music composer Kim Richard Adler Mejdahl was born in the Danish village Skælskør. With an educational background in fine arts Mejdahl has created a wide range of critically acclaimed artworks that interweave genres and media. In 2018 Mejdahl received The Jury’s Solo Award at Charlottenborg’s Spring Exhibition for his horror-musical documentary ODE - featuring the artist’s entire family that sing about their deceased abusive father. The movie was later aqcuired by The National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst). Mejdahl’s largest production consists of his debut arthouse feature DAYS OF AL from 2019 - an experimental horror film starring the artist’s cousin and puppy dachshund as leading actors. Both movies come with its own soundtrack released by the artist’s music alias Kim Kim. This summer Mejdahl will release Liljegrotten - a music album and Denmark’s largest collectively produced sound piece made entirely out of audience sound recordings generated at the artist’s latest solo exhibition at Overgaden Institute of Contemporary Art.

"Sinrise" (2023) is an experimental video by Danish artist Kim Richard Adler Mejdahl. Mejdahl stayed alone in BonBon-Land from sunset to sunrise to explore what happens when darkness descends in the old Danish theme park known for its grotesque characters. In the black interval we go on a cosmic rollercoaster ride among the stars while the cartoony inhabitants of the park seem to welcome the sun. "Sinrise" was recorded in infrared timelapse creating a haunted mood. The video suggests a way of portraying the sorrows of childhood nostalgia, and the eternal cycle of life and death.

Kim Richard Adler Mejdahl (b. 1989) graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2019. Slaptstick humour and gothic horror meet up in Mejdahl's multifaceted work that often has its starting point in the artist's personal life story. Be it music album releases, film productions or large solo exhibition projects, Mejdahl's practice explore the topics of trauma-healing, climate crisis, spirituality, and gender identity. His video works have reached international audiences with screenings in France, Germany, Iceland, Norway, and South Korea. In 2018 Mejdahl received the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition Solo Award,, and in 2022 he was awarded a spot at The Danish Art Foundation's talent programme The Young Artistic Elite. In 2021 he recieved the Elna & C.T. Hollesen's Foundation Grant. Mejdahl's work is part of Denmark's National Gallery's collection.

Les membres du club de gay linedance « Outliners » dansent dans une pièce noire. Glory 1 est une œuvre vidéo conçue par l’artiste danois pluridisciplinaire Kim Richard Adler Mejdahl. Le scénario onirique met en scène un antidote symbolique au patriarcat et à ses conceptions destructrices de la masculinité. Dans l’esprit de l’artiste, Glory 1 est un symbole de protestation. Voir des cowboys danser ensemble plutôt que de s’affronter devient un geste subversif contre les conceptions conventionnelles de l’homme. C’est une manière de renverser l’idéal macho du patriarcat — celui qui pèse sur les hommes et dicte leurs existences.

Kim Richard Adler Mejdahl est diplômé de la Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts depuis 2019. Son œuvre protéiforme mêle humour slapstick et horreur gothique, souvent à partir de récits issus de sa propre histoire personnelle. Qu’il s’agisse de sorties d’albums musicaux, de productions filmiques ou de vastes projets d’expositions monographiques, la pratique de Mejdahl explore des thèmes tels que la guérison des traumas, notre relation à la nature, la spiritualité et l’identité de genre. Ses œuvres vidéo ont touché des publics internationaux, avec des projections à travers l’Europe et l’Asie. Sous le nom d’artiste Kim Kim, Mejdahl a réalisé de nombreuses performances live et publié plusieurs albums musicaux. En quelques années, il a collaboré avec un large éventail d’institutions, parmi lesquelles Kunsthal Charlottenborg, le Roskilde Festival, le parc d’attractions danois BonBon-Land, le théâtre Sort/Hvid, et plus récemment KØN – Gender Museum Denmark. En 2025, Mejdahl a reçu la bourse de travail triennale de la Danish Arts Foundation. Son travail est également présent dans la collection de la Galerie nationale du Danemark.