Kristoffer Ørum

Kristoffer Ørum

A PhD student. Human-AI Collaboration, Copenhagen University, until 2028.

A teacher who keeps a studio in order to have something to teach from.

A sculptor. Jesmonite, foam, clay, 3D-printed plastic.

Collaborative. Most of it was made with other people.

A lot of it is waiting for a render to finish.

A portraitist. None of the portraits are of him.

The installation was part of Overgaden's REVISIT format, responding to the exhibition "EROTIK" which took place at Overgaden in 1989. Sucker Trick, 2017

The inkjet transfer process applied the processed imagery to the printed form. Depth Estimation, 2019

A ghostly city that is no less real than the cities summoned forth in digital renderings by architects and planners to convince us of the future they are proposing. Brownfield Wonderland, 2022

The exhibition featured wall art contributions by artist Anders Reventlov alongside AI-generated narratives. Mr. Spray, 2024

"Perpetual Interpreter" featured works by Kristoffer Akselbo (DK), Andreja Andric (RS/DK), Joana Chicau (PT/NL), Rosemary Lee (US/DK), Winnie Soon (HK/DK), Anders Visti + Tobias Stenberg (DK), and Kristoffer Ørum (DK). Listening Without Ears, 2019

Its on-screen lyrics tell the factual story of a 507-year-old clam killed during the scientific process of determining its age. Djurs Øhav, 2020

Together, the elements formed a series of overlapping linguistic and visual displacements. Putin's Nose, 2019

Standing at 1.5 metres, the piece draws on 17th-century drawings by Jón Skonvig, known for his work with antiquarian Ole Worm. The Good, the Lost, and the Beautiful, 2025

On the other hand, these systems are still trained on global datasets full of bias, stereotypes, and inequality. None of These Images Are of Me, 2025

What you see here is just what felt important to document at the time.

Exhibited in several international contexts, the piece was shown in The Blender’s Orbit (Kingly Court, London), Time Pop 2 (Prince Charles Cinema, London), and Loop Pool (Raum für Projection, Oberhausen). The Perfect Wave, 2004

In this way, Ørum reconsidered the relationship between national identity, food, body and surveillance, hoping to open up an identity model where it is possible to be foreign, Danish, body and digital representation at the same time. Putin's Nose, 2019

The project continued to develop as a multi-year work, with subsequent presentations including "Mr. Frihed, Lighed Og Hip-Hop, 2023

At the same time, I know how effective these images are. None of These Images Are of Me, 2025

Listening Without Ears consists of 3D printed copies of everyday objects that transcribe what is said in the exhibition space and print it out. Listening Without Ears, 2019

According to the Nose was presented over two days (10:00-17:00 CET) as part of performance protocols' second Nordic Sessions, alongside works by Mette Kit Jensen and Tomas Skovgaard. According to the Nose, 2021

The installation drew from actual environmental concerns about invasive species whilst incorporating fictional elements related to digital communication networks and surveillance technologies. Signal_Crayfish, 2020

The postcards extend this blending of eras, presenting scenes where identity, memory, and cultural imagination converge and transform. The Good, the Lost, and the Beautiful, 2025

Yet it is also a paradox: even though AI produces many versions of me, they all point back to a recognisable “I.” This double movement—dissolution and reinforcement—is part of what interests me. None of These Images Are of Me, 2025

The project features a map and website highlighting 16 reinterpreted locations in Aalborg. Aalborg Is The Future, 2024

I participate in the system myself because it can grant me access to freedom and resources. None of These Images Are of Me, 2025

The project dismantles these logics and scrambles their effects. Watershed, 2025

By reinserting them into the same online environments where facial recognition is used for surveillance, marketing and classification, the project subtly disrupted how automated systems construct a digital identity. Recognised Faces, 2014

The project operated on several levels with "lines of flight" into the city, online, and in local media. According to the Nose, 2021

The contrast is not presented as a solution but as a tool of critique—making the invisible conventions of ordinary web interfaces visible by inverting them. Watershed, 2025

Original photographs were by Henrik Grønborg, with exhibition photography by Billedmageren. Depth Estimation, 2019

Each map focuses on a section of pavement filled with overlooked details such as cigarette butts, coffee spills, chewing gum and small weeds. Topographies of the Insignificant, 2010

The presenter introduces himself as Karsten Orth (deliberately mispronouncing his own name), welcomes the audience and discusses the boundary between inside and outside in the Glyptotek's winter garden. Feathered Misconceptions, 2018

This Brownfield Wonderland might very well appear once again when this project is long forgotten, and current norms of what is useful and productive are forgotten. Brownfield Wonderland, 2022

The photo album was discovered among the salvaged items when the ship was recovered. Depth Estimation, 2019

They have been 3d scanned, using the kind of technology one might find in one's smartphone, and subsequently 3d printed in monochrome versions using a variety of materials ranging from terracotta to granite. Brownfield Wonderland, 2022

It considers what AI might look like if it evolved through neighbourhood initiatives, recycled consumer hardware, and community-specific datasets, moving at the pace of shared maintenance rather than commercial urgency. Diffused States (Lexington), 2025

AALBORG ER FREMTIDEN (Aalborg Is the Future) is a public art project by Kristoffer Ørum that presents an alternative perspective on Aalborg's history. Aalborg Is The Future, 2024

During the exhibition a collaboration with Anders Bojen, a printer continuously produced emails describing fictional events taking place on Amager. City Planning, 2010

The signs Prognose eller kaos (Prognosis or Chaos) and a second Leddyrsomsorg in the gallery. Leddyrsomsorg / Arthropod Care, 2026

A sink was reconstructed containing pasta, while spaghetti was modelled from FIMO clay. Invisible Objects, 2016

Television screens were also installed, showing interviews that had been produced through workshop-based role play. Invisible Objects, 2016

The exhibition contributed to ongoing discussions about AI, storytelling, and alternative histories. Mr. Spray, 2024

This video asks a question that sits at the heart of our digital lives: how do we appear to a machine? Speaker 1, 2026

One was an animated video about life inside an oyster. Djurs Øhav, 2020

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