Haaland Studio
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Process, ideas and exhibitions

Projects

Selected projects in which materials, places and ideas develop over time.

Sculpture · Reuse

A Journey in Recycled Cardboard

An astronaut built from discarded cardboard — and a journey from an everyday material to exhibition spaces.

The astronaut began as an exploration of how far an overlooked material could be taken. Layer by layer, recycled cardboard was cut, bent and assembled into a figure whose joints, edges and former life remain visible.

The work has since been shown at Rundetårn, the Planetarium and Clever. Buzz also visited Folkemødet in Allinge at Sofies Garage. The journey between these places became part of the project: the same figure encounters history, outer space, a public festival and a modern workplace — without hiding that it is made of cardboard.

Buzz in the spiral ramp of Rundetårn
Buzz with Jimmi at Clever
The astronaut in the exhibition space
Detail of the hand-built construction
Jimmi Haaland in his studio with his paper fish and handmade lamps

About Haaland Studio

One person. Many expressions.

My name is Jimmi Haaland, and Haaland Studio is me. In my small Copenhagen studio, I do all the work myself — from the first idea and experiments with materials to the finished piece. There is no team of designers or production line behind the scenes. These are my hands painting, printing, shaping and building.

I work with paintings, Japanese nature prints, lamps and sculptural projects. For me, they are connected by a curiosity about materials, shapes and stories. Some ideas become a painting; others take shape in paper, yarn or light. I let the idea lead the way rather than stay with one particular technique.

Everything is made by hand, as individual works or small series — never mass-produced. The small differences and traces of the making are allowed to remain. And when you write to Haaland Studio, I am the one who replies.

Jimmi Haaland’s signature

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If you would like to learn more about a work, reserve it or arrange collection, you can contact Haaland Studio directly.

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