H M Baker, Freja Sofie Kirk, Shinoh Nam, The Nest

24.01–22.02.2025

H M BAKER lives and works in London. Baker’s film, performance and print works explore the choreography of late capitalism, interrogating forms of labour that condition daily life and shape experience.

Baker has previously exhibited and/or presented live work at Ginny on Frederick, London (2024); SITE Gallery, Sheffield (2022); David Roberts Arts Foundation, London (2022); Mimosa House, London (2019); Becky’s Unit, London (2019); Chateau International at Tenderbooks, London (2018); Cell Project Space, London (2018); Guest Projects, London (2018); The Koppel Project, London (2017); Mom’s Favorite, Los Angeles (2016); The Depot, London (2016). Her moving image work BIG TIME was shortlisted and screened as part of the CIRCA Prize 2024. Baker was part of the Jan Van Eyck Artist Residency programme (2023-2024) and was artist-in-residence at The Koppel Project Hive (2017).

FREJA SOFIE KIRK (b. 1990) is a visual artist based in Copenhagen. Her work spans video, photography and text and examines the inner mechanisms of images, and the ways in which we are constantly shaped by the visual, architectural, and linguistic structures around us, and the systems of power we are part of. Kirk’s video installations are characterised by their hypnotic affective force where captivating sequences draw the viewer into stories around power, architecture, commodities, fetishism, and the choreography of labour, challenging perception through sensorial and cinematic techniques.

Kirk graduated with an MFA from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2024. She was the subject of solo exhibitions at Simian, Copenhagen (2024) and Inter.pblc, Copenhagen (2024), and has been included in group shows at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen (20240; 5533, Istanbul (2023); Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen (2022); Bianca D’Alessandro, Copenhagen (2022); Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand, Copenhagen (2020); Kunsthal Århus, Århus (2018); Kunstverein Wiesen, Frankfurt (2016). Her films have been screened at CPH:DOX, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Oberhausen International Shortfilm Festival, Uppsala International Shortfilm Festival among others.

SHINOH NAM (b. 1993) was born in South Korea, lives and works in Berlin. His work revolves around the concept of architectural fragmentation, collapsing structures, and the ruin of sculpture. He received a Meisterschüler from Monica Bonvicini at the Universität der Künste in Berlin (2022) and previously studied Fine Art and Architecture at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Donatella Fioretti, Lothar Hempel, Rita Mcbride and JürgenDrescher (2015-2021). Before moving to Germany, Nam worked in Photography and Visual Media in Seoul, where he also obtained a qualification in psychological counseling.

Nam will be the subject of a solo show at NADAN, Berlin, in 2025. His work has been exhibited at Stilllife, New York City (2024); Wehrmuehle Museum, Biesenthal (2023); Kunsthalle Bauhaus, Dessau (2022); The Culture Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Berlin (2022); Darmstädter Sezession Museum, Darmstadt (2022); KARMA International, Zürich(2021); SOMA art space, Berlin (2021); Kunstverein am Rosa– Luxemburg–Platz, Berlin (2021). His work is held in the Burger collection (Hong Kong) and the Gilbert Zinsler collection (Vienna). He was awarded the UdK Berlin Art Award in 2023.