JEPPE HEIN
BALANCE OF TIME

FREDERIKSBERG ALLÉ, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
PERMANENT INSTALLATION SINCE 2023

As a tribute to the rest of the iconic avenue’s sequence of towers, BALANCE OF TIME is placed on the roof of the building on Frederiksberg Allé 41, thereby engaging in a dialogue with the other towers along the avenue, which are reflected in the artwork’s surface.The sphere’s journey takes one hour, positioning itself at the corner of Frederiksberg Allé and Platanvej every 60 minutes. It thematizes life as a balance between control and letting go; bringing the different forces of life into harmony.

The art installation BALANCE OF TIME was developed by artist Jeppe Hein in collaboration with the developer, NRE Group A/S, and Unionkul, who constructed Frederiksberg Allé 41 and close colloboration with Frederiksberg Kommune, Cobe Artchitects and Creator Projects. The funding for the project comes from generous donations from several foundations.
© Photos Barsk / Joakim Züger 
© Courtesy König Galerie, Berlin; 303 Gallery, New York; Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen

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JEPPE HEIN
Jeppe Hein (b. 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Arts in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the Städel Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Jeppe Hein is widely known for his production of experiential and interactive artworks that can be positioned at the junction where art, architecture, and technical inventions intersect. Unique in their formal simplicity and notable for their frequent use of humor, his works engage in a lively dialogue with the traditions of Minimalist sculpture and Conceptual art of the 1970s. Jeppe Hein’s works often feature ...
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