Skin to Skin
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam•Sep 13, 2025 — Jan 11, 2026
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Sandra Mujinga presents her most ambitious work yet: Skin to Skin. The Norwegian artist transforms the Stedelijk’s lower-level gallery into a stark, otherworldly realm. Sound, light, mirrors, and sculptures conjure an unearthly space where 55 identical figures occupy the space. Mujinga investigates concealment through multiplication. Identical at first glance, their multiplication could evoke a single form in transformation—perhaps reflecting different stages in a single body’s life—or suggest a hidden society, or even an entirely new species. They become mute witnesses to a speculative or dystopian world.
Are they human beings, deep sea creatures or entities from another solar system? Some spectral figures loom on pedestals. Others are almost swallowed by the shadows. Strategically placed mirrors multiply their numbers, filling the space with an army of reflections. As you navigate the green, murky landscape, the light shifts and the sound displaces. Soon, you lose all...More
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Skin to Skin
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam•Sep 13, 2025 — Jan 11, 2026
Press Release
Sandra Mujinga presents her most ambitious work yet: Skin to Skin. The Norwegian artist transforms the Stedelijk’s lower-level gallery into a stark, otherworldly realm. Sound, light, mirrors, and sculptures conjure an unearthly space where 55 identical figures occupy the space. Mujinga investigates concealment through multiplication. Identical at first glance, their multiplication could evoke a single form in transformation—perhaps reflecting different stages in a single body’s life—or suggest a hidden society, or even an entirely new species. They become mute witnesses to a speculative or dystopian world.
Are they human beings, deep sea creatures or entities from another solar system? Some spectral figures loom on pedestals. Others are almost swallowed by the shadows. Strategically placed mirrors multiply their numbers, filling the space with an army of reflections. As you navigate the green, murky landscape, the light shifts and the sound displaces. Soon, you lose all...More
