Nordic Portraits

Leonora Christina Skov is an acclaimed author, whose 2018 autobiography ‘Den, Der Lever Stille’ (The One Who Lives Quietly) catapulted her to critical and mainstream recognition and was since voted the greatest Danish book of the last 20 years.  Her 2021 followup ‘Hvis vi ikke taler om det’ continues her autobiographical approach to exploring social taboos such as familial neglect, discrimination and abuse of power.  Leonora’s work has been translated into several languages and she is the recipient of the prestigious De Gyldne Laurbær.

Anthony Dod Mantle is an Academy Award-winning cinematographer, responsible for such films as Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, Dogville, Rush, and The Last King of Scotland.  In addition, Anthony was one of the pioneering voices in the Dogme 95 movement, having soared to international recognition for his collaboration with Thomas Vinterberg on the 1998 instant classic Festen (The Celebration).

Tori Wrånes is a multi-disciplinary, or as she herself likes to call it ‘trans-disciplinary’ artist working largely with performance, sound, sculpture and installation.  Her immersive, fantastical, world-building shows challenge the viewer to rethink traditional ideas of identity, language, social hierarchy and the human body itself.  Tori has performed and exhibited her work in all corners of the globe and was most recently given the honour of representing the Nordic Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale.  
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Caspar Eric is a poet and activist, whose 2014 debut ‘7/11’ was lauded for its searingly honest depiction of heartbreak, desire, sex, drugs and boredom as a 20-something navigating life in Copenhagen.  Caspar’s unique writing style, infused with pop culture references has led him to be dubbed the nation’s preeminent ‘internet poet’ as well as the voice of the hashtag generation.  Largely autobiographical, Caspar’s work also deals with the reality of navigating life as someone with cerebral palsy.  
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Pilou Asbæk is a critically-acclaimed actor, who first made a name for himself in the Danish political drama Borgen, with his breakthrough performance as spin doctor Kasper Juul.  Since then, Pilou has entrenched himself as a leading man on the global stage by virtue of major roles in Game of Thrones, Foundation, Ghost in the Shell, A War and most recently with the Amazon series Slangedræber (Snake Killer).