Søren Dahlgaard - Art mailbox

Automatic translation from Danish.

Søren Dahlgaard has over-franked his mailbox by covering it with over a hundred rare art stamps he has made in collaboration with artstamp.dk on Post Danmark's original stamp machines.

https://artstamp.dk/

Artstamp is an art project by artist and gallery owner Sam Jedig, where he invites artists to produce limited edition art stamps with their motifs.

Artstamp connects to the mail art tradition, where artists sent artwork to each other, which they drew or painted on, and either sent it back or passed it on to a third artist, who continued to work on the joint work.

"When I was invited to transform a Post Danmark mailbox, it was obvious to use the three different artstamp stamp sheets that I had made with artstamp. All three stamp sheets consist of photos from my dough portrait photo series, which I have made in over 15 countries since 2008", says Søren Dahlgaard.

More about the dough portrait photo series here: https://sorendahlgaard.com/portfolio/dough-portraits-in-14-countries/

Inside the art mailbox, a goodie bag awaits the lucky new owner.
• 9 pcs. Dejportrait photographs in 20x30 cm, worth 3,000 DKK each.
• Three art books by Søren Dahlgaard
• 15 art postcards with Søren Dahlgaard's exhibition invitations over the years, all signed by the artist.
• 5 mailart envelopes with artstamps and stamps.
• 3 unbroken artstamp sheets, worth 1,500 DKK each.
• An invitation to a studio visit with Søren Dahlgaard, on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen.
• The mailbox measures approx. 34 cm in depth, 44.5 cm in width and 78 cm in height and weighs approx. 21 kg

About the artist: Søren Dahlgaard, born 1973, educated in London and Australia and is internationally recognized and has exhibited in museums, galleries and art halls in over 40 countries since the late 1990s. Among others at the Statens Museum for Kunst, Louisiana, the Venice Biennale, Italy, the Museum of Modern Art, New York and Tate Modern in London.
In addition to the dough portraits, Søren Dahlgaard is also known for his painted figure The Dough Warrior, the unique Cannon King painting, with a cannon king acting as a human paintbrush, and the inflatable tropical island, which has traveled to over 20 countries.
https://sorendahlgaard.com/
The portrait of Søren Dahlgaard is a work of art titled The General of the Delivery Post, 2018.
Photographer: Mikkel Tjellesen. Idea: Søren Dahlgaard.

There is no inspection of the mailbox.

This auction is part of a larger charity auction in favor of Denmark's Collection 2026.

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