Tinne Zenner ^(DK)

Tinne Zenner is a visual artist, filmmaker and programmer based in Copenhagen. Working with analogue film, 3D renderings and spatial installation, her work moves between the cinema and exhibition space while exploring the structures, in which layers of history, geopolitics and collective memory are embedded. Her work is actively and critically engaged with the structural traces of the Danish colonial past and present in Kalaallit Nunaat. Currently her focus is on the ongoing neocolonial and invisible extraction of geological data. Recent manifestations include her solo exhibition (Im)material Extraction at Vermilion Sands, Copenhagen (2023), the project Routes of Resistance at Malmö City Library & Skissernas Museum in Lund (2024) and The Silver Record, Tromsø (2025).

ABOUT TINNE ZENNER’S PhD PROJECT:

The practice-based PhD project in artistic research Immaterial Extraction: Data Extraction in Kalaallit Nunaat at Art Hub Copenhagen and the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Arts and Cultural Studies will explore the continuous processes of mapping and extraction of geological data from Kalaallit Nunaat. In the history of Danish colonial ventures, the mapping of land has played a crucial role in the extraction of natural resources like oil, coal and cryolite from Kalaallit Nunaat. While traditional mining leaves visible traces on the surface of the earth, this research shifts focus to the less visible process of data extraction, particularly through new visualization technologies that explore the underground frontier, and examine its connections to neocolonial power dynamics, media technologies, and current geopolitics.

This profile was last updated on 27 May 2025.