Are O Future - an art collective with work spanning from 3D digital and analog art and music mixing visual digital art with electronic and analog sounds to filmscores and musical albums. We create all works exclusively by ourselves.
Residing in Copenhagen after 12 years in Los Angeles we have created hundreds of still and moving art works. Released music albums, Algorithmic operas, music videos, classical compositions and many filmscores. We have been featured in hundreds of media outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Interview mag, SPIN, Pitchfork and many many others.
We have scored theatre for The Royal Danish Theatre and films Ai Weiwei and Lars von Trier (Melancholia) We were Robert nominated for the documentary - 7 Years of Lukas Graham. Worked with Ai Weiwei for foundation for Allen Ginsberg’s - The Fall of America’s - 50th musical anniversary release. We are winners of Opyum Festival 2021, Paris France and were Lincoln City Fellows in 2020 and 2021.
EDUCATION:
Katherine Mills Rymer:
Kingsmead College - Johannesburg 1991-2000 Bridgehouse College - Franschoek 2000-2005 AFDA Cape Town - Bachelor of arts - 2005-2008 Stella Adler Conservatory - New York - Masters equivalent 2008-2011
Jens Bjornkjaer:
Rhytmic Music Conservatory - Copenhagen 1993 -2000 Masters Diploma The New school of Music - New York 1995 - 1996
CV Excerpts:
2024 Nikolaj Kunsthal Copenhagen - Group exhibition 2023 Lifestyle Lab CPH - Exhibition 2023 The Wrong Biennale - Self As A Service - Group exhibition 2023 Tell Them You Love Me - doc. Hamptons International Film Festival. 2023 Allen Ginsberg The Fall of America vinyl feat. Ai Weiwei with O future. 2023 Season Of The Self - Solo exhibition Curbside Gallery, Copenhagen 2023 Hyperspectral - Exhibition Manuka Arts Centre, Canberra 2023 Fake Whale - New Blood exhibition 2023 Unstable Objects - Exhibition Synthesis Gallery Berlin 2023 Plant based - Exhibition Los Angeles 2022 Red Eye World Metazine Milan Exhibition 2022 Common Mag Seoul South Korea Exhibition 2022 Opyum Festival - Paris France - Online residency 2022 Sharin Foo (The Raveonettes) Sostr exhibition Vega Copenhagen 2022 Art Number 23 Gallery Athens Greece 2022 Ai Weiwei - Allen Ginsberg - Hum Bom music track 2022 Opyum Festival - Paris France - O Future art book published 2022 T-Mag Italy - Online residency 2021 Opyum Festival Paris France - Festival Winner 2021 Maculate EP (StudiOFuture/DMY London) release 2021 Immaculate EP (StudiOFuture/DMY London) release 2021 Grant received from The Augustinus Foundation 2021 Lincoln City Fellowship 2020 Lincoln City Fellowship 2020 Ai Weiwei - Vivos doc film music score Sundance Premiere 2020 ISO Amsterdam Exhibition - The Long Now Algorithmic Opera 2020 7 years of Lukas Graham - doc film score. Robert nominated. 2020 Danish Arts Foundation - Grant received 2019 Danish Arts Foundation - Grant received 2019 Voyeur - album release 2018 Danish Arts Foundation - Grant received 2018: Donnybrook feature film music score - Toronto Film Fest premiere 2017 Danish Arts Foundation - Grant received 2016 Biennale Brrno - Death of Graphic Design - Algorithmic Opera 2016 Grant received from The Danish Arts Foundation 2015 The Royal Danish Theatre, Horisonten theatre play music score. 2015 Grant received from The Danish Arts Foundation 2015 Acute Feast - album release 2016 Graphic Design Festival Scotland - No Exit 2016 2014 The National Museum of Denmark - Paradise in Hell theatre music 2013 Cannes Film Festival - Lars Von Trier - Melancholia music score 2013 Disco To Die To - Album release 2012 Open Dance - Butterflies contemporary dance music score. 2012 The Royal Danish Theatre, Murder melody - theatre play music. 2010 The Royal Danish Theatre, Murder melody - theatre play music. 2008 The Royal Danish Theatre, Murder melody - theatre play music.
Supported financially by The Danish Music Publishers Association/Koda’s Cultural Contributions.
With support from DJBFA – Composer and Songwriters Production Pool and Kodas Cultural Funds
Supported by the Danish Art Council
Supported financially by The Augustinus Foundation
