THE WEIGHT
OF WATER
Med soloudstillingen The Weight of Water præsenterer Paul Ø. McNulty en videreudvikling af sin seneste serie. Udstillingen undersøger forholdet mellem menneskelig tilstedeværelse og de usete økosystemer under havets overflade med særligt fokus på spændingen mellem en idealiseret naturforståelse og nutidens miljømæssige realiteter. Inspireret af havbundens skjulte strukturer og organismer arbejder kunstneren med mudderindfarvet tekstil og genanvendte stofrester som medie. Materialerne fungerer som et fysisk kommentarspor til menneskehedens ressourceforbrug og miljøpåvirkning. Udstillingen kredser om naturens cykliske bevægelser og efterlader beskuere med åbne spørgsmål om ansvar, gentagelser og forhåbentlig forandring.
With the solo exhibition The Weight of Water, Paul Ø. McNulty presents a further development of his most recent series. The exhibition explores the relationship between human presence and the unseen ecosystems beneath the ocean’s surface, with a particular focus on the tension between an idealized understanding of nature and today’s environmental realities. Inspired by the hidden structures and organisms of the seabed, the artist works with mud-dyed textiles and discarded clothes as his medium. The materials function as a physical commentary on humanity’s resource consumption and environmental impact. The exhibition centers on nature’s cyclical movements and leaves viewers with open questions about responsibility, repetition, and—hopefully—change.
[ OCEAN BIOME I ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
120 x 150 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Price upon request
[ OCEAN BIOME II ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Sold
[ THE MEDUSA ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Price upon request
[ TYPHOON LAGOON ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
50 x 70 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2025
Sold
[ THE DEAD MANGROVE ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2025
Price upon request
[ WILTED AWAY ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Price upon request
[ THE TRAP ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
80 x 100 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Sold
[ MURKY WATERS ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Price upon request
[ DEEP-SEA DWELLERS ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Sold
[ BENTHAL TRAP ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2025
[ CHLORELLA ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
30 x 40 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
Sold
[ THE MARINE GARDEN ]
Old clothes torn to pieces, mud dye, pigments, spray paint, acrylics, varnish, wallpaper paste, and fabric hardener on canvas
120 x 150 cm
Paul Ø. McNulty, 2026
KUN CONTEMPORARY
THE WEIGHT OF WATER
27.02.26-15.04.26
Artist: Paul. Ø McNulty
Curated by Mathias Rolschau
Photos by Mikkel Kaldal