This exhibition consists of work created from wild grass harvested on Bornholm by artist and material researcher Sara Martinsen. Grass is among the most common elements in our landscape and is normally overlooked, walked across, or cut away. It is everywhere: along roads, in fields, and in gardens and carries traces of the place it comes from – soil, weather, and season.

In the exhibition Rodfæstet (Rooted), this everyday material is moved from the landscape to the center of the work.
Working with locally harvested grass points to the value of what is close at hand: the things we pass by every day without necessarily registering them. At the same time, 
grass is also an image of the kind of nature we seek to control. The well-kept lawn is a familiar ideal, where the grass should stand evenly and green, and where moss and weeds are not welcome. We cut, trim, and maintain in order to keep nature within certain boundaries.

The title Rodfæstet (Rooted) refers both to the way plants exist in the world and to the human need to belong somewhere. We, too, need to take root – to know the landscape around us and feel connected to it. By working with grass from Bornholm, a tangible connection emerges
between material, place, and people. All works are made of wild grass from Bornholm harvested in the late summer of 2025. One work, however, falls outside category, as it is composed of woven horseradish stem found at Allinge Beach. When moving through nature and becoming acquainted with the landscape, there are often small, charming surprises—and there should be room for 
those as well.