FRYD FRYDENDAHL // “IS THIS IT?” (AN EXISTENTIAL SURVEY) // OFFERS A DEEP REFLECTION ON THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND THE CHALLENGES WE FACE WHEN THE ILLUSIONS OF ADULTHOOD FALL APART. THE EXHIBITION EXAMINES HOW WE NAVIGATE A WORLD WHERE FORMER IDEALS AND DREAMS HAVE SHATTERED, WHETHER THERE IS EXCITEMENT TO BE FOUND ”ON THE OTHER SIDE,” AND HOW WE SEEK IT OUT. FRYD FRYDENDAHL IS KNOWN FOR HER THOUGHT-PROVOKING WORK THAT DELVES INTO THE COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE. IN “IS THIS IT?” SHE CHALLENGES PERCEPTIONS AND INVITES VIEWERS TO ENGAGE IN INTROSPECTION.   GALLERY SADE LOS ANGELES PRESENTS FRYD FRYDENDAHL // ”IS THIS IT?” (AN EXISTENTIAL SURVEY) // WITH AN OPENING RECEPTION ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 2025 FROM 7-11PM THE WORKS WILL BE ON VIEW EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 1-6PM UNTIL MARCH 16TH, 2025, AND BY PRIVATE VIEWING APPOINTMENT AT ALL OTHER TIMES FOR INQUIRIES AND PRIVATE VIEWING APPOINTMENTS CONTACT SADE-LA@SADE-LA.COM GALLERY SADE LOS ANGELES IS LOCATED AT 204 S AVENUE 19, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA THE EXHIBITION IS SUPPORTED BY @STATENSKUNSTFOND + @V1GALLERY FRYD FRYDENDAHL (B1984, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK) IS A DANISH VISUAL ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER WHO DIVIDES HER PRACTICE BETWEEN HVIDE SANDE AND COPENHAGEN WITH CLOSE TIES TO NYC. FRYDENDAHL GRADUATED FROM FATAMORGANA IN 2006, AND IN 2009 RECEIVED AN ADVANCED CERTIFICATE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY. FRYDENDAHL HAS PUBLISHED SEVERAL BOOKS AND HAS EXHIBITED WIDELY IN RECENT YEARS, INCLUDING SOLO EXHIBITIONS AT V1 GALLERY, POLITIKENS GALLERY, AND BAXTER STREET GALLERY AT THE CAMERA CLUB NEW YORK. SHE HAS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS FROM, AMONG OTHERS, FOGTDAL'S TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP, THE HENRY MARGOLIS FOUNDATION AND JOSEPHINE MERIT SCHOLARSHIP, THE DANISH NATIONAL ART FOUNDATION, AND IN 2024 SHE RECEIVED AN HONORARY GRANT FROM THE NY CARLSBERG FOUNDATION. FRYDENDAHL IS REPRESENTED BY V1 GALLERY IN COPENHAGEN AND LINKDETAILS IN STOCKHOLM. SELECTED WORKS ARE INCLUDED IN THE STATENS MUSEUM FOR ART COLLECTIONS, THE NATIONAL PHOTO COLLECTION, THE ROYAL LIBRARY, ART MUSEUM BRANDTS, AND THE NEW CARLSBERG FOUNDATION. FRYDENDAHL IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF FATAMORGANA, THE DANISH SCHOOL OF ART PHOTOGRAPHY.