Experience how the award-winning English artist Jesse Darling, in collaboration with Roskilde Festival, this year transforms the hill near the Dancefloor into a large-scale circular installation that spirals up to a viewing and meeting point at the hill's summit.
With the installation The Long Way Around he challenges the festivalgoer's conventions of what is considered possible and normal – a challenge that exists both in our imagination and as a concrete, real-world practice.
The installation looks like an oversized wheelchair ramp and is designed to be accessible. The artwork makes it easier for wheelchair users to reach the top and offers 'a long way around' for others seeking access to the top of the hill—an alternative, slow, and sensuous route to the summit. At the end of the ramp, there is a small shelter with seating and a fireplace where the festivalgoers can take a break from the hectic festival life.
Jesse Darling was awarded the 2023 Turner Prize for his solo exhibition Enclosures. His multidisciplinary practice explores how bodies are shaped and reshaped by socio-political forces, drawing from personal experience and historical narratives. Jesse Darling works and lives in the UK.
The Long Way Around is supported by the New Carlsberg Foundation and Det Obelske Familiefond.