Projects per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Name
Morten Meldgaard
Position
Asc. professor
Location
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. Architecture, Space & Time,Institute for Building, landscape & planning
Research profile/education
Morten Meldgaard (b. 1970) is a film director, architect and PhD in film and architecture. He graduated from the The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, school of architecture in 1997 and National Film School of Denmark's TV study programme in 2003 and is currently employed with The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, as a writer, scientist and teacher. The thesis "Construction of the Gaze" earned him the PhD degree in 2009. Meldgaards research field is centred on the concept of montage in film and architecture.
In addition to his employment with The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Morten Meldgaard works in creative film practice in cooperation with Anne Wivel and the film production company Barok Film A/S. The documentary film "Kim" is Meldgaard's debut as a film director and director of photography
Occupation
2009- |
Assistant professor, Institute for design and communication, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen. |
2009 |
Consultant for DAC, "Around the Corner" exhibition of new urban spaces. |
2008- |
Teacher, dept. 6, Space and form Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. |
2005-08 |
Ph.D. "Construction of the gaze" / Blikkets konstruktion", The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen. |
2006 |
Artistic director on three animation films for the Studio Smith, Hammer & Lassen, Copenhagen. |
2006-2009 |
Director of the documentary film "KIM", 93 min., Barok film. |
2005 |
Assistant dir. / photographer, "A Madman, a Lover or a Poet" by Anne Wivel. Barok film, 80 min. |
2005- |
Teacher, "Cinematic visualization", "Time and Place", "Montage and Collage", "Space and Film". Misc. lectures, Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen. |
2004 |
Teacher, Players-Project, The Film School at Betty Nansen, Copenhagen. |
2003- |
Teacher, "Colour, Character, framing", "Shot-Reverse shot", TV department, National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen |
1999 |
Assistant Editor, "Frank Gehry", "New German Architecture", 2x 48 min. MBP, New York City. |
Competitions, prizes
2008 |
"MADe in China", a film on the MAD studio, "Megacities" competition, The Danish Film Institute. |
2004 |
"Smith, Hammer & Lassen", a film about an architectural office, "The Pictures of Power", competition. The Danish film institute |
Works
Filmography as Director: |
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2009 |
"Kim", Barok film, 93 min. |
2006 |
"Atlantik", The Danish Film Institute's Film workshop, 47 min. |
2004 |
"Behind Young Andersen", Nordisk Film, 28 min. |
2003 |
"Right Hand", graduation film, National Film School of Denmark, 24 min. |
2002 |
"Declaration of love", Danida/ National Film School of Denmark, 24 min. |
2001 |
"Excursion to Mountains", Interim film, National Film School, 16 min. |
1997 |
"Memory of a future" KA, 8 min. |
1996 |
"Essen" DFIV, 12 min. |
1995 |
"Function" DFIV, 19 min. |
Publications
2009 |
Ph.D. "Construction of the gaze" / Blikkets konstruktion", The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen |
2009 |
"Der er ingen lommer i det sidste sæt tøj", artikel, Arkitekturmagasinet, Sept. 2009 |
2009 |
"Om at lave film", forord til afgangskatalog, Den Danske Filmskole |
2008 |
"Se på hvaler under jorden", Debat, Arkitekten |
2008 |
"Notes on the ordinary", paper/DVD, "Complexcity of the ordinary" konference, KA |
2008 |
"Om Atlantik", Skolepublikation 2008, KA |
2007 |
"Clock for seing", paper, "Agents of change" konference, KA |
Exhibitions
Videoinstallations, exhibitions, screenings |
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1995-2007 |
Digital Practice, Meldahl Smedje, Cph. Forårs-og Efterårsudstilling, Charlottenborg, Cph., Galleri Airplay, Cph., Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Düsseldorfer Herbst, Statstheater München, Filmhaus Köln, Saarbrücken Musueum, Copenhagen Dox, Kbh. DR2. DR1, TV-glad. |
Conferences
2007-08 |
Presentation and paper on "Architects-Agents of change" and "Complexity of the ordinary", Cph. |
Research area
- Architecture
- Graphic design and visuel media
- Process and method
- Theory and philosophy
- Aesthetics and form
- film + architecture
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Research output
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CoLaB
Meldgaard, M. & Henriksen, P., 21 Sept 2023Publications: Non-textual form › Sound/Visual production (digital) › Education
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HAVET
Meldgaard, M. & Kappel, K. A. (ed.), 1 Jul 2021, 3 p.Publications: Other contribution › Communication
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The Plasmatic Image: Experimental practices between Film and Architecture
Meldgaard, M., 30 Aug 2021, visual research methods in architecture. troiani, I. & ewing, S. (eds.). 1 ed. UK: Intellect, Vol. 1. p. 286-296 10 p.Publications: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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CHERISH C40 edition: The future we want
Meldgaard, M. & Hodges, V. S., 8 Oct 2019Publications: Non-textual form › Sound/Visual production (digital) › Research
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CHERISH documentation video
Meldgaard, M., Hodges, V. S. & Henriksen, P., 1 Nov 2019Publications: Non-textual form › Sound/Visual production (digital) › Communication
Open Access
Activities
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Herbarium for Practices of Making Kin
Anne Mette Frandsen (Lecturer) & Morten Meldgaard (Other)
10 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Om huset som sted
Morten Meldgaard (Lecturer)
29 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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ColaB - Who is the seacouncil
Morten Meldgaard (Lecturer)
21 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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Om film som dokumentation
Morten Meldgaard (Lecturer)
17 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
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TABLE OF CHANGE
Morten Meldgaard (Participant)
26 Aug 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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cherish udstilling: jeg vil se håb i kunsten
Morten Meldgaard & Veronica Synøve Hodges
30/11/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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forårsblomster varsler klodens efterår
Morten Meldgaard & Veronica Synøve Hodges
21/10/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Lyserøde blomster har erobret Marmorkirken i København
Morten Meldgaard & Veronica Synøve Hodges
09/10/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kirkekunst
Morten Meldgaard & Veronica Synøve Hodges
01/10/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Morten Meldgaards anbefalinger til Copenhagen architecture filmfestival
18/03/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media