Another Perspective

Huis Marseille is proud to announce a full evening programme with special guests in the context of the exhibition Rooms We Made Safe by Michella Bredahl.

In this exhibition Michella Bredahl takes us through a living archive of her emotional and powerful photography. This visual essay on reclaiming space begins with her childhood, as the child of a single mother living in a social housing complex on the outskirts of Copenhagen, through intimate portraits of family and friendship, to the empowering movement language of pole dancing.

In this conversation the artist, together with the Paris-based curator and writer Martha Kirszenbaum, who curated the French Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale represented by Laure Prouvost, and the dancer and performer Assiata “Miss” Adams, will explore themes such as femininity, heritage, the eye of the beholder, and support systems. Visitors can also look forward to a live performance by a professional pole dancer in the unique setting of Huis Marseille.

‘Bredahl’s exploration of femininity is rooted not in identity politics, but in presence.’

–Nandika Chatterjee in Musée Magazine

About Michella Bredahl

Michella Bredahl studied photography at Fatamorgana, The Danish School of Art Photography (2010-2011), followed by a degree in documentary film-making from the National Film School of Denmark (2015-2019). In 2023 she released her first monograph, Love Me Again, with Loose Joints Publishing. Over the past two years her intimate approach to portraiture has gained international recognition as a new voice by such publications as the Guardian. Important assignments, as well as the presentation of Unmade Beds in the project space Shoot the Lobster (2023, New York) followed. Rooms We Made Safe is Bredahl’s first major solo museum exhibition. In 2026 the works will tour to Kunstmuseum Brandts in Odense and to the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark.

About Martha Kirszenbaum

Martha Kirszenbaum is a curator, writer and editor based in Paris. She graduated from Sciences Po in Paris and Columbia University in New York. She was the curator of the French Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale represented by Laure Prouvost, and founded and directed Fahrenheit, an exhibition space and residency program in Los Angeles. She previously worked at MoMA, New Museum and Centre Pompidou and has organized exhibitions, screenings, performances and talks at renowned international institutions. She is a regular contributor to numerous art publications and teaches internationally.

About Assiata Adams (Miss Adams)

Miss Adams is a performer, pole dance artist, and figure model. Holding a Master’s degree in Law from Sciences Po in Paris, she complemented her legal training with African American Studies and a critical engagement with questions of law and discrimination. Her artistic work explores movement as a form of political expression. Miss Adams’ performances engage with themes such as intimacy, Afro-feminism, and community, while acknowledging the origins of pole dance in strip culture and honoring this heritage through her practice. This discipline also functions as a means of reclaiming her body and identity within the public sphere, asserting presence, autonomy, and the power of community.

Publication

Accompanying the exhibition is the publication Rooms We Made Safe by Michella Bredahl, published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König and designed by Kühle und Mozer, with texts by Michella Bredahl, Maria Bredahl and Stephanie LaCava.

The exhibition was produced in close cooperation with the artist and Kunstmuseum Brandts in Denmark.

Programme

Thursday, 15 January 2026
18:30 – Doors open
19:00 – Start programme
21:00 – Museum closes

Language: English

Max. participants

Limited capacity, please order a ticket via the link

Cost

Admission fee excl. museum entrance: €17.50

Tickets

Programme Thursday, 15 January 2026 18:30 – Doors open 19:00 – Start programme 21:00 – Museum closes Language: English