Forårsjævndøgn
Spring equinox. The first circle after winter, and always the loudest — everyone has something stored up.
Seasonal circle · Copenhagen · Dansk
Kvindecirkel
Four evenings a year, on the turning points — a circle of chairs, printed photographs passed hand to hand, and no agenda beyond being in the room.
The circle
Images meant to be held, not hung
Everything else I make ends up on a wall at a fixed height. The circle is the opposite: I print a handful of frames from the seasonal work, and they go around the room, so people are looking down at something in their hands rather than up at something on display.
We meet at equinox and solstice — four times a year, roughly. Ten to fourteen women, the same core group with room for new people each time. It runs in Danish, though nobody minds switching if someone needs it.
There is tea, there is a long silence somewhere in the middle that nobody rushes, and everyone speaks who wants to. That is the whole structure.
- Rhythm
- Four times a year
- When
- Equinox and solstice
- Length
- An evening, about 3 hours
- Group
- 10–14 women
- Where
- Copenhagen
- Language
- Dansk, English if needed
- Joining
- Ask for the next date
The year — Four turnings
Sommersolhverv
Midsummer, held late and outdoors when the weather allows. The light does not really leave, so neither do we.
Efterårsjævndøgn
Autumn equinox. The seed-head photographs come out. This one is usually about what is ending.
Vintersolhverv
Winter solstice, candles only. The quietest of the four and the one people travel back for.
Der er kun én af dig — nyd det.
Zenna Lua
Before you join — Questions
Do I have to speak?
No. Passing is always an option and several people do it every time. Being in the room counts.
My Danish is not good. Can I still come?
Yes. The circle runs in Danish but people switch to English without ceremony when someone needs it. Say so beforehand and I will make sure it happens.
Is it religious or spiritual?
Neither, in any organised sense. We use the solstices and equinoxes because they are the honest markers of a Danish year, not because anything is being worshipped.
Do I need to come to all four?
No. Some come once a year, some to every one. There is no membership and no ladder.
What does it cost?
A contribution towards the room and the printing, usually around 150 kr. Nobody is turned away for that reason — say so and it is waived.