Lena Bergendahl, Platform Stockholm, with Aldea, Bergen

The Human Orchid: BLOOM

Exhibition, curated, 2026

Curated and produced by Lou Mouw In collaboration with Aldea, Bergen Funding: Stockholms stad Photos: Lou Mouw

A solo exhibition with parts of Lena Bergendahl’s installation The Human Orchid, first shown at Ystads konstmuseum and then at Aldea in Bergen, and the new video work Moldy Arcs. The film follows beings that look human but act like a root system, next to the fly orchid, a plant that imitates a wasp to be pollinated.

A large screen hanging in a dark hall shows fly orchids against green, with subtitles — Installation view, Platform Stockholm

Close-up of a screen showing hands cutting raw meat, subtitle reading Måttligt regn, moln

Detail of a relief of orange interlocking forms

A small framed image on a wooden frame covered with burlap

A wide screen in a dark hall showing orange light

Projection in a dark room of fruit and plants on a red surface

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