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Peter Ravn Callesen (born 1967 in Herning) is a Danish visual artist particularly known for his paper cuts and installations. In 2010, he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal.

Peter Callesen consistently works with existential narratives shaped in formats such as performance, sculpture, drawing, or paper cutting. The motifs and themes are inspired by myths and dramas from fairy tales, religions, and other archetypal narratives, transforming into unnatural, absurd, and fateful situations in Callesen's hands.

Callesen is also active as a conceptual artist. Many of his performances and installations involve the use of paper. For example, he has built several oversized paper boats in which he would navigate on the water.

Education

 * 1997–00: Goldsmiths, London
 * 1994–97: Det Jyske Kunstakademi, Århus
 * 1993–94: Aarhus Kunstskole
 * 1993–95: Arkitektskolen Aarhus Solo Exhibitions (selection)
 * 2023: "På dybt vand" (In Deep Waters), Ribe Kunstmuseum
 * 2018: "SKINDØD" (Skin Dead), Øregaard Museum, Hellerup
 * 2009: "Ud af intet" (Out of Nothing), Museet for Religiøs Kunst, Lemvig
 * 2007: "HIMMELRUM" (Sky Room), Nikolaj Kunsthal, København (Copenhagen)
 * 2007: "HIMMELRUM," Brandts, Odense
 * 2006: "Wedgwood Exhibition," Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, England
 * 2004: "The Dying Swan," performance at Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen