Explore the second exhibition in the series of artistic initiatives that the museum is unveiling at the former psychiatric hospital, Sct. Hans. As part of our three-year program on mental health, psychiatry, and care, we open the exhibition Living Dead Time – a created by the Italian artist Danilo Correale.

In Living Dead Time the artist Danilo Correale transforms the raw spaces of the former laundry facility, the Central Store House, into a scenic office installation, a dream scenario of a future without work, and an in-depth study of sleep.

The audience is invited to join the artist’s exploration of the hyper-productive society, challenging our drive to constantly perform and optimize time.

Meaningful free time
Quiet quitting, burn-out, and work-life balance have gradually become everyday terms. Companies introduce four-day working weeks in response to the pressure of work, and more people realise the dream of reducing the pace and stepping out of the hamster wheel. We wish to fill our lives with meaningful pauses and allow more room for free time.

Danilo Correale exhibition Living Dead Time taps into these trends and concepts, making us reconsider the value of time and work in our own lives, when he asks: for whom and what are we productive?

For several years, Correale has carried out research into themes relating to mental health and working conditions, and he approaches the task with equal measures of sensuality and critical thought. His art is an examination that undergoes constant development, as evident in Living Dead Time, where the works represent multi-year research projects, to which new additions are made or which assume new forms in connection with the exhibition.

Practical Information

Opening Hours

Wednesday – Friday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Saturday – Sunday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

FREE ENTRANCE. Just show up within the opening hours whenever it suits you. No appointment or registration is needed to view the exhibition.

During the weekend, you can enjoy food and drinks in Sct. Hans Garden in connection with your visit to the Living Dead Time exhibition. See more here.

Language: There are works in both Danish and English in the exhibition. The exhibition brochure is available in both Danish and English.

Transportation From Roskilde Station

Bus: 207 towards Osted. (Bus stop in front of Føtex.) Get off at Vesthospitalet/Kurhuset.

Bicycle: Search for  Strandvænget 45, 4000 Roskilde, in Google Maps (Centralmagasinet)

Car: Free parking.

Living Dead Time is realised in a close collaboration with Roskilde Municipality and supported by The Obel Family Foundation and The New Carlsberg Fundation.

Other partners:
Roskilde Libraries
BGK Roskilde
Sct. Hans Garden
Fønix & Pulsen, Job Center Roskilde