Michella Bredahl - Rooms We Made Safe

Michella Bredahl

Bredahl grew up in a social housing estate on the outskirts of Copenhagen, with her single mother and younger sister. Their apartment was very colorful, a contrast to the minimalist Scandinavian aesthetic. Each room had its own hue: deep blue, bright red, and floral motifs. When Bredahl was seven, her mother gave her a camera. Together they documented their daily lives. At a young age, the two sisters were confronted with their mother's substance abuse, which had a profound impact on them. In 'Rooms We Made Safe,' Bredahl returns to the terrain of her childhood, once a dangerous place, and transforms it into a powerful artistic expression. Echoing her years of documenting domestic spaces, the rooms in Huis Marseille are each dedicated to a specific period in her life and its photographic reflection.

"Many of my photos feel like an extension of my mother and sister, or even like self-portraits." - Michella Bredahl