Collecting discarded material is an essential part of Birke Gorm’s entire oeuvre.
MAK Gallery
The title of the exhibition dead stock is a reference to the English term for a commodity or material that is superfluous, unsaleable, or defective and is therefore considered “dead” material in a capitalist system. By re-appropriating domestic—historically predominantly female connoted and unpaid—labor processes, the artist shows the enormous potential of the production and circulation of everyday objects in relation to the dismantling of patriarchal gender hierarchies. The nine handmade sculptures in dead stock become symbolic figures for the value of material and labor in the context of gender roles and equality.

MAK – Museum für angewandte Kunst
The role of applied art in shaping our living spaces is the focus of the MAK, which operates at the interface of design, architecture and contemporary art in order to create new perspectives and explore borderline areas. The MAK aims to provide answers to the question of how design can help shape the world and expand possibilities for action and decision-making.
BIRKE GORM: dead stock
1 Feb 2023 - 25 Jun 2023
MAK - Museum für angewandte Kunst, Stubenring, Wien, Österreich
(c) Jacob Friis-Holm Nielsen
BIRKE GORM: dead stock