Bronze, headphones, sound

Very few women are depicted in public sculptures. In Denmark, approximately 1% of sculptures represent females, and the ones that do, often depict mythological creatures or fictional characters. The most famous sculpture in Denmark depicts a diminutive looking naked mermaid and this sculpture has been surrounded by controversy since its inauguration, as it has been vandalized several times.

Mermaid as a mythological creature exists all over the world. Scandinavia, Europe, Greece, Asia all have monstrous underwater females that represent the forces of nature.

The piece Siren Song is a bronze sculpture of a mermaid head (somewhat similar to The Little Mermaid) and a sound piece. The sound piece is a narration of the mermaid’s life throughout history, from mythological times to the future. Throughout her life she has been abused by humans and in the post apocalyptic future, she tells about a world that has been flooded, submerged in water, and given back to the monsters.

Inspired by Danish folk songs and kulning  a form of high-pitched calls used by women in Scandinavia to communicate over long distances), "Siren Song" transforms despair into a call for collective action. Unveiled in Paris, the installation, whether seen or heard, invites audiences to envision a future where awareness sparks change.

This composition delves into the mermaid's journey from mythological times to a post-apocalyptic future, highlighting the environmental impacts humans have inflicted. The submerged world she describes, flooded and reclaimed by monsters, serves as a poignant metaphor for the consequences of climate change.

The lyrics of the song exists in both English and Danish 

In the decapitated state that I’m in 

I’m more visionary than ever

From my sea bed position I say with a grin 

that humanity won’t last forever

I’m known as a monster of evil and good 

Mythology made me a beast 

Hear me sing and cling onto driftwood

Come down, come join me in my feast 

They thought that i would show them the way

I am desired by men, they want my flesh

They cut off my head and my arm

caught in the net of the fishermens’ mesh

I’m making a trap with my charm

The world of men is so hideous

I dream of a new paradigm

I’ll take my revenge on Odysseus 

The mermaids will sing in the prime time

And nature is getting her way

Folklore drew a grotesque of my sin 

And pop culture made me a virgin

I learned to transform from the evil within

I didn’t get help from a surgeon 

I see the future in the ocean deep

when I’m floating and getting my beauty sleep

The waves are so elegant seen from below

I feel any time with an afterglow 

The future is coming our way

When the world of the future is coming

The human world is succumbing 

The land has been swallowed by oceans

As deep as the human emotions

Goodbye to the damaging age of men

The sea levels have extended 

Monstrosity prevails again 

The reign of man has been ended

And now I have gotten my way