Emdrup Ladegård 1885

Viggo Jastrau created "Emdrup Ladegård" using etching, a process involving acid to cut into a metal plate, sometime during his lifetime which spanned from 1857 to 1946. The lone figure in the image appears to be walking away, perhaps leaving the farm. In Jastrau’s time, the landscape was often imbued with notions of national identity, belonging, and cultural heritage. As you look, consider the stories of rural life in Denmark at the turn of the century. What realities underpinned these landscapes? Whether celebrating an idealised connection to nature, or hinting at the socio-economic changes impacting rural communities, "Emdrup Ladegård" invites us to think about landscape and the narratives they carry. It's a moment suspended, asking us to reflect on identity and the narratives we construct around place and belonging.