Jacob’s photo of HR Giger and Peter Gatien in the February 2022 issue of Interview Magazine.
Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen
A Portal to Projects and Activities between 1999 to 2024
I HATE NEW YORK
Jacob’s iconic photo of Amanda Lepore & Sophia Lamar on the movie poster for the documentary “I Hate New York” by Gustavo Sanches
LOVE IS IN THE AIR – THE BOOK
LOVE IS IN THE AIR – is an Art book about the introduction of a new political party into Danish politics
Interview on Mette’s MIx
Jacob was in the legendary Copenhagen TV show “Mette’s Mix” talking about his adventures and plans to become the Minister of Culture in Denmark.
www.jayfugmik.com – The Website
In 2004 Jacob created a website collecting his work and project going back 10 years.
Youtube Channel
Go to Jacob’s Youtube channel HERE, where for example the above image is a still from the Wall Street Project video anno 1999
Mashup Culture
The Mashup Culture blog is jam packed with stories, images, videos and music compiled, curated and mashed up since 2007
Mind Blowing Inspiration
Inspiration is constant and all over.
Some are collected on the Pinterest Board called “Mind Blowing”, go see it HERE
PTSD 911
Since September 11th 2011, Jacob has been working an several projects that deals with the issues relating to the historical event. PTSD is the initials for “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” that was the diagnosis that was given to a large group of people who experienced the day up close and personal.
Same Eye Selfportraits
The “Same Eye Selfportrait” project was first shown in the exhibition “Through Danish Eyes” in New York 1999. They are all photos of Jacob taken by his mother, digitized and rearranged pixel by pixel.
New Orleans
Jacob had read “A Confederacy of Dunces” as a young man, and after 911 in New York, he moved to New Orleans to get over what had happened. He started the to document the Big Easy as if he was in the shoes of Ignatius Reilly.
American Pictures 2000
Post NYC 911, Jacob has been documenting the decline of America during his many visits all around the country. His perspective is inspired by Jacob Riis and Jacob Holdt, who documented America in the 2oth century to open the eyes of what was going on in the country.
Intimacy & Distance
In 2005, Jacob participated in an exhibition at Copenhagen’s Photographic Center called “Intimacy“, where a selection of the photos was also features in NIGHT Magazine
ÆRØ
Jacob’s family on his fathers side are from the small island in the south of Denmark called Ærø.
Jacob has been taking pictures for photo books, guidebooks and exhibition projects there since the early 90’s.
[FE]male Icons
[FE]male Icons are a selection of images that were shown at Copenhagen’s Photographic Center in connection to the “World Out Games” 2009.
Max’s Kansas City
Jacob has worked with the concept of Max’s Kansas City since 1998, producing several exhibitions and events relating to the legendary New York Cultural Mecca.
Empire State of Mind
Empire State of Mind was the title of the series of exhibitions in connection to Copenhagen and New York Photo Festival in 2010.
Anton Perich
The “Andrea Photograms” series was shown at the Copenhagen Photo Festival 2011 and at the NIGHT exhibition at Munch Gallery in early 2012.
Istanbul
Since 2005, Jacob has been documenting Istanbul as part of The Triangle Project and Skanbul Connection.
Catcher in The Eye
The Catcher in the Eye Project was essentially an ongoing performance from 1995 to 1998. The inspiration for the performance character I worked with came
from Holden Caulfield in the all time American classic Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger.
The act of shooting phonies, that Holden feels is a righteous one, is in this performance done with a camera and a flash instead of a gun as he suggests.
CO2 Green Drive/CO2 E – Race
The CO2 Green Drive/CO2 E – Race Project is an ongoing and worldwide series of Art, Climate & Technology events designed to promote Green Growth and Global Sustainable Change.
Confrontations
The ongoing Confrontation Project is inspired by the photos Jacob’s mother took of him as a child. Basically they are selfportraits where Jacob mirrors himself in the people he is shooting.