Caroline H. Thon

Caroline H. Thon is a Danish visual artist whose practice centers on oil painting and large-scale public art projects. Her work investigates the interwoven relationships between the body, consciousness, spirituality, and the natural world. Through experimental approaches to painting, she reflects the layered complexity of these themes.

Her recent solo exhibition I lyset af, I skyggen af (In the Light of, In the Shadow of) at Arden Asbæk Gallery explored the evolving relationship between a human and a tree. Influenced by Emanuele Coccia’s The Life of Plants and Peter Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees, the exhibition considered how the presence of a tree can shift our perception of time, solitude, suffering, healing, and connection. Using double-layered, semi-transparent linen, Thon created moiré patterns and visual vibrations that evoke energetic interference and the fluid nature of perception.

With an academic background in biology and art history (MSc), and curatorial experience in art-science exhibitions, she brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to her work. Grounded in an ecological worldview, her art is shaped by emerging scientific insights into the deep interconnections between humans and other species—and how these discoveries transform our understanding of reality.

Thon has completed large-scale public art projects in France, Chile, and Denmark. Her work has been exhibited in Leipzig, Limassol, Shanghai, Berlin, and across major cities in Denmark.