Jesper Just and the Machine

Today, 9 out of 10 Danish municipalities invest in public art. But how is a public artwork actually created—and what is at stake for both the artist and the municipality? Jesper Just and the Machine follows the making of one of Denmark’s largest public video artworks in Aarhus. Told from both the artist’s and the municipality’s perspective, the story opens up the civic machinery where artistic visions are balanced against political considerations, technical constraints, and economic realities.