We are pleased to present Paul Cunningham's first solo exhibition in a museum-like setting. 

 

Paul Cunningham is head chef at Henne Kirkeby Kro, where he has cooked at the highest international level for many years and has received several Michelin stars for his work. 

 

It's well recognised that cooking is a creative process. But our exhibition of sketches and drawings, which are part of Paul Cunningham's profession, can and should show how far it can go and the drive and commitment it requires.

To create the individual plates in his menus, Paul makes sketches of the food he works with to give each plate a unique visual flavour. In the process, everything can blend together, branching out; connections can be made that you hadn't previously thought of, giving rise to new ideas. In this sense, his drawings are a good example of the creative process itself.

His drawings are also an expression of an anarchic approach, a process that visualises and comments on ideas, showing both their emergence and their failure.

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Paul Cunningham cooks from Denmark's wild west coast at Henne Kirkeby Kro. Paul is a chef and writer, illustrator and photographer. He was born in Essex, England in 1969. Educated and trained as a chef in various British restaurants and country house hotels. He moved for love to Korsør in Denmark in 1994. He worked at Søllerød Kro, Formula B, Coquus. He was co-owner of The Paul - Tivoli Garden in Copenhagen - and since 2012 head chef at Henne Kirkeby Kro. Paul received one star in the Michelin Guide Rouge in 2003-2011 at The Paul, and one star in 2016 and two stars in 2017-2023 at Henne Kirkeby Kro. In 2021, Henne Kirkeby Kro was awarded the Michelin Green Star. This is an annual award that recognises restaurants that are at the forefront of the industry when it comes to their sustainable practices. Paul is a four-time Danish modern style hot dog champion and author of eight cookery books.

Most recently, some of his drawings were displayed at the Maxus101 booth at Enter Art Fair, Copenhagen.

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