Spøgelsesmaskinen (Danish, b. 1979) is the name Rune Brink Hansen adopted in 2021 for his 3D and NFT artwork. In the online art community he is known simply as “Spogel”. A self-taught, Copenhagen-based multidisciplinary artist, he began working with digital interfaces during the early internet era and later designed large-scale light installations for museums and festivals.
In 2023 he presented The Desktop, a solo exhibition at Bricks Gallery in Copenhagen curated by Majken Overgaard, using custom LED panels, an installation, a projection, and printed editions. The show traced the graphical user interface's desktop metaphor back to the physical writing desk, treating the pixel as the material basis of each work. The curator described the blockchain component of the show as “the coming of a decentralized web and most importantly a space for community and friendship”.
