Of which memories are leaving and sadness remains | Yimin Dong

Of which memories are leaving and sadness remains | Yimin Dong | Rundgang 2026

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Visual Arts.

A 45-minute installation performance of an artist’s diary.
Interpreted by various musicians through improvisation, silence and exploration, transforming diary pages through graphic notation into sound and emotion.


You’ve never heard a diary like this before.

The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Visual Arts is hosting the event Rundgang in Charlottenborg. Artist Yimin Dong creates a performance piece which they describe way better than I ever could:

“The name of the piece is called ‘of which memories are leaving and sadness remains’. It is a 45-minute long score based on my personal diary from January to June. Musicians will be guided through performing it live for an audience. It’s an open,exploratory, improvisatory experience”

I’m excited to join the ad hoc orchestra of different instruments, voices, genres and essences with my voice and my framedrum for this very honest and personal piece. Interpreting the graphic scores in an improvised and experimental setting – no repeats, no plan, only raw emotions.

One night only! Maybe once in a lifetime?
Come and experience the diary of an artist laying their soul bare for the world.

19. June 2026

Performance installation in the courtyard of Charlottenborg
Friday 19th of June 2026
18:50-19:30
Free Entry
Poster for Rundgang 2026 Det kongelige danske kunstakademi billedkunstskolerne
Poster by Sarah Thiellesen