About
me
I am an artist whose interests are many and diverse. I find
it interesting to experiment with new styles and explore
new ways of creating artwork.
Today I study at the Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway,
specializing on music composition and sound. I have written
many solo pieces for classical instruments, some chamber
works and music for bigger ensembles, such as sinfonietta
and orchestra. I also make films, write electroacoustic
music and have recently started writing sountracks to films
directed by other people. Most of the time I write lyrics
and music and perform my music as a singer/songwriter.
During the last three years I have been drawing a lot of
minimalistic drawings that show a wondrous world full of
ink-men with feathers on their heads. These people are the
ink-faces, or "Blekkansiktene", as they are called in
Norwegian. This world of creativity is something I have
developed through the past years and is one of my main art
projects as an artist.
One other activity I find interesting is the art of making
jewelry. I collect stones from the nature, paint them and
twirl them with metal thread, to make a very original
design on my jewelry. I also use indian glass in different
colors to create many colorful necklaces.
This page is meant to be a gallery that shows what artwork
I do, and also remind you (as a viewer) about what artwork
can do. By saying this, I mean that artwork can help people
to make right choices and act ethical, especially when it
comes to the situation of the world today.
I believe art can make most people more reflective because
it expresses so much more than the "everyday news" you read
in the newspapers of watch on TV. The art is original (does
not repeat itself all the time), comes from an artists'
inner engagement and speaks more direct to the audience
when it is allowed to speak. Because of its originality and
difference from what you see everyday, I think of art is a
good channel to show people what is actually happening in
the world today. A channel to express how the nature
suffers from our regretful treatment, in what direction the
world is developing and perhaps come up with sollutions for
these (everlasting?) problems.
I hope that my artwork will give you experiences dissimilar
to other things you have seen in their lives, and that some
of my reflections and engagements makes you even more alive
in you life here on earth. As I have written in my poem
about human beings;
"I like when people burn
burn down
burn all the way
down
because
they burn for
something."
This is just some introductory words, so I suggest that you
browse my website to find out more about who I am and what
I do.