Vadested 1 og 3
Vadested 1
vadested 3
No 2 is in exhibition at vik in Eidfjord
No 3 is available from Atelie and from my studio
Soft pastels on coloured card
Size: 20 x 20.
Completed 2025
This artwork needs the protection of glass.
For the wanderer the ford is a decisive threshold on the journey — a place of consequence, shaped by centuries of passage. It is inscribed with memory and use: a point where paths converge, where trade, migration and survival have depended on the body’s careful negotiation with the landscape. In the act of crossing itself, one becomes acutely aware of one’s own weight, of the water’s quiet resistance, and of the slow, vigilant presence the passage demands. The ford is more than a point of transit; it is a site charged with cultural and historical meaning — a pause in which past and present briefly meet, unfolding as a moment of heightened attentiveness: an experience of being temporary, yet fully and consciously present.
Norsk:
For vandrere er vadestedet en avgjørende terskel på reisen, det er et sted av betydning, formet av århundrer med ferdsel. Det er innskrevet med minner og bruk: et punkt der stier møtes, hvor handel, migrasjon og overlevelse har vært avhengig av kroppens varsomme forhandling med landskapet. I selve kryssingen blir man akutt oppmerksom på egen tyngde, på vannets stille motstand og på den langsomme og årvåkne tilstedeværelse som kreves. Vadestedet er mer enn et transittpunkt; det er et kulturelt og historisk ladet sted, et opphold der fortid og nåtid kortvarig møtes, og folder seg ut som et øyeblikk av skjerpet nærvær — en erfaring av å være midlertidig, men fullt og oppmerksomt til stede.
Creating an abstract landscape on paper is much like telling a story through steep cliffs and rushing water. The tale of majestic mountains and friendly slopes are told by dry pigments rubbed into the paper until the whole surface is filled with colourful pigments that‘s creating images of recognisable shapes and places remembered. But its more than that, its a tale of life itself; It’s a soul scape and a reflection on human emotions.
I like to revisit a specific place in my mind, translating the atmosphere it into a lyrical landscape with the use of colour. The abstraction allows me to incorporate the whole experience; incorporating the scent of warm earth, the sound of running water and whispers of wind. The landscape is dissolved and translated it into a colour mood and in this matter given a closeness to the soul.
This artwork is made with soft pastels and has a fine layer of fixative as finishing coat. It has a delicate surface and needs the protection of glass. It ships flat in a box.