sometimes I feel embedded in this landscape somedays I feel the landscape embedded in me – Årsland, Jæren, Norway
Tag: nature
Come Rain, Come Shine
Testing out my new camera. The world really had a lot to offer us this morning – 100% natural beauty.
– rowing against the current
If you wonder what contemporary political art might look like, have a look at this: Antti Laitinen, Growler, 2009 video still … I tried to make a small iceberg, so throughout the winter I stored 7 cubic meters of snow inside a big styrofoam box. When the summer came, I took the snow out and brought it…
Wanderlust
In 2012 Stavanger municipality and Stavanger Tourist Organisation launched a unique public health project called “52 everyday trips”. Every week a new walk, with a detailed map, was presented in the newspaper. The idea was to present the public for well marked routes right outside their own houses, making everyday activity an easier task. The 52 walks…
Dart
Today a nice response from Jenny made me go back to Alice Oswald’s wondrous book-long poem Dart (2002). Dart is the narrative of a river, tracking its life from source to sea, its a beautiful project, and you can read more about its genesis here. Here are some lines from the actual poem, just to give you the…
ordinary oddities
The world is cold, clear and quiet – sharp & tranquil endless blue sky, sea, boats; some of which must have seen better days … – by the way: Did you know that boats freeze in winter? This one looks as if he is having a cold – .
Afternoon walk
Sunrise 09:35 Sunset 15:48 Length of day 6h 22m (tomorrow it will be 2m more…) Ok, the weather could have been better, but who can really complain when living in a landscape like this?
Louise Glück
This might not read like a typical new year poem, but rather like something coming to an end. But the days are still very short, and the “stimmung” in the text is very recognizable – Twilight All day he works at his cousin’s mill, so when he gets home at night, he always sits at…
sub rosa 