Yvo Warmers and me, AKA [!!!?] made a short documentary about the consciousness of capitalism in Leipzig, Germany. I made a website for the project, so that the participants could see the finished film when it was finished.
Hooray! I was accepted as a participant to a fabulous open space process in Leipzig, Germany called Platforma11.
Valerie Waldow, a positive, energenic, smart, superaware and superpolitical German woman told me about the underground in Berlin and Leipzig. She told about massive coalissions between culturally active people of numerous disciplines. That, exactly that, is the sort of activity that I am the most interested in. The more the merrier! She was working on a new experimental project with an international network, reflecting on the topics “art, politics and education” and their relationship to one another. I wrote an application. It was accepted. Read on>>
I am collaborating with the dance duo Siljeholm/Christopersen on a wonderful production that blends theatre and dance. They (Helle Siljeholm and Sara Christophersen) have been looking for funding for a long time and have finally gotten it. We have started production and are having lots of fun.
For over a year ago I made some illustrations for the television series called “Hvem tror du at du er?”. It was directed by Ketil Karlsen, produced by Monster Entertainment and screened on NRK. It was a sucess! As the show now has been screened I am free to post my illustrations here.
I made some detailed drawings for the documentary Imagining Emanuel by Thomas Østbye. I was to make a drawing of a boat we didn’t have an exact descripion of. So I had to do a lot of research to find out the right kind of boat. Even then, I could not get hold of the blueprints for the actual real boat, so I had to make a realistic but fictuous design. Is this wrong? I don’t think so. After all the research I know that the ship Emanuel rode on was quite similar.
Carsten Aniksdal and me just finished making a music video for Karl Seglem. The name of the song is Old Movement. We recorded it in Oslo with a simple, but abstact, concept. Movement of random objects from one cut to the next. This way we hoped to surpass conventional logic and enter the surreal. Our budget was small as usual, but we got good help from friends. We invited them to bring an object, select a mask and spend half an hour with us and our Casio slow motion camera. Check it out!
It´s been a long time since I have updated my website! New things are happening and I am participating in various longer projects that I don´t want to show until all the parts are finished. Sorry! Anyways, I can show you a poster I made for the Critical Mass in Oslo.
Critical mass is a flashmob that has spread from San Fransisco to Oslo. Hundreds of bicycle riders meet and ride together throught the streets.
Click on the image to see the Poster!
I finished another painting. Three, actually! Wanna see photos of them?
I made a 10 second animation for the Natt & Dag award ceremony. It was specifically for the “Best Club Concept” prize. Click on the foto to read more and to see the video.
These past weeks I have been working for Monster on a historical documentary called “Hvem tror du at du er?”. It will air on NRK in 2010 and I am not allowed to reveal anything before then. Boy o´boy, am I exited about this project!
Scanpix called me up and asked if I wanted to draw some court drawings for them. I was surprised and flattered, naturally, even more so when I learned that the case in question was the famous and dreaded “Lommemannen” case. Read on…>>
I just finished five drawings for Stavn AS. They work with enviromental consulting and hired me to do something that is..
… a secret!
The 12′th of september is the opening day of the new club in town. It is an attempt to make a total concept activating as many fractions of culture as possible. For now we have a concert, dj, performance, contemporary dance, sculpture, lighting design, bar, disco, foto installations and several videos. The location is Dansens hus and we have a lot of great people involved. The organisers are: Ida Mary Cowell, Helle Siljeholm, Carl Nilssen-love, Sara Christophersen, Evelina Dembacke and me.
Click to read more and see the poster I made..>>
I was hired by SMFB to make seven drawings. I am not allowed to reveal anything about the assignment, but here is at least one of the drawings:
I have started the production of several paintings for a number of people. Here is the first finished one.
Jazzmontør asked me to make a whole bunch of drawings for an exebition about the town of Skien in the year 2030. Our goal was to make four short animated movies that each represents a path Skien can go down in the future. We slaved for ten days and actually managed to deliver on time. Puh!
I drew this to support the activities of my good friend Leif Richard Bones Egge who is very idealistic about electric cars. But he doesn’t like hydrogen cars because they are like wolves in sheepskin. Apparently they don’t pollute at all since water is the only waste product, but the production of their platinum fuel cells causes extreme amounts of polluting gases. The hydrogen car is really a crutch for the oil companies to lean on and is not a serious attempt to save the world. Electric cars is the answer! So beware of the Hydrogen monster!
Finished an Illustration for Utflukt an intellectual periodical aimed at literature, social issues an culture in general. My Illustration is for an article about Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975). I hope it makes you wanna read the article. Buy the Magazine!
(Fun tip: Scroll, baby scroll!)
I finally got myself a new website so you can see what I’m up to these days.
