Et tak for den troende

Photo by Carsten Aniksdal

I was invited by Petter Ballo to participate in a group exibition called Urkunsten (The Primal/ancient Art) in Hvitsten Salong. What an honor! But what to do when you have so little time to make art? You make it with lasers! After checking out the forest where we were exhibiting, I had the idea to make a laser pyramid. Some research was needed and I spent three days climbing in the trees. Finally I had the help of Kristian Castro to complete the installation. I was disappointed at first, but then it got dark and Petter turned on the smoke machine. Suddenly it was glorious! The title is Et tak for den troende. It means A Roof for the Believer.

I wanted to make a real three dimensional space with lasers. I could make a cube, but it is no coincidence that I chose the pyramid shape. It has long been a loved geometric shape shared with Carsten Aniksdal. Dreaming and scheming about the future, we have made plans for several pieces involving pyramids. It is just random that I was the first to make a sculpture. FIY, Carsten is the mind behind my facebook image. After the exhibition was finished, he came along to take these photos. Thanks dude!

Photo by Carsten Aniksdal

The pyramid is, among other things, a symbol of transcendence for me. But, after talking to my friend Dr. Christian Bull, I came to realise that my “perfect shape” was not so perfect after all. I mean, it is pretty awesome, but it is slightly metaphysically impaired. Tre real, true pyramid is called tetrahedron, only has four corners and looks like this:
tetra

Such a perfect shape! It is the simplest three dimensional shape you can make.

Next time! Grrrr!

Also, here is a little video I edited that documents part of the amazing festival: