Art Lab, Oslo

while waiting for the participants to arrive …

22nd October 2019, Kyrre Texnæs Studio, Vulkan, Oslo

Having switched off the lights and pulled down the blinds, I am now moving slowly along the length of paper I have rolled out along the empty studio floor. In silence, alone with the darkness, I calmly begin to make my marks. I am allowing my body to guide my movements, responding only to myself. With each pass along the paper, I am immersing deeper into myself. On pass nr 3 I start to play music. Softly at first, though gradually allowing the volume to increase. What began as a faint rumble is morphing into a roar. I feel it screaming inside me. A piercing howl desperate to be let out. My movements have changed. No longer careful. Large. Sweeping. Wild.

Without warning the music stops. I switch on the lights. I am calm.

(Charcoal on paper, 1 meter x 10 meters)