Born and raised in Harstad, a small city by the seashore above the Arctic Circle in Norway, I feel a deep connection to the living landscape. The sea has been the workplace for my ancestors—fishermen and whalers—for generations, relying on their navigation skills to ensure a safe return home to their families.​ Being privileged to learn the principles of navigation from my father has enabled me to title my Map-works in accordance with the navigation coordinates of the place where they were created, and also a way for me to keep my father's legacy alive. The work has been made in collaboration with nature, capturing the meeting between the topography of my human body and nature`s ground on paper.

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