A place can make us feel safe, out of place, or small. These are the experiences I explore in my paintings.

 

Through architecture, light, and perspective, I consider how our surroundings affect us, and how the same space can evoke both belonging and distance.

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I grew up in Raufoss, Norway. Feeling like an outsider often led me to observe my surroundings and the people around me. I became interested in how different places had their own atmosphere and how it affected me. Looking back, I recognise that these experiences continue to shape my work.

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I construct imagined environments from observations, memories, and imagination. Brutalist architecture, industrial landscapes, and modernism are important references. In my paintings, I bring them together in new ways, creating places that may seem familiar even though they do not exist. I am interested in how something that appears safe can also feel unfamiliar, or how an open space can leave us feeling alone.

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Perspective is a way of drawing the viewer into these places. Through scale, light, and depth, I aim to create a sense of being within the scene. The figures rarely take centre stage, but suggest life and give a sense of the scale of their surroundings. Some seem to be heading somewhere; others are simply present. They belong to the space without offering a definite explanation of what is happening.

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Alongside painting, drawing with graphite is an important part of my practice. Here, I explore the same themes, with a different attention to light, shadow, and structure in the absence of colour.

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What interests me most is how it feels to be in these environments. I want to give viewers room to discover something for themselves and to consider what the place evokes in them.