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BackgroundThe first part of my life was about building who I was, what I made, and finding my direction. I began mapping almost all of my years in themes (the beginning is a bit blurry). Not to define them, but to understand them. Just snapshots, notes, fragments. A way for future me to remember, not everything, just what stayed.


1991
Growing



1996 

Smiling




1998 

Learning



First day of school
I wanted to become an author when I grew up

1999

Reading


When my teacher asked who wanted to be the storyteller in our school play, I raised my hand without thinking twice.

When I got home, realising what I had done, I immediately regretted. I remembered I absolutely hated talking in front of people... and despite my dreams of becoming an author my reading and writing was terrible!

My parents also taught me to finish what I had started. So they helped me line up all my toys on my bed like they were my audience. I practiced until I had memorised the whole play.

On the day of the play I held my papers pretending to read everything, even though I knew the whole play by heart.

How my Mom found me after the performance of my lifetime, while the other kids where eating cake.

2000 +-

Playing




I could entertain myself for hours playing with my toys and create all these characters. My imagination was too wild for me to ever get bored being by myself.

2002  

Gaming


iykyk →

2003

Exploring


Arizona
New York

2005 +- 

Competing


2008

Rolling


Perspective
Street smart sister
Skulkeboller

I never ditched school. Something my older sister Ane didn’t exactly support. After a lot of convincing, I agreed to ditch one day with her—on one condition: that she promised to help me with my homework! To that, she replied, "Let's make skoleboller (school buns). It’s basically the same as being in school!"

Then she packed all the skoleboller in her school backpack, and we rolled down to Hvalstrand, where we soaked up some vitamin D and I learned a few life lessons they don’t teach you in school.

We have a dream of one day open a bakery calld Skulkeboller (ditching buns).

2009

Puzzling




Visited Barcelona on a study trip in high school and made this Parc Güell-inspired zebra when I got home.

2010

Doodling

 


Started studying graphic design. Didn't really know what I was doing. Only knew I wanted it all.

2011

Illustrating

 

2012

Building




Carved, screen printed, painted, sewed, and built my portfolio showcaseing my work at Norwegian School of Creative Studies. Inside where case presentations and packaging prototypes.

2013

Observing


Something to think about
Stone face
Out of the blue

2014

Animating





Study break


Cathrine and I spent way more time than we would like to admit learning that cup routine.

Drawing the line





The film depicts challenges in relationships; rejection, recognition, establishing trust as well as the need for connection vs adventure seeking and open-mindedness. It also shows how dramatic change can lead to a return to a starting point that is valued in new dimensions.

Graduating


Double BA in Graphic Design and Art Direction, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan
Finito

2015

Winning


Nothing tastes better than gold


Dagens Næringsliv, 30 under 30 ↗
Hometown newspaper ↗

2016

Experimenting


3D
Coding
Distorting

2017

Melting

 


2018

Cutting



Looks fishy, linocut

2019

Bouncing


Opening shot


Bounce back 8-ball

2020

Breaking


Struck


Shattered

2021

Moving

 
Holding position
Moving off grid

2022

Learning

 
Shooting 

Coding 

Tufting 

2023

Listening

 
Silence

2024

Apprichiating


Taste
Motion
Flora

2025

Creating


Fusion  →
Porta →
Field Trip →

2026

Reflecting



As I turn 35 this year, it feels like the right time to close this first part.

Maybe I’ll return and do it all over again when this second part of life has been lived — if I’m lucky enough to live that long. I don’t know what the future holds, or what format it will take. But I’m planting a hopeful seed of a sketch here.

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