Performance Art Bergen

– Where were you born? Velsvik in Møre og Romsdal

– Where do you live? Reykjavík, Iceland

– What pronouns do you use? He/him

– What makes you work with performance?

I am excited about the direct encounter with the audience, and to explore and figure things out together with them. 

– Do you have any rituals before performing?

Stretching, and listening to music.  

– What was the best performance you have done so far? Why?

The performance I am most happy with is also my most recent one. It is the performance “The Weeping Madonna” that was my master project in Iceland University of the Arts, shown in Reykjavik January 2025. The performance takes the form of a ceremony where different statues come to life through alchemical experiments. I was trying out many (for me) new things, the risks of that made it more interesting to me, and together with the audience I entered a truly weird space that I found really enjoyable. 

– Are you currently working on any performance?

Now I am working on a new performance from the same universe and logic as “The Weeping Madonna”. This time I am researching cabinets of curiosities, as a collection of stories or objects, where fiction and reality are mixed. It might take form as a lecture performance in Akureyri in the north of Iceland in May.  

– What advice would you give to someone who is interested in working with performance?

Do it. Do things slowly. Do things quickly. And go to performance festivals and talk to people. 

– Can you give us a few names of performance artists who inspire you?

Right now I am very inspired by artists like Antti Laitinen, Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir and Julio Torres.