Performance Art Bergen

– were you born? Asker, but brought up in Molde.

– were do you live? Molde

– What pronouns do you use? She/her

– What makes you work with performance?

I have most of my artistic career worked with project-based installations, and only started playing around with performance 3-4 years ago. Partly proving to my self that I can take risks and handle a steep learning-curve without vanity governing the process.

– Do you have any rituals before performing?

Just breathing and stretching exercises, and by that finding a balance between motion and rest.

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

They are all work in progress, or work on its way. Learning from each one. The most pleasurable one to do so far, was part of the project Between Sky and Sea arranged by Longva Art Residency/PAB. A bunch of performance artists from around the world lived and worked together for two weeks, culminating in a day of both individual and group performances. The experience of being part of a prevailing generosity of spirit arising amongst a group of strangers, was rather beautiful.

– Are you currently working on any performance?

I am preparing a solo show at Møre and Romsdal Art Center coming winter. A performance/ video work shot in a dried-out lake will be a central part of a larger installation. Now it is all about choices and finding a believable way towards presentable material.

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

If one is coming from a different discipline, which is the case with many of us, trust that you can get to grips with this. And stop looking over your shoulder if you are good enough.

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

Inspire is a difficult word, and equally difficult to answer. Respect is for me an easier word to use. Just a few weeks back I saw a large retrospective, documented through film and photo, by Abramowic at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Her courage and dedication are nothing short of admirable. Another is my ex-husband, with whom I am still a good friend, Matthew Luck Galpin. He is a rare creature with a noble heart, - and a fascinating and interesting performance artist/sculptor. I think I in general have a great deal of respect for artists in any field who have a life project and stays true to it.