Sometimes I begin with a place, letting its stories become my material. Other times, it’s a text that sets the direction. This time, the starting point is the painting process — and a curiosity about figurative theatre. Together with musician Leon Muraglia, who will shape the first tones of a musical landscape, we step into a space where brushstrokes and sound become equal partners.

In a week where Kristiansand directs its gaze towards digital art, technology, and new hybrid forms – not least through the Lumen Prize programme and the opening of Inger Johanne Rasmussen’s monumental textiles at Kunstsilo – it feels natural to extend that conversation further into the studio. Posebyen Backstage #2.

The next part of Posebyen Backstage will take place both in Atelier Laura and in the Dance Studio at Kilden. Here, I wish to continue the investigation with elements such as mask and light, and explore how these can become catalysts for the next visual translation back into the studio.