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The Magic of Myth Made in Davao: Majestic Flights in the Pegasus Series
There’s a reason mythical creatures have captured our imaginations for centuries. With the Pegasus Series, I wanted to channel that feeling of wonder and freedom, the sensation of soaring through a dreamy sky, unbound by gravity or expectation. As a child, I was fascinated by glossy angel cards, and as…
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Music and the Mysteries of the Universe (Part 2)
When my wife Grace wrote the Part 1 of Music and the Mysteries of the Universe in 2016, she described how our friend, the Swedish flutist and guitarist Per-Olov Sahl, saw music as a bridge between the visible and the invisible, between human breath and cosmic rhythm. Eight years later,…
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GaffGaff Galleri: Ecstasy and Clarity (Part 2)
Here, I continue the introduction to my GaffGaff Galleri initiative. Armed with an old smartphone and a direct line to my incredible friends in the clouds, I am developing my talent as a visual artist. I’ve written about my method here, and I’m excited to share more of my experiments,…
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When The Widows’ Tears Water The Tree
I had a turbulent childhood, surrounded by artists who drank heavily. It was a mix of order and chaos, something that has shaped me. But I had good access to books, which I read slowly due to dyslexia. Slowly but surely, I worked my way through Gulliver’s Travels, Robinson Crusoe,…
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Film Retrospective: A Chinese Woman Meets a Deaf Pianist, and Soon the Dance Begins
Can someone become a musician even if they’re deaf? The fact that the answer is yes may come as a surprise to many. Norwegian pianist and performing artist Rita Lindanger has defied all prejudices. As a deaf performer, she has developed an artistic practice where music is not only heard…
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Film Retrospective: Lars Øyno and His Theatre of Cruelty (Part 2)
This article is for those who want to learn more about the Theatre of Cruelty and how Lars Øyno carries on Artaud’s extreme project. In the accompanying film, he talks about Artaud’s vision and how he works himself. The film includes excerpts from what is perhaps his most controversial production,…
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Film Retrospective: Lars Øyno and His Theatre of Cruelty (Part 1)
A visionary French theatre artist, Antonin Artaud (1896-1948), had a strong desire to break away from the text-based theatre that dominated Europe in the 20th century. His personal experiences with mental illness, pain, madness, the body, and transcendence laid the foundation for a radical vision: a new form of theatre…
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Meet Ulf M: An Outsider in Stamsund (Part 2)
Be prepared to jump almost 20 years back in time. In December 2005, an unusual painting exhibition opened at a gallery in Bodø, an important cultural hub in the Norwegian Arctic. A series of paintings made people stop and wonder. Melancholic men with unusually long necks drowned their sorrows in…
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Meet Ulf M: An Outsider in Stamsund (Part 1)
Ulf Steinar Melkstavik, known as Ulf M, is a Norwegian painter who has developed a distinctive artistic voice: recognizable and subtly whimsical. His art resides at the intersection of the surreal and the folkloric, often populated by figures placed in scenes ranging from the absurd to the deeply melancholic. His…
Recent Posts:
- The Magic of Myth Made in Davao: Majestic Flights in the Pegasus Series
- Music and the Mysteries of the Universe (Part 2)
- GaffGaff Galleri: Ecstasy and Clarity (Part 2)
- When The Widows’ Tears Water The Tree
- Film Retrospective: A Chinese Woman Meets a Deaf Pianist, and Soon the Dance Begins
