Træna
Artist in Residence
Træna is an archipelago on the Arctic Circle 33 nautical miles off Helgeland coast and I have been there twice to be part of their winter festival and work as an artist in residence.
The light (when there is some) on and above the Arctic Circle is just special. The island of Lovund in the distance as seen from the airspace of Træna archipelago, Northern Norway.
An Artist in Residence project in Træna, Norway, 33 nautical miles off the mainland, that resulted in a sauna, at the edge of the North Atlatic. It’s not the easiest place on earth to get to, but you won’t regret taking the trip there when sitting by the stove, pouring heated water over you and looking out at the Atlantic ocean.
Is it Hawaii? Or Maldives? Maybe French Polynesia? No - it’s Norway’s Helgeland at it’s best! Would love to snorkel in those turquoise waters in the summer. The shot was taken flying the drone quite far out in the sea which is alway nerve-racking due to various birds and wind gusts that are common here. Also had to play catch-up with the fog since it was a very short moment between rainy and clear weather. It lasted 20 minutes at most.
Motorcycling Norway
Norway is our closest epic landscape destination and hence a motorcyclists paradise. A night ferry from Ventpils, then a short ride through Sweden and you’re in Norwegian mountains, fjords and troll lands. It’s not a land that can be traveled in one go, hence I keep returning. On a motorcycle twice for now, but definately with plans to return again.
