"I’ve just returned from a week in solitude at Bekkastoggo, Sjøbygda Kunstnarhus. This was a unique and rich experience for me! I found the warmth of the house and the surroundings very inspiring and perfect for creative work. I must say that the quietness and the isolation overwhelmed me at first and made me aware of an intense restlessness. This restlessness reminded me of slow, never ending Sundays in my younger years and made me think of a beautiful quote by Walter Benjamin: ”If sleep is the apogee of physical relaxation, boredom is the apogee of mental relaxation. Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.” I would not say that I ever felt bored at Bekkastoggo, but this is a place without any rustling in the leaves. This is therefore a place where it is possible to enter a state of mind where new thoughts can be thought. For me this was what happened at Bekkastoggo! The new thoughts, the new ideas and the focus I found are essential for the future of my project and the music to be written. I’m therefore very grateful for being given the opportunity of staying in Bekkastoggo."
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:00:25 +0000
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