My biggest news of 2025 was establishing a new studio as part of the project Studio E39 in Eidsvåg, Bergen. 13 studios and a large common area are housed in a wing of the former industrial building Eidsvåg Fabrikker. As well as individual work spaces housing artists, designers, architects and craft workers, used on a weekly basis, there is a programme of events including pop-up exhibitions, open studios and art sales. The November 2025 art sale DUST OFF! was a successful event attracting a large public and generating many sales of artists' works. Project leader Oda Tungodden secured the premises and is the brain behind DUST OFF! and other initiatives that will make E39 an important location on the art map of Western Norway.
Below are photos, before and after, of the new studio I have established. I hope this will be my working base for several years to come! For the first time in over a decade I have a studio big enough to test out larger projects and installations.
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| The room was formerly a small gym |
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| This part of the building had been a trade school |
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| After the trade school moved it was a day centre for people with disabilities |
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| With a large floor area and high ceilings it will be a good space to work in |
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| A bonus is a direct view to the fjord and marina outside, through big windows |
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| Starting to set up the work space. Storage is essential! |
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I have designed it to have areas for different activities including video/sound editing
work with print projects, and space for exhibition development |
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| It is important to keep the larger part of the space open and flexible |
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| After painting and some minor repairs to wall surfaces, ready to start moving in |
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A lot of equipment, materials and older projects have been in storage for about 15 years
and now all of this is accessible again |
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| With good help from my teenage grandson I completed the install in a short time |
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