Alchemy – The poeBcs of bread
Video 20 min – No dialogue
Alchemy is a poe7c evoca7on of the transforma7on of bread, eleva7ng the baking of this mostbasic staple into an art form. Here, nature and human culture collaborate. Hands pound, mix,
knead, and stretch, revealing the choreographed rhythms and movements inherent in the making of bread.
I was brought up in Arc7c Norway, where baking bread was then a living tradi7on in most homes. My grandmother, mother, and father all baked bread, oEen six loaves at a 7me, so it would last the
week. When I moved to England, I brought this tradi7on with me. The white substance sold in shops bore little resemblance to what I would call bread, nor did it contain its nourishment or spirit, so I simply continued baking my own.
As my life and art gradually merged, bread baking also became part of my artistic practice. I wanted to communicate bread making as poetry, an entry point to our lost connections with nature and the senses. This vision became the film Alchemy, which has been shown at venues worldwide and deeply resonated with audiences.
Alchemy has been shown at the following artvenues and festivals:
Everything is connected to everything, Østfold Artcenter, Solo exhibition, Fredrikstad
Ilios Festival, Harstad, 2014
Everything is connected, Solo exhibition, Galleri Nord-Norge, Harstad, 2014
DSNY: December Store New York: Stamsund Theatre Festival, Lofoten, Norway 2013
Albright College, Pennsylvania, 2012
Nurturing Nature – artists and the environment, Osilas Gallery, New York, 2011 Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival January 15-17, Nevada City, CA, 2010.
Ecoartspace, “Down to Earth: Artists Create Edible landscapes”, New York, 2009 Globians Doc Festival, Berlin, 2009,
Mixed Greens – Gardiner Museum, Toronto, 2009
Documentary Fortnight, MoMA, New York, 2009
Den Nordnorske Kunstutstilling, Northern Norway 2009-2010, Jury ś Award Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, Toronto, 2008
Desire Lines – Arts and Ecology symposium, Dartington, 2008 Companion Festival of Bread , Devon, 2007