Follow the Route http://www.memoria-norway.com en Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:44:43 +0200 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=816 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=816


Here we are again, the Alex in our sight, the tundra in our hearts ...]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:13:17 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=815 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=815


The beauty of German Rasthof Buddikate.]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:39:21 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=814 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=814


Night stop near Östersund, morning is already about to happen.]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:08:34 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=813 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=813


A few hours on Finnish roads, a lot of Swedish woods, now night-stop in Jokkmokk. View over the frozen "Vajkijaure". We will soon leave the Polar Circle.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:16:21 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=812 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=812


...… to wait for our last sundown in the Finnmark.]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:15:06 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=811 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=811


We had to say good-bye to Geir and Stabbursdalen again, in fact we never say this but "See you!", because we hope to back soon. We're already on the road and have some hard days of driving ahead of us but of course we have to stop at this spot again to watch the "Vuorji" on the horizon and …...]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:33:47 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=810 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=810


After the show and a lot of talking about landscape and our experiences over the last years, Geir can't stop listing to the recordings of the polar lights.]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:39:53 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=809 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=809


This evening we're doing the last live performance of this tour in the Stabbursdalen Resort. It's more a private show where we invited only a few friends and people we know in the region, like Synnøve Persen and her husband and Hans Kristian Strand, a marine biologist working on topics of the Porsanger Fjord.]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:00 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=808 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=808


We drove to Lakselv with Geir and his kids to buy some coffee and tea for the performance this evening. Aron and Eirin are enjoying the snow and also the sweets they just bought at the supermarket.]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:47 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=807 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=807


This is the last night for us to do sound recordings of the polar lights. We are trying different techniques how we can boost the signal much more and how we are able to go deeper into the sound phenomenon of the night sky illumination.]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:59:43 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=805 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=805


Same as before, also one of our favorites spot, the setting sun illuminates the highest peaks on the opposite side of the fjord.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:19:53 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=804 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=804


View over the frozen Porsanger Fjord, when the horizon melts into the sky.]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:58:52 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=803 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=803


And they kept coming back. Last time we checked this night was about 2 o'clock in the night and they were still around. Roughly between 6 and 7 hours, we've never experienced such a long time of activity before. By the way, this was the last time we could use our main camera lens, whose mechanical parts decided to stop working. We don't blame that on the polar lights.]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:13:22 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=802 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=802


This night the polar lights started quite early by circling above our heads.]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:50:52 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=801 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=801


We lay the camera with its back in the snow for this picture. The polar lights are spanning like a magnetic field right above our heads and we are wishing for a lens with a wider angle.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:56:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=800 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=800


Finally we are fishing again. We are playing around with the kid's toys they left on the kitchen table.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:17:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=799 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=799


After the meeting we stopped by our friend Geir's house to discuss the environment of the Porsanger Region, the new National Park and all other stories that we just talked about. So because we don't know, we have to look into the crystal ball for all the things that may happen in the near future ;)]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:51:04 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=798 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=798


After several attempts to meet up with Mona Skanke, the major of Porsanger, this time we are lucky that she is in town. After introducing our project we found a lot to talk about. The Porsanger Municipality is heading for a new future regarding the untouched nature of the region. One of the recent activities are to find out what is going on under the water surface of the fjord and how to turn it back into a refuge.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:04 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=797 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=797


In the morning the weather cleared up a little bit and we are driving to Lakselv to meet up with the major. After last night's storm, the roads look like polished by the wind and the snow.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:47:22 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=796 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=796


It is snowing heavily since hours. It's a marvel of nature, but also a bit frightening at the same time. The storm shakes the parked car like a boat on the open sea.]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:30:51 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=795 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=795


On our way back the wind got even stronger. Sometimes it's impossible to see more than a few meters. Behind that white curtain, there is Stabbursdalen somewhere.]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:51:54 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=794 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=794


The temperature dropped a great deal. This morning, our way into town is not easy. Because of the strong winds, there are Snowdrifts all the way along the roads. But these machines are taking good care of them.]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:38:29 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=793 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=793


This is the perfect night to test our new antenna out in the field. We are out with the custom-built VLF radio to record this electromagnetic phenomenon. The hissing and cracking sounds from the etherwaves and spherics are very audible. They're possibly boosted by the light, because as bright and clear as tonight we didn't hear them before. We saw a lot of dying stars this night.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:52:44 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=792 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=792


When Springer looked out of the window he started a sentence in German: "This looks like a great night for …" but then paused because he was missing the word in German, searching for the English term … which didn't come up … and finally finished with "guovssahasat", which is the Northern Sámi word for what he was expecting this evening. And he wasn't disappointed. Having polar lights to say hello as a welcome greeting, makes you feel the magic about this place, we call our home in the Finnmark.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:42:49 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=791 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=791


An unusual formation of clouds on top of the mountains on the other side of the Porsanger Fjord. According to our book about clouds this is most likely called "Lenticular altocumulus". We're very close to Stabbursdalen, our headquarter in the Finnmark during our explorations. The outside temperature is slightly above 0 degrees C, what feels very strange, having in mind the -20 degrees from yesterday, which was only 85 km away from here.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:21:48 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=790 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=790


We are arriving in Lakselv, or Lemmijoki, which is its name in the Kven language. The Kvens are a Norwegian ethnic minority descended from Finnish peasants and fishermen who emigrated from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sky is clearing up, wrapping the town in a warm light. The sun already hides behind the mountain and the surrounding looks like vanilla ice and candyfloss.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:12:32 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=789 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=789


A service truck is passing by to take away the snowdrifts. We're lucky, the wind comes from the right side.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:04:19 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=788 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=788


On our way the windspeed starts to increase a large amount, so it's like driving a big box through a storm on an icy ground. We're encountering a car lying next to the road with its trailer upside down. Luckily nobody got hurt and the recovery service is already on the way. We're continuing our way very slow and careful.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:57:37 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=787 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=787


This is one of our favorite spots to stop and to take photos of the landscape that always presents itself in multitudinous layers towards the horizon.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:14:46 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=786 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=786


On the receipt of the Karasjok Camping is a little quote on the bottom: Thanks for feeding our mosquitos! Yeah, maybe next time. After recovering a little bit, we are leaving the city in the direction of Lakselv. Here we are passing the entrance to the Sápmi Park, the theme park that presents Sámi culture and traditions.]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:29:58 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=785 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=785


The view in the direction of Karasjok. From this point on, pine trees are growing again, to form a unique forest that surrounds the city. The pine forest along the upper parts of the Tana River, Karasjok River and Anárjohka River are connected to the great Finnish forest plains, while the pine forest in the Pasvik Valley is connected to the Russian taiga.]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:11:52 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=784 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=784


We are passing by a church nearby Śuoššjávri with this almost too perfect little birch.]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:54:20 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=783 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=783


Does this look real to you?]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:58 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=782 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=782


On the other side of the river Guovdageaineatnu you see the mountains of Vuordnáš with a height of 588 meter. This time of the day, the landscape is like a watercolor painting wherever you look.]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:57:21 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=781 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=781


To unriddle Parkers vision from some days ago: while keeping up with the concerts, Parker tried to suppress his cold for some days now. But now that we are leaving Kautokeino he feels really ill. The new plan is to rest the weekend in Karasjok and to continue to Stabbursdalen on Sunday.]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:54:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=780 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=780


Ánte Siri is the Executive Information Officer of the Sámi University College and helped us organizing the performance and preparing the room. He also did the guided tour. Many thanks!]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:54:10 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=779 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=779


This morning we met the director of the Sámi University College, Steinar Pedersen. He is an historian and wrote several books on Sámi history, leading back into the centuries. From 1989 to 2005 he was a member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway. In 2006 he took the Dr. philos. degree in history, with the paper Lappekodisillen i nord 1751-1859. Here he sits in front of the fireplace inside Diehtosiida.]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:04:48 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=778 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=778


Some stripped down Lavvus next to the road.]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:24:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=777 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=777


We are driving out of the city to do some more photos of the landscape, but can't drive as far as we hoped for. On some point the roads are not freed from snow anymore and there are only snow scooter tracks leading on. Wikipedia says:"In physical geography, tundra is a biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian mediation from the Kildin Sami word tūndâr, which means "uplands, treeless mountain tract." There are three types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine tundra, and antarctic tundra." But was it is not says is that it is simply awesome to be here.]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:45:30 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=776 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=776


View towards the "Diehtosiida" which is the name of the building, that houses the Sámi University College and several science and research institutions as well as the Sami Archive and offices of the Sami Parliament. The University College offers education for teachers, journalists, studies in Sámi language and literature, Sámi Traditional and Applied Arts (handicraft-duodji), and other studies.]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:57:55 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=775 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=775


We did the performance in the evening, and we forgot to take any photos. This is a screenshot from the projection.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:02:23 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=774 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=774


Joining the tour through the building was filmmaker Ellen-Astri Lundby, who collected video sketches of the artworks around. Her recent documentary film "Suddenly Sami" deals with herself suddenly finding out that she is Sámi, which she was never told by her mother.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:53:32 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=773 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=773


We are getting a guided tour through the Sámi University College, which was opened only a few months ago. A lot of artists created works which are integrated in the building. We stopped by at the huge library.]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:16:11 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=772 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=772


We parked our car behind the Sámi allaskuvla, the Sámi University College in Kautokeino, where we will present our performance on March 03.]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:43:31 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=771 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=771


We're getting closer to Kautokeino, noticeable also by falling temperatures, which usually happens when driving towards the inland. We're down to -27 degrees C again and Parker feels that there is something happening to him.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:55:39 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=768 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=768


A frozen waterfall in the mountains. It's cyan color fits the overall light situation very well.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:45:34 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=767 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=767


One year ago, this spot was not easy to pass. During the Finnmarksløpet, the dog sledge race, a lot of supply trucks got stuck here for some time due to the heavy snow.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:38:58 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=766 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=766


Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:23:23 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=765 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=765


Again the view over the Alta Bay, not so foggy as this morning.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:04:40 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=764 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=764


We're on the road again, next destination: Kautokeino. We wanna catch at least some light on our way through the mountains.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:43:35 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=763 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=763


A talk with the physics class after the performance about technical aspects of collecting the material for our archives, i.e. the sound recording of polar lights.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:10:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=762 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=762


Parker doing an introduction for what they are about to see and hear.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:13:52 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=761 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=761


We are preparing the performance, this time in a gym with an improvised screen, because a lot of students will have to fit in this place. Tor Johansen, a teacher from the Media department helped us out with a really good projector they just bought a week ago. He also fixed the wire through the room to build the projection screen. Many thanks for your help!]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:05:52 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=760 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=760


We are driving to the school complex where we are going to do the performance. In the picture, a view over the Alta Bay.]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:00:29 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=759 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=759


Still 100 km to go, destination: Alta. We are passing the Kautokeinoelva, shortly before it will get really dark.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:07:43 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=758 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=758


We're driving through reindeer territories, next to the roads there are a lot of them digging for food below the snow. Some of them disappear with the first half of their bodies into the holes they dug, which looks kind of funny.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:01:14 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=757 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=757


The temperature is down to -33 degrees Celsius and falling. The air is crystal clear and the view breathtaking.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:51:06 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=756 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=756


In some spots, the wind can blow hard from the side, piling up the snow to tricky snow drifts.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:15:31 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=755 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=755


Yet another snow scooter track leading from the road towards somewhere.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:12:33 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=754 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=754


A days last sunlight on the top of these hills, that are characteristic of this region.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:51:13 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=753 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=753


Where the low light still finds a way, it makes everything cast huge shadows.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:44:41 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=752 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=752


On the road towards Alta. While the sun is vanishing slowly behind the mountains it's getting colder by the hour.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:42:51 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=751 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=751


Later in the studio of musician Rolf Morten. He doesn't seem to have a dog.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:37:49 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=750 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=750


When we arrived at Bivdu this evening, it was already very crowded. We've been told that members of reindeer herding families from Karasjok and Kautokeino have been playing football against each other and now came together for a Yoik contest. We didn't manage to get a clue about the rules or the results, but heard a wide range of different Yoiks that evening.]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:10:19 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=749 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=749


A friend built us a very low frequency (VLF) radio to do sound recordings of polar lights. Now we're building us a bigger antenna from a roll of copper wire we found in a shop in Tana. After a very painful preparation we went out to test the polar light catcher with the new toy.]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:58:08 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=748 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=748


We visited Kai Somby at his home and studio and all you'll get is a photo of this dog.]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:36:16 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=747 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=747


Yesterday, after we stopped in Tana to ship the projector with the guy from the bus service, we continued our travel to Karasjok. We met up with John Henrik Guttorm at the NRK Sámi Radio and Television studio, where he works since about half a year. As usually when we are meeting him, we were immediately in the middle of a discussion concerning Sámi topics, so we changed locations to "Bivdu", the nearby pup. A really nice place to have a beer and a good talk. And there went the night. This morning the sun is bright and we will be heading towards the city center to buy food for the next days.]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:38:27 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=746 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=746


On the other side of the road, snowscooter tracks on the frozen branch of the river.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:37:18 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=745 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=745


After the police inspection. The moon is already high in the sky. In the foreground, the frozen Tanaelva. With its 330 km length it has Europe's largest untouched river delta and is the most productive salmon river in Norway. We've been told that people living stream upwards don't like the salmon so much that is caught in Tana, because they say it is too fat. The fat they are loosing while swimming the stream upwards, which makes them less liked by people from Tana. How do you prefer your salmon?]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:24:49 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=744 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=744


We're back on the road and driving in the direction of Tana, because we have to send the video projector back to Kirkenes via the bus route. The sky is quite clear and it is not as cold as the days before. This scenery is new for us, so we are doing quite a few photos. If you look closely, you will see a police car with two officers, who will control us a few minutes later.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:16:59 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=743 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=743


Also attending the performance was Helge Saeverud, who is working with the kids at the school. He went to this very school over 20 years ago and moved back here after spending some time in Bergen. He said: "You see, one can make it here ... easily". He built up a sheep farm, married a local girl and got kids. He is maybe the archetyp of people in the Finnmark, who come back to live here because they really like it. After the show, we had the chance to talk about all different kinds of things. What you don't see in the picture is, that he is standing outside in the snow on socks, because his boots are in the next building. Finest sheep wool quality, most likely.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:27:44 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=742 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=742


We are already beyond our time limit, but for the interested students, we are telling more about the project and are presenting the website.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:23:27 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=741 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=741


We're about to start the performance. On socks by the way, caus these are the rules, the boots stay outside. Very common in Norwegian households, for a good reason.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=740 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=740


Yesterday evening, we already drove towards our next location. Bonjákas is a village, a few kilometers from Tana Bru. They have a huge complex with schools, an agricultural school and a boarding school (internat). We're getting up early to be ready by 10.30 for we need at least 2 hours to build up. For both of us are a not the earlybird kind of guys, that view makes it a lot easier.]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:27:25 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=739 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=739


The upper floor of Skansen features a very nice and huge cinema and theater place, but due to our current setup we had to chose the lower floor for the performance. After the performance, Parker is telling more about our project and experiences, and asking questions like how many of the young ones are seeing their future in the city and in the Finnmark. And a lot of them do.]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:45:01 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=738 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=738


View towards the huge harbour, where a lot of Russian and Norwegian ships are anchored. Somehow similar to the situation in Kirkenes. One reason might be, that the Murmansk harbour was recently privatised and sold to several companies. Business therefore got so complicated, that a lot of shipping companies moved there ships to close-by Norwegian shores.]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:35:39 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=737 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=737


We have been told that the "Skansen" was built by the local men choir quite some years ago. When the city asked for money to build a house like this, it was rejected, so they built it themselves. Same with the road we drove on yesterday, same with the first airport and so on. People in this fisher town know how to get things done and they are rightly proud of it and also full of hope.]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:23:24 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=736 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=736


We arrived in Båtsfjord and after a short round through the city, we parked next to the "Skansen", where we are going to play tomorrow. It is a huge white building on top of a hill, very visible from all parts of the city.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:50:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=735 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=735


The weather stayed with us and driving is easy as cake. Obviously, they also had a lot of snowfall during the last days but trucks are cleaning the pass every two hours. It's a pity that it is already so dark outside because a lot a people refer to this landscape as like driving on the moon.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:09:26 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=734 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=734


We're entering unknown territories. At least for us. Tor Johnny grew up somewhere around here.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:56:55 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=733 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=733


The weather situation looks quite good and we are very curious about the pass to Båtsfjord, because we've never been there before and don't know what will come and how the roads may be. But we will figure this out very soon.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:36:48 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=732 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=732


After a guided tour through the Musikk i Finnmark (mufi) offices, a hot coffee and yet another little photo session inside the caravan, we are going to to leave Vadsø in the direction of Båtsfjord, where we will have our next performance tomorrow.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:22:01 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=731 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=731


Down by the harbour we are meeting Thomas Pettersen and Knut Åserud (l.t.r.) again for a little press photo shooting in front of this scenery. The sun is already going down and we did this counter shot.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:31:10 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=730 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=730


View towards the sunset in Vadsø harbour.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:22:51 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=729 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=729


We played the Memoria Norway performance at the Vadsø School in the morning. Thomas from Musikk i Finnmark and Knut a photographer were joining us to watch and document it. After a short introduction we played for half an hour and then talked about what we experienced during the last two years. The room was packed and after almost more than an hour everybody went back to their regular classes. It's been a while that both of us stood in front of so many students and we almost forgot how much fun it is.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:23:20 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=728 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=728


We parked the car outside the school, where we are going to do our first performance tomorrow in the "Kulturelle Skolesekken" program, which is organised by "Musikk i Finnmark". It started to snow again and we are watching the dance of the snowflakes below the street lights.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:52:28 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=727 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=727


We arrived in Vadsø, there is a strong wind blowing. We need to refill our provisions but first of all, we need to get a Norwegian phone number to lower the costs for communicating around Norway. We went into an electronic shop, got a simcard with a number, for free. Almost too easy.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:58:27 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=726 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=726


Looks like the clouds are trying to match the forms of the bushes.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:52:18 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=725 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=725


A truck is passing by in the typical manner, which means very fast and much too close. For this is our 5th trip, we're kind of used to it. All goods have to be transported into the most far out places, so you always have a lot of them rolling around, day and night and during all weather conditions. We also came across a lot of them lying like turtles upside down. Being a truck driver in the Finnmark is not an easy job. Despite all the times we cursed upon you, and all the times you may have cursed upon another damn slow German camper, thanks to all of you.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:32:57 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=724 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=724


And it seems that they already had a lot of it recently.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:28:38 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=723 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=723


And here comes the snow again.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:24:48 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=722 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=722


They are floating into nothingness, like the remaining pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:23:47 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=721 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=721


From a distance it's like driving towards a set that someone just built and painted on the horizon.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:54:34 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=720 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=720


This is again one of these places that look like straight out of a picture book. We are wondering how it might be living there and if they have a good life. Everything appears to be perfect in a way.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:47:56 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=719 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=719


Suddenly the temperature drops notably by a few degrees and everything around turns to white.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:38:53 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=718 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=718


When it comes to the topic of fish farms, the temper among people we are talking to easily rises high. For several reasons. The salmons in the farms are not as healthy as the wild ones, due to their living and feeding conditions. They spend their life in huge nets, from which they sometimes escape if they prefer a nice fjord or river instead. They mix and of course mate with the wild salmon and this way can transfer diseases and viruses to them and to next generations. There is one particular deadly (for the fish) virus already spreading, which if the worst comes to worst, might become a reason for a forced erasure of all life (not only the salmon) in a river to "restart" it afterwards by putting out already stored healthy salmon eggs. Ten years is the estimated time for such a procedure. Along the huge Norwegian salmon rivers, there are hundreds of peoples existences depending on the wild salmons, in one or the other way. The currently appointed Fisheries Minister of Norway is co-owner of a salmon farming company.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:38:22 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=717 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=717


Like in the old movies, you know ...]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:06:32 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=716 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=716


This looks more threatening than it is, if the fjord is not frozen there is often fog forming over the water.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:40:54 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=715 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=715


The sun has a hard time coming through. It's about -17 degrees C.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:38:23 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=714 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=714


We're leaving Kirkenes and are driving towards Vadsø. The snow-covered and frozen bushes next to the fjord look a lot like corals.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:32:21 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=713 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=713


We will probably never manage to catch all of Pikene på Broen in one photo. Right here we did the photo with them when we said hello for the first time about a year ago, and we will keep on trying. This time (l.to r.): Mona, Liv Astrid, Maria & Luba.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:11:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=712 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=712


Everyday routine is back to the office of the girls. Sorry, but we have to pause this to give some hugs and good-byes.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:09:52 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=711 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=711


For full viewing pleasure, please lean your head to the left now. A few days of not moving the car at least proves that the internal heating works very properly. This impressive little souvenir has to be removed before we can continue our performance tour through the Finnmark. Not an easy task, but we've seen bigger ones growing from roofs around the city.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:47:47 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=710 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=710


An icy morning, if these beauties haven't been on the windscreen, we would have taken them with us ...]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:39:09 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=709 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=709


This way it's staying fresh for the summer.]]> Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:03:08 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=706 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=706


In the evening, we're invited to a dinner that Pikene på Broen organized for the volunteers of the Barents Spektakel. We're also meeting Kjetil, Michael and Franzi there. During we've been to Murmansk, there has been public meeting in the city, about a hot topic: Lilaflot, which also became our topic of the evening, because Kjetil and Michael have both attended the meeting. The Australian company who recently bought and reopened the iron ore mines in Kirkenes is using a special chemical to separate the ore from the crushed rocks. The residues of this process, which means rock and poisonous chemical (Lilaflot D817M) are poured directly into the Bøkfjorden, one of Norways national and the easternmost salmon fjord. In 2009, the company applied to raise the amount of Lilaflot used to 500 tons a year. We've been told that when pupils of the local school drew a banner to protest against Lilaflot and hung it to the school, they were forced to take it off by a city official.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:55:10 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=705 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=705


This time, the procedures at the Russian customs went quite fast, which means about 1,5 hours. We're arriving back in Kirkenes, where it is hard not to notice, that there has been a lot of new snow during the last days. And it is still snowing.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:58:31 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=704 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=704


We're passing by Nikel, which got its name from the metal that is mined and smelted there. It is the sister city of Kirkenes and lies about 7 km from the Norwegian border. In the photo you see the Pechenga nickel plant, which causes grave environmental and health concerns for the population of the city. The wind also carries sulfur dioxide fumes to the nearby Norwegian areas and causes severe pollution there. By the way, the filming of the "Farewell to the Fairground" video of "White Lies" was done in Nikel and co-organized by Pikene på Broen.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:45:43 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=703 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=703


During our trip back from Murmansk, we are passing several military towns with unfinished building complexes.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:24:50 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=702 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=702


We're approaching the town of Zapolyarnyy which means "Beyond the Polar (Circle)". The first astronaut, Yuri Gagarin, was stationed here from 1956 - 1960.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:22:52 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=701 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=701


We passed by Sputnik, a pure military town.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:01:58 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=700 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=700


Around us, the Russian tundra. A very sublime sight.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:52:14 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=699 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=699


The clear sky stayed with us for a while, but you can see the dark clouds ahead, signalising the next snow storm.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:41:45 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=698 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=698


The attempt to capture the so called diamond dust in a photo. It is a ground-level cloud composed of tiny ice crystals. It generally forms under otherwise clear or nearly clear skies and is most commonly observed in Antarctica and the Arctic.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:16:09 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=697 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=697


The "Titovka" is the most popular road café between Murmansk and the border to Norway. One reason might be, that it is the only one. Open 24/7 for travelers to get all kinds of food (peanuts for Parker!) and beverages, but most notably, homemade soup and apple pie, and a damn good coffee. In case you need to use the nearby facilities, after having paid the lady at the counter behind the glass, please keep in mind to grab enough toilet paper from the single roll that is attached to the desk.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:15:03 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=696 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=696


When we are crossing borders during our journeys (i.e. Sweden, Finland, Norway), we're used to notice more or less simultaneous changes in the landscape, due to natural borders like tree lines or mountains. But here it looks like driving through central Finnmark.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:01:59 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=695 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=695


Towards the highest points of the hills, the streets are covered with sand, so heavy trucks have a better grip. Although we saw two trucks during our trip, that were just being pulled back to the road by the army.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:03:00 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=694 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=694


On our way back we stopped at the "Dolina Slavy" (Valley of Heroism) memorial complex for the Russian arctic soldiers, fallen during the awful battles between Russia, Germany and Finland during WWII. It is situated on the 74th km of the route Murmansk - Pechenga. There are huge black stones with engravings copied from private letters and diaries of soldiers, which Luba translated for us. During the next half an hour we kept quite silent in the car, which was not due to our feets feeling like ice blocks.]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:40:54 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=693 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=693


The cafe and restaurant Leto (engl.: Summer) just deserves an entry here. Apart from the fact that they managed to serve several delicious vegan dishes and soups for Parker during these days, they have an appealing interior design and serve soundscapes of birds and bees in the bathroom. What more do you want?]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:06:48 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=692 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=692


Let's just hope he's wearing some warm clothing underneath.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:05:08 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=691 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=691


On our way back, we're passing the trainstation again. Its color might seem very unusual, but every now and then you'll find it around the city. Also very visible, the vests of the workers removing the snow from the walkways and bridges. And there really was a lot of snow coming down during the last hours. The train from Murmansk to Nikel takes 8 hours.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:04:08 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=687 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=687


Before leaving the Zero Mile, we're getting dressed for the worst.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:49:51 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=686 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=686


We're sitting inside the building above the waiting hall in the "Zero Mile" restaurant, watching the scenes outside. While we are watching, this is already the second lot of people doing the lock ceremony at the fencing outside. The funny thing was, that if they waited just 5 minutes longer inside the cars, the storm would have been over.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:25:57 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=685 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=685


Some of the numerous cranes to load and unload the ships cargo. Again a huge snow cloud arrived and changed the weather within a few minutes. Time to go inside.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:30:45 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=684 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=684


The sign with the city's name on top of the building with the waiting hall for people planning to travel by ship.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:55:28 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=683 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=683


Attached to the fencing around the piers you'll find hundreds of different kind of locks with engravings on it. If people get married, they come here to put a lock to seal their luck and throw the key into the water.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:22:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=682 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=682


Due to the warm North Atlantic drift ocean current, the harbor remains ice-free all the year. The discarded nuclear icebreaker Lenin sleeps in the harbor. A lot of people and school classes come to visit it. Luba was asked by an elderly Russian man to take a photo of him in front of the ship. During the cold war time, Murmansk was the center of the Soviet submarine and icebreaker activities.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:21:13 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=681 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=681


These birds sit in hundreds in the trees around parks, if you're in the center of them it's an amazingly strange surrounding soundscape. Of course Parker did a recording.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:09:58 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=680 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=680


Looking again in the other direction, you see the two giant chimneys.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:07:24 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=679 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=679


View from the bridge over the tracks towards the harbor, in the background you see the Alesha monument, where we stood before.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:05:12 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=678 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=678


View from the pedestrian bridge leading from the train station to the harbor. The weather seems to be changing every minute.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:03:24 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=677 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=677


The Hotel "Arktika" in the form of a trefoil is the tallest building in the city and stands at the "Five Corners Square". It stands empty for about five years now, and it was gut from the inside, from the right angle, you can see the light shining through from the other side. A reconstruction is planned to start this year. If you google for the hotel, you still find it in so many databases, wouldn't be surprised if you can even book a room in there somewhere.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:48:25 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=676 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=676


We're driving back down to the city center. The air has this particular smell of gasoline and industrial emissions which reminds us a lot of being in Leipzig during winter, shortly after the Berlin wall came down.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:27:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=675 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=675


This flame played by the wind next to the monument is powered by gas and burns all day and night.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:12:05 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=674 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=674


The monument was built in the memory of the defenders of Murmansk during World War II (in Russia also known as the Great Patriotic War), or as it is carved in stone next to it: for the Defenders of the Arctic. Murmansk was one of the cities awarded with the title Hero City, in 1985.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:09:45 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=673 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=673


The view from the hill towards the train station next to the harbor. The sight is not very clear, it has started to snow.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:04:29 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=672 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=672


The 35 meter-tall Alesha (or Alyosha) Monument, a realistic statue depicting a Russian soldier, was erected in 1974 and is overlooking the city westwards.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:56:44 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=671 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=671


Today we have some time to see a little bit of the city. 50 km away from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk is the largest city north of the Polar circle, with over 300.000 inhabitants. If you look around from this spot, you notice a lot of industrial chimneys, so no wonder that the snow is grey in many spots.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:55:23 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=670 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=670


We received some motivating and promising comments after the show. So after this exciting but also exhausting day, we're looking forward to catch some sleep, Springer right below this landscape in his hotel room.]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:12:05 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=669 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=669


For it being a rather untypical kind of event for this museum, we were very surprised and happy, that so many people came to watch it, and lot of young people. After the radio and TV interviews were over, we did an introduction to the project itself, which Luba translated into Russian. She also took this photo during the live performance.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:35:05 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=668 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=668


Soundcheck and few last adjustments. Since we have to adapt to different room situations all the time during this tour, this took a while. And a few old doors were quite shaking a few times.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:12:17 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=666 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=666


The crew of the museum helped us getting our equipment up the marble staircases leading up both sides of the floor to the hall on the second level. Around us, an exhibition is prepared, that will open this friday. These two nice women do not only watch the room for the whole day, they also take care, that everything is cleaned for the evening.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:21:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=665 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=665


The building was the first 3-storey stone building in Murmansk when it was built in 1927, it was turned into a museum after its reconstruction in 1989.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:12 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=664 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=664


We arrived quite late and tired in Murmansk yesterday evening, and we had to turn our watches two hours ahead. For a late dinner, we met Maria from Pikene på Broen and Anastasia, a fire artist living here and who we already met in Rovaniemi and Kirkenes before. This is Maria inside the exhibition hall of the Murmansk Art Museum, where we are setting up our performance for this evening.]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:59:14 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=663 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=663


Quite satisfied, he vanished back into his office where he spent the next three hours to write the descriptions. Yes, we already had descriptions, but anyway. And he didn't even had a coffee-break, as he pointed out later, when the one page descriptions and the numerous print-outs of the photos had to be signed and we could finally continue our way towards Murmansk. Our impression: there are some things that could be improved here.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:27:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=662 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=662


This is the typical view we enjoyed today. We already wrote about the photos we took from our equipment and the Russian descriptions Luba wrote for it. Shortly after arriving at the Russian customs, Luba noticed, that the officers at the Norwegian customs accidentally took both copies of these papers, when we passed there a few minutes ago. Although the Norwegian building lies only a few hundred meters away, you are not allowed to go or drive back there. Luba called at the Norwegian side and asked, what to do. Neither the Russian nor the Norwegian officers were allowed to go to the other border post to get or deliver the documents, but the Norwegians offered us to give our documents to the next driver that will cross their post in our direction, which finally happened over one hour later. Luba handed in the long awaited documents, a moment later an officer came out and wanted us to follow him to the van, in his hand, a small digital camera. What for, you might ask, and so did we. He was not open for discussion and although he already got the approved and signed photos and documents, he wanted to do it by himself, and he took his time, while we had to unpack and present our equipment.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:07:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=661 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=661


We're starting early towards the Russian border which lies about 15 km from Kirkenes. We are driving with a small van and a Russian driver, who knows the roads very well. Luba is also with us, which we are very happy about, she is and speaks Russian and already has lots of experience with the procedures at the customs.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:54:16 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=660 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=660


This evening we invited Ina Bakka Sem-Olsen, an architect from Bergen and Kaja W. van Der Pas, an artist from Bergen, living in Amsterdam, to join us for a chat at the caravan. They are preparing their degrees and are collaborating on a project about shrinking cities. In a few days they will go to Nikel, which lies just around the corner in Russia. It is snowing heavily for hours now. While Kaja is performing a typical Norwegian snow dance, Ina is preparing a typical Norwegian snowball that will hit Springer a few seconds later.]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:59:41 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=659 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=659


Lucky for us, somebody thought about bringing sausages. So, by the warmth of the campfire, it was a happy ending of a perfect day at the lake.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:17:16 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=658 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=658


The skeptical look of a hound, that probably senses already, that we will come back empty-handed. But hey, it's all about the fun, right?]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:21:43 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=657 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=657


It is interesting to study the different techniques of how people are trying to catch dinner, from very plausible ones to some that looked rather desperately from the distance ... yes we're talking about you, Mari.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:19:58 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=656 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=656


The first holes are drilled. When it's cold the fish are slow and lazy. The bait resembles a little fish trying to catch food, which is supposed to make other hungry fish jealous. At least this the theory as we understand it, but there is probably much more to it.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:47:51 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=655 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=655


Everyone of us is covered with these perfect snowflakes. Amazing and beautiful.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:40:25 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=654 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=654


Franzi, Michaels girlfriend, did not ride on the scooters with us, she came here all the way on her brandnew skies together with Leica, and like us, catched a lot of snow.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:32:53 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=653 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=653


When we met and asked Mari what she is doing, she replied with: Do you know CSI? That's what I do. She studied Molecular Biology in Bergen and now works for Bioforsk in Svanvik, mainly to keep track of the bear population and their territorial behaviour in this area.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:31:43 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=652 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=652


Tor Johnny is an engineer and multitalent. He drives the scooter like no other, lids campfires in minutes (only from wood, not with liquids!), drills the fishing holes into the frozen lake and played us most of his music collection last night. To sum it up: a supernice guy.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:30:54 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=651 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=651


A part of Pikene på Broen in private: Mona and Luba can't wait getting out on the lake. Btw., today is Norwegian Mother's day.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:29:22 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=650 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=650


Their son Tor Olav is 9 and just a smaller version of his daddy.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:28:47 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=649 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=649


Marit Johanne is Mona and Tor Johnny's youngest daughter, who just turned 8, hooray! Unfortunately, their older daughter, Inger Marie, the football star of the region, couldn't join us today, due to an injury on the foot. Get well soon !]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:27:26 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=648 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=648


Michael, who drove one of the scooters, is a photographer from Leipzig. He lives in this region for three years and used to train dogs for sledge races like the Finnmarksløpen (the northernmost in the world) . The proper clothing is everything! Michael knows this only too well and now tries to explain that to his dog Leica. She seems to accept her fate, although she gives him the looks as if she would have preferred a different color.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:25:22 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=646 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=646


Michael took this photo. For us it was a relief to arrive at the lake after a 25 minutes ride that felt like an hour. Parker is totally happy with the sound recordings, even if he claims that this was one of the hardest he ever did. Professionally dressed in borrowed snowscooter suits, we felt like pilots during their first flights while Springer even looked like one. Yes, that is ice on his glasses.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:16:50 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=645 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=645


Parker is fighting hard to stay on the sledge while doing sound recordings of the scooter.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:12:36 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=644 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=644


This is our very first ride on such machines. Noisy, stinky and very exciting. And off through the woods we go.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:03:05 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=643 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=643


Tor Johnny was up early to prepare two snowscooters and sledges for 9 people for a trip to the lake.]]> Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:48:22 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=642 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=642


The ice crystals are growing like fur on the walls around us.]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:51:33 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=641 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=641


We're down in the power station, a few meters above the water surface, where the cooling water for the generators is.]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:48:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=640 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=640


Snowy view from the dam, which connects this power station with a Russian one on the other side of the border.]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:28:31 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=639 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=639


... to big ones, which are about 3 years old and are soon to be released into the river.]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:15:55 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=638 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=638


Altogether there are about 25.000 trouts growing up there, separated by size and age. From very little ones ...]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:10:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=637 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=637


Monas husband, Tor Johnny works at the Pasvik Kraft powerstation and invited us for a guided tour. Because the dam of the station disturbs the natural fish life of the region, they decided to grow fish in basins inside the building.]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:00:58 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=636 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=636


We are invited to spend the weekend at Monas place at Skogfoss in the Pasvik Valley, close to the Taiga restaurant where we had a great evening some days ago. Mona is the administrative director at Pikene på Broen.]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:23:31 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=635 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=635


Walking the snowy streets towards the city center. Luba, Kjetil, Parker, Springer.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:31:12 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=634 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=634


Today we are having a luxurious vegan caravan noodle dinner with Kjetil Magne Sørenes and Luba. Kjetil is a reporter for the local newspaper Finnmarken, that you find in all places in this area. We already met him during the first days of the Barents Spektakel and he is a very good source for what's happening in and out of Kirkenes. Quite full up and by the wonderful taste of the last Mørketids-Øl, we are discussing a lot of things concerning the region.]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:10:31 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=633 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=633


After we spent most of the day with taking photos of our equipment and finding out its countries of origin, Luba is putting all the data in a list, that we will need at the customs to get our stuff over the border to Russia, where we will do our performance at the Murmansk Art Museum on wednesday next week. It is important to do this ATA Carnet very very properly. Luba once had to spend about 17 hours at the customs when bringing an exhibition to Murmansk, and we don't wanna beat this.]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:07:07 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=632 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=632


Surf&Turf, the place where we always end up sometime of these days, for a drink, for a meal or to talk and to use their wireless lan to surf. But by their name they actually refer to water and land or better to fish and meat. Joining us a lot of times: Johanne and Even. Both of them will take the flight back to Oslo tomorrow, it will be a sad good-bye after spending a lot of quality time together. See you soon in Oslo!]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:17:01 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=631 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=631


Svein Helge Orheim is the Administrative Manager of the Barents Institute, which was established in 2006. The Institute is not only a headquarter for researchers inside the Barents Regions, it has commenced its operation by engaging in several networks and joint research programmes with universities in the regions. By now, the Barents Institute has advised and supported about ten master students, from all over Norway and from NW Russia, to do studies on the Barents Region based at their various home universities. We've been there to tell about our project and to introduce some new project ideas of ours.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:41:55 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=630 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=630


Wandering around in the streets. Someone really likes grey. And also forgot to take down the Christmas decorations, but that we saw a lot when driving through Scandinavia, maybe they manage to keep up the mood for a few months more.]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:27:42 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=629 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=629


After spending the morning at the police station, because someone bumped into our car the other night, we are out in Kirkenes to have a walk and a coffee at Surf&Turf. Outside the temperature is back to -15 degrees C. there has been some new snow falling, but they manage quite well to deal with it. And if a sidewalk is not cleared from snow, you just walk on the streets, like everyone else. Both of us are a bit tired from all the activities we had since New Years Day, so we will try to have a more quiet week to finally refill our batteries.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:12 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=628 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=628


A little chill-out after a great festival, top: Eric Mutel, who built the snow labyrinth, Luba from Pikene på Broen and her neon-green anti-stress-rabbit, bottom: Parker, who really needs some sleep, Marina Yuzhaninova from the Northern Traveling Film Festival, Even Skår, musician from Oslo and member of the Norwegian Ornithological Society, Johanne Nome, who is doing the press information for Pikene på Broen and recently developed a thing for artificial sheeps, Springer, who really needs a new haircut.]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:36:47 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=627 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=627


After watching one of the fascinating and charismatic singers for a long time, Duolva Duottar hit the stage and rocked the house. Dressed in the Sámi kofte, Duolva Duottar raps both in Norwegian and Sámi. The band became nationally known after their participating in Norway´s Got Talent 2008, where they almost made it to the top! Duolva Duottar´s energetic shows are perhaps some of the best from Finnmark!]]> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:56:57 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=626 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=626


Today is the National day of the Sá¡mi. After some very interesting talks and presentations under the title "Sami me – Sami you" at the so called "Transborder Café" at "Ofelaš " we went out again to the Fjellhallen for a few concerts. Mari Boine, probably the most known artist from Norway is opening the evening. She has revitalized the Sá¡mi joik and modernized the Sá¡mi music, borrowing elements from jazz, rock and traditional folk music from different cultures. Her magical voice and unique musical expression describe the landscape of the Sá¡miland, and appeals to the vast audience across generations. In 2009 Mari Boine released her ninth studio album, Cuovgga Áirras (Sterna Paradisea), which is the result of her collaboration with the African and Norwegian musicians.]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:38:29 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=625 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=625


Nord Rute is an Ambisonic narrative that is part folktale, part sonic documentary, part sound montage and part music performance. It is based on the poem No. 272 from the book The Sun, My Father by the renowned Saami poet, painter and musician Nils Aslak Valkeapää. The poem is about a reindeer herd on the move, and Nord Rute focuses around the annual reindeer migration of the Saami herders of Northern Norway. Loudspeakers are surrounding the labyrinth in which paths the audience can walk around during the one hour performance. We are particularly interested in the show, because in many parts it touches the topics and stories we also came across during our explorations and research.]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:46:02 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=624 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=624


The world premiere of the "Nord Rute" outdoor performance is about to start at the Pavillion Park. Eric Mutel, who also did the light design, was working about three weeks to build the snow labyrinth, with the help of 5 volunteers from Murmansk and 5 local workers. The sound recordings and sound design was done by Ross Adams, music by Plaid from London. Artist and poet Synnøve Persen, who we visited during our last exploration near Stabbursdalen is going to recite from the center of the maze.]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:17:56 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=623 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=623


Parker doing an interview with Copenhagen-based journalist Clemens Bomsdorf at the lower floor of the festival café "Surf&Turf", where the crew and participants of the festival are regularily served with fresh food. For Parker, they are even creating vegan dishes. To the right, producer Kristine Knudsen.]]> Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:27:20 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=622 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=622


The performance just started. Springer behind the custom-built light table from where the image collages are composed live and processed through our Memoria programming. Parker is live mixing and routing the sounds from the archives we created during our explorations to the Finnmark. On the very left side of the photo, a smiling Luba Kuzovnikova and with the blond hair behind Parker, Inger Blix Kvammen, both from the festival organisers Pikene på Broen. Photo © by Sergey Pribylskiy.]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:54:33 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=621 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=621


We are going to play our audiovisual live performance at the Visionary Artic Conference, which started this morning. While the visual part is projected to the wall, the audience will be supposed to be able to walk around the circular setup of speakers to experience the mixed sound from different perspectives. Photo (detail) © Sergey Pribylskiy]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:39:32 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=620 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=620


After spending nearly the whole day building up our equipment for the Memoria Norway live performance, we are enjoying the wonderful concert of Hjaltalín from Iceland at the Fjellhallen. Two days ago the played a gig in Oslo and then flew over to Kirkenes. In Germany, their last CD "Sleepdrunk Seasons" was released by Haldern Pop Recordings. Tonight, they are also playing songs from their upcoming album, which we are very much looking forward to.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:06:00 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=619 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=619


We met journalist Hege Iren Hanssen at the lounge of the conference hotel. Together with our producer Kristine Knudsen, who flew over from Berlin and will stay here for the festival, we gave an interview about the Memoria Norway project and performance. It will be aired during the next days at the "Kulturnytt" programs on NRK radio. Kristine is Norwegian and works as a film producer in Berlin. She joined us for the project when it was started in 2008 and by organizing, budgeting and arranging meetings, she played a huge part in its successful development. And we always appreciate her motivational messages during the harder times of the project. Rock it!]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:16:15 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=617 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=617


The show was great and everyone was performing even more amazing than during rehearsals. And they never stopped performing, these spontaneous happenings took place numerous times during the dinner after. We're really happy and thankful for having been able to work and perform with this energetic bunch of brilliant artists and great people. When Johan stood up and said, that the five of us that come from other regions are now part of the circle of Arctic indigenous people, we felt truly touched and very proud.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:45:49 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=616 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=616


While Johan is joiking, the artists are gathering together on the North stage for the final part they will perform all together. There were so many magical moments during the show. Most likely, Tatiana's song not only drew tears in Springer's eyes, Stepanida's voice grabbed your whole body and Stephen's rhythm was in everybodys head since days anyway.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:36:38 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=615 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=615


Part of the show are stunning solo parts of the single musicians before they are joining together for performances in larger groups. This is a flute solo by Kristiina Ilmonen, who is teaching at the Folk music department of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:10:48 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=614 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=614


An amazing throat singing "battle" between Olga Letykai Csonka, Zoia Tagryna, June Shappa and Sylvia Cloutier. Inuit women practice this unique form of singing for centuries, which imitates animal sounds and nature, the singing of the Chukchi in Siberia represents the breathing of the reeindeer. Amazing and strong sounds, formed by a special breathing technique.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:02:04 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=613 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=613


Singing Lars Ánte Kuhmunen, who is also a reindeer herder, supported by Johan Sara Jr., Anda Kuitse, and Stephen Blanchett, on the percussions: Petter Berndalen and Håkon Mjåset Johansen. We found Lars Ánte looks so much alike German Singer Herbert Grönemeyer and there are also similarities in his voice. We promised to send him some links so he can judge for himself.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:58:17 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=612 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=612


A solo part by entertainer and shaman Anda Kuitse. Noone really spoke his language what made the communication always challenging, but music as a common language worked out quite well.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:53:53 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=611 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=611


The decorated and illuminated Fjellhallen, West and North Stages. In the long corridor behind the main entrance, there are already soundcapes running, recordings we did in the Finnmark, to accompany the audience while they will be walking towards the hall. When the stage performers and musicians will be entering the hall, they will be circling around the audience, accompanied by a 4 channel introduction we will do from our recordings of trees, wind, fences and lavvus. We're waiting for the show to begin.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:32 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=610 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=610


Tatiana Lar, Zoia Tagryna and Olga Letykai Csonka on the North Stage during the dressed rehearsals.]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:41:39 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=609 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=609


Prior to the next rehearsals, Evgeny Goman took some photos of the full cast of the Cutting Edge Arctic: upper row, left to right: Stepanida Borisova (Yakutsk, Siberia), Lars Ánte Kuhmunen (Rensjön, Sweden), Petter Berndalen (Stockholm, Sweden), Anda Kuitse (Kulusuk, Greenland), Håkon Mjåset Johansen (Oslo, Norway), Tatiana Lar (Salekhard, Yamalo-Nenets okrug, Russia), Stephen Blanchett (Bethel, Alaska, now living in Anchorage, Alaska), Zoia Tagryna (Chukotka, Siberia, currently living in France), Sylvia Cloutier (Nunavik, Canada), Springer (Berlin, Germany), June Shappa (Nunavut, Canada, currently living in Oslo, Norway), Olga Letykai Csonka (Chukotka, Siberia, currently living in Switzerland), lower row, left to right: Kristiina Ilmonen (Helsinki, Finland), Johan Sara Jr. (Kautokeino, Norway), Inga Juuso (Kautokeino, Norway), Parker (Berlin, Germany).]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:38:38 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=608 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=608


Kristiina Ilmonen from Finland on the North stage in the midst of only a small repertory of the instruments she is using.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:08:13 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=607 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=607


The Fjellhallen used to be a bunker and shelter during the war, it is built deep into the mountain and you still can see the heavy metal doors attached to the long hallway of rough stone that was painted white. It was transformed into a sports arena in 1984 and is also used for concerts and other activities. For the opening concert, four stages have been built up: North, East, West and the South Stage, on which we are currently building up our equipment for the first on-stage rehearsals.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:10:48 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=606 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=606


On our way to the lunchbreak we are dropping by the Pavillion park, where French artist Eric Mutel (currently living in Helsinki / Finland) is building up a round labyrinth, modeled after a traditional Sámi maze, 20 meters in diameter. This enormous amount of snow combined with 60 iceblocks will be the center piece for the "Nord Rute" outdoor performance that will be held on Feb. 6.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:04 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=605 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=605


No matter whether she performs on stage or only in the rehearsal room, Stepanida Borisova, famous Yakut actress, singer from Yakutsk / Sibiria is fascinating and breathtaking! Here she is rehearsing a piece with percussionists Petter Berndalen (photo) from Sweden and Håkon Mjåset Johansen from Norway.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:32:17 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=603 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=603


The third day of the Cutting Edge Arctic workshop, which outcome will be presented as the opening concert of the festival. Alltogether we are 16 artists and musicians, most of them from all far away corners of the Arctic regions. Here: Anda Kuitse from Greenland eye-to-eye with Johan Sara Jr. from Kautokeino.]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:01:40 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=602 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=602


Tonight we went to the Taiga restaurant in Svanvik lies close to the power station of Pasvik Valley, about a one hour drive from Kirkenes. The old and beautiful house is famous in the region and, according to many travel guides, one of the best restaurants in the Finnmark. For a reason! Parker (who is vegan) claims that this was one of the best meals he ever had. Taiga is also a pension and a starting point for winter adventures. Enjoying the dinner and the time next to the fireplace (left to right): Steven Blanchett (Alaska), Olga Letykai Csonka and Zoia Tagryna (originally from Chukotka/Sibiria), Anda Kuitse (Kulusuk/Greenland). When suddenly the polar lights appeared over the area, Olga (who is now living in Switzerland) presented her traditional way of whistling to the sky to make the polar lights change direction.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:39:53 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=601 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=601


On the big square in front of the library the show for the opening ceremony is prepared. Everyone is curious and looking forward to "IL CORSO", based on the "Book of Questions" by Pablo Neruda, a spectacular show with actors, singers, installations and pyrotechnics, which will be presented by the German theatre ensemble "Pan.Optikum", as a parable about man's search for immortality.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:29:25 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=600 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=600


The singing and music couldn't even be stopped during dinner at the "Surf&Turf", the freshly opened bar and restaurant in the city center. When even more artists arrived, the room seems to be bursting from energy from different but similar cultures from around the globe.]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:56:36 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=599 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=599


The first rehearsal was mainly about getting to know all the artists, sharing ideas, introducing various amazing instruments and singing styles and actually having a great time together.]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:09:10 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=598 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=598


In this location, the Fjellhallen, the opening concert "Cutting-Edge Arctic" will take place on Feb. 3, performed by ethnic singers and musicians from the Artic regions all over the world (Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway). We were asked to use our sound recordings of the Finnmark for an introduction to the concert. So, the next days will be a lot of rehearsals to create a structure for the show, which is produced by Sápmi Music with Pikene på Broen, Producer is Kai Somby and it will be directed by Kristiina Ilmonen and Johan Sara Jr.. Our audiovisual Memoria Norway live performance will take place on Feb. 5.]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:18:08 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=597 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=597


Arctic Calling, that's the theme of this years Barents Spektakel / Barents Days, taking place in venues all over Kirkenes from Feb. 3 - 7. This annual event of art, music, culture along with a conference dealing with political, economical and social topics is organized by Pikene på Broen and draws people from all over world to this part of the Finnmark.]]> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:31:12 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=596 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=596


We're approaching Kirkenes. Here we're gonna spend some exciting and eventful days.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:24:36 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=595 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=595


Feels good to be back!]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:39:50 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=594 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=594


The landscape along the shortcut we took from Inari towards Norway was amazing and beautifully illuminated by a gigantic full moon.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:20:14 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=593 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=593


Concerned about what's going to come, we bought some extra bottles of camping gas. Because we were curious to see this part of Finland during daylight, we already changed our regular driving and resting habits. Both filed under: wise decisions. The landscape is breathtaking and so is the cold air.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:52:22 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=592 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=592


Finland, -24 degrees C. Some trees have all the luck.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:21:30 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=591 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=591


When the temperature slowly dropped down to -34 degrees C, we knew that taking the photos from inside the car was a very wise decision. Wise decisions aren't always our strength.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:21:49 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=590 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=590


This time we didn't sleep next to Santa and only stopped to take a photo. We just bought our presents in Rovaniemi anyway: Parker got all the vegan! cheese he could get, which unfortunately was mozarella style only, the other two were sold out, Springer got a new pillow and nobody knows what the hell happened to his old one, and we bought a new car stereo, because singing wasn't a real alternative.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:02:23 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=589 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=589


2 guys at 70 km/h on the E75, -20 degrees C, 4 minutes to 7, 80 km to Rovaniemi. You do the math.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:56:29 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=588 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=588


Our longing for snow deeply fulfilled after yesterdays ride, we are facing a new day with a clear blue sky. Like on every trip, we will pass Haparanda which halfway through will turn into Torneo, while the clock will jump one hour forward.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:58:35 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=587 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=587


Here they are very quick when it comes to getting the fresh snow off the streets, at least when it comes to the main routes. On the way we saw countless numbers of these snow ploughs, easily identified by the blinking orange lights. In front of this truck loaded with wood, there is a snowsaw driving, moving tons of snow aside. It's about -10 degrees C now, at a shop we saw a newspaper headline "snö kaos", well that sounds promising.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:27:47 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=586 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=586


Most of the time you cannot see the road at all. The whole ground is constantly moving. The streams of snow crystals in chaotic twirls look fascinating and beautiful and it's hard to resist following its flow.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:36:33 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=584 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=584


It's snowing heavily, everything seems to be one gigantic snow drift. Our navigation system did not see this coming but now repays it by annoying us every two minutes with another drifting snow ahead warning. But we're already in the middle of that monster. It's not really cold though, only about -7 degrees C.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:41:50 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=583 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=583


"You asked for it" you might say. Ok, ok. It was snowing the night through and it doesn't look like it will stop. We got stuck in deep snow right in front of a gas station, but nothing that a nice Swedish girl with some handful of sand couldn't handle. While we are driving towards Kirkenes, there is a cyclone coming the exact opposite direction. Most likely, Germany will get its share of it soon. You will know her by the name of Jennifer, she's a cold one.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:49:05 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=582 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=582


There's nothing like waking up to see Golden Gate Jr. at Hornön.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:54:56 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=581 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=581


This time of the year, gas stations seem to transform into bars, diners, churches, townhalls ... We only needed diesel but it took us about 15 minutes to finally pay.]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:13:01 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=580 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=580


It's the fifth time we're passing by Stockholm during the last 18 months and every time it seems that it has grown since the time before.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:53:25 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=579 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=579


For Germany this winter is probably the strongest one since 1978/79 and most people might be really sick of seeing trees covered in white, but driving here, we just can't get enough of these views.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:26:30 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=578 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=578


After about six hours of sleep, we woke up by the noise of a truck standing next to us, the motor running. Luckily, the outside view compensates for this sudden wake up call. When the wind blows through the trees, you stand in a cloud of crystal dust, glittering in the sunlight.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:40:12 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=577 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=577


So we picked up the camping car and crossed Schleswig Holstein and Denmark. Next to the roads very visible what cyclone Daisy has left behind. Two ferry trips later and a brief introduction to our project, t-shirts and equipment for three nice and curious swedish customs officers, we are on our way towards Stockholm. It's -18 degrees C and falling.]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:14:39 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=576 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=576


We're sending a big thanks to our friends in Haldern who supported us during the last weeks: Thomas Kühnapfel for building custom heads for our speaker stands, Gabi and Dirk Brauner for preparing us a special low temperature outdoor microphone, Stefan Reichmann, Torsten Schlebusch and Steven Kruijff for their endless support! In the photo you see Steven in front of the Haldern Pop House who helped us this morning to get all our stuff in the car. We will now leave Haldern to pick up our mobile home.]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:35:45 +0100 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=575 http://www.memoria-norway.com/30-0-Logbook-Reise-4.html?detail=575


Yesterday we had the opening of our first exhibition with some of the Memoria Norway works at Petra Rietz Salon Berlin. Today we're packing our things, ready to go on our first Performance Tour tomorrow, after having picked up our Russian visa at the embassy. Like during our explorations we will write entries to this logbook, documenting the journey and the performances in Norway and Russsia. For performance dates please check the timetable at the live performance page, more dates are soon to be announced.]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:06:40 +0100