Marin pollution is a huge and increasingly growing problem worldwide. Growing up in Bergen, Norway I’ve always been surrounded by the ocean and costal nature of this region. Seeing firsthand the damaging impact of plastic pollution on nature and wildlife, I felt inspired to explore this topic in my own art practice.
Although marin pollution is very much a global problem, I’ve chosen to focus on the relationship between plastic pollution and wildlife native to Norway and the Arctic region in particular.
Below is a selection of some of the artworks I’ve made in this series. Please click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images.
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"Nylon fishing net" - oil on panel (30 x 30 cm)
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"Untitled" (part 1/3) - oil & acrylic on panel
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"Untitled" (part 2/3) - oil on panel
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"Untitled" (part 3/3) - oil & acrylic on panel
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"Polluted ocean" - oil on panel (46 x 183 cm)
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"Atlantic puffin" - oil on panel (46 x 61 cm)
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"European shag" - oil on panel (46 x 61 cm)
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"Northern gannet" - oil on panel (46 x 61 cm)
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"Arctic seal" - oil on panel (46 x 61 cm)
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"Walrus" - oil on panel (46 x 61 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (46 x 61 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)
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"Untitled" - oil on panel (20 x 20 cm)