There it is Constance Tenvik and also the last episode of The Frido Show.

It has been a fun ride but after 10 years I decided it was time to retire the project.

To go out with a bang Constance Tenvik was so gracious to share this moment with me.

There is a waterfall of topics; from Mozart to murals, from studio 11 to artistic universes.

Enjoy and thanks for all the years!

@constancetenvikstudio

@constancetenvik

'To think with the wrong metaphor is as easy as riding a bike with the wrong frame size'

Ragnhild and me talk about how to create meaning and her text and image related research that lead her to her works. This takes us to search engines, Kunstnerforbundet, Berlin, Demon's Mouth, Detroit, Podium and Bejing.

A cow's tongue is also mentioned.

Enjoy!

"It is amazing light, but there is not enough of it, right.."

We talked about the light in February in the British museum. Walking down a rock and Espen's path to his current practice. If you want to see his work go see his it at Kunstnerforbundet now! It is so worth it.

Also the 11th of Oktober a publication attached to the show will be released there. Go get it!

It was an absolute delight sitting down in his studio in Oslo for this talk.

http://espengleditsch.com/Espen_Gleditsch/index.html

https://kunstnerforbundet.no/kunstnere/982/espen-gleditsch

https://kunstnerforbundet.no/arrangementer

And suddenly it has been a year since the last one. Another war has started... what a crazy world. My heart goes out to all affected!

Even though we're in these strange times I'm still super excited to start up again with Sebastian Helling!

I went to his studio twice. Once to take pictures of his studio for a publication I'm producing about the artist studio. Which will accompany this podcast.

The other time to dig into his artist practice.

His monumental paintings have been captivating me for a long time so I'm so grateful that we finally managed to take the time for this talk. I know few artists who work as hard and are as dedicated as Sebastian. Enjoy our talk!

His latest exhibtion is up at KHÅK kunsthall, go see it if you have the chance!

How to live in a time where the climate crisis is hanging over us.

Mikkel is making a movie called Alva Heibergs korte liv (the short live of Alva Heiberg). The main character is played by Eili Harboe. The movie tells the story of a young woman who is trying to understand how to live in a time where the climate crisis is acute and a lot seems to be at stake.

I was lucky enough to play a little role in it as well.

We talk about the movie, how the current situation has it's impact on the production of it. We talk about the climate, 2030, how to grow into the role of the director, we talk about his involvement in the green party, and David Bowie.

Follow the project on facebook and make sure you watch it when it comes out!

Follow the project on facebook and make sure you watch it when it comes out!

https://www.facebook.com/AlvaHeiberg

Georg Óskar is currently showing fantastic works at Noplace in Oslo. It's there were we sat down for our conversation, stepping into the magic pool of process, painting and being an artist in these strange times.

His show is up until the first week of Oktober at Noplace. Go see it!

http://noplace.no/fragments/your-dream-is-dead/

You can check out his other work at:

https://www.georgoskar.com/

https://www.instagram.com/georg_oskar/

As Norway opened up after a couple month of Covid 19 restrictions I finally was able to head over to Samoa's studio for a chat. On an exceptional warm summer day we talked about her artistic process of intense exploration.

Samoa Rémy is currently a PhD fellow in artistic research at KHIO (Oslo National Academy of the Arts)

We dig into the way she explores and approaches a wide range of subjects ranging from the scientific to the esoteric, from the symbolic to the historical. We talk about CERN and her residency there.

Enjoy our talk!

If you want to know more about Samoa's work go and check out her website.

http://www.samoaremy.com/

https://arts.cern/artist/samoa-remy

In the last days of the 2020 Corona lock down I managed to convince my studio neighbor to sit down and have a chat with me.

Knut and I talk about his work and the studio. We talk about his side job at the graveyard and how that combines with his art practice. Some Corona rambling obviously gets into the mix as well.

Enjoy!

Check out his work at

http://www.knutbenjaminsen.com/

In order to keep my new regime of one podcast per month for obvious reasons it’s just me this time.

I don’t have a format for solo talks (yet), so it ended up being a stream of consciousness triggered by this extra ordinary situation of virus lockdown.

These are truly strange times. All our movements have been altered and restricted. Everywhere in the world at the same time. That’s new.

Although we in the creative field are used to taking hits, this one is of a different order it seems.

Enjoy my rambling stay positive and I would love to hear from you if you have any question comment.

Just send me an email to [email protected]

I hope you all are safe and sound out there!

I encountered Øyvind’s work and work spirit for the first time during his master at KhiO in Oslo. From the start I was captivated by his style and universe, so it was a real pleasure to enter Øyvind's studio again to have coffee and talk art, studio and movies.

He just did two brilliant solo exhibitions. One at Brandstrup in Oslo and another one at BGE in Stavanger.

Enjoy the talk!

http://www.brandstrup.no/exhibitions/vacation-time

http://www.bgeart.com/exhibitions/skreddertimen