Nuuk Edition

I found it such a strange idea to provide a physical thing that says something about how I want to be remembered by. What I keep coming back to is a concept instead of a physical object. What popped up in my mind is this idea of being a good […]

I decided to bring a notebook, a pen, post-its and a highlighter because they all represent one thing for me: EDUCATION. For me, it’s important to get an education, to gain knowledge and fight for a better future for myself and the coming generations. With the help of a pen […]

I wanted to choose something alive at this exact moment. When a flower dies, it becomes part of the earth and can arise again. In 50 years, all the many fashionable, short-lived things that we surround ourselves with these days will be considered outdated. They won’t matter anymore. This rose, […]

These are my red kamiks and they originally belonged to my grandmother. They were passed on to me because I am about the same height as my grandmother. The kamiks represent my family bond, my cultural bond and my upbringing from my mothers and grandmothers side. They have been to […]

The camera on the left is an analogue camera that I borrowed from a friend. When it comes to the historical development of photography and moving pictures, this camera represents the point of departure. The one on the right is a digital model that I recently bought for my trip […]

When I was thinking about what to bring, these two things came up immediately. The object on the left is a necklace and it represents an Inuk (singular of Inuit). My grandparents are sheep farmers and they live in Sillisit which is between Qassiarsuk and Narsaq in the south of […]

This book is a story about Greenlandic mythological creatures. My best friend Maria is the main author of this book, and I, along with my partner Robin and our friend Qivioq worked as a research group on the project. This book was recently published but it has been in the […]

This ring is made by Nadja Arnaaraq Kreutzmann who is a goldsmith apprentice at a jeweler in Denmark. Her designs are inspired by Inuit tattoos which have become very popular even in the short time that I have been living here in Greenland. The pattern represented in this ring is […]

The future should know that I am not good with flowers. I am horrible at it. Me and my fellow students bought this flower together for our shared office space. Currently it is standing on my desk and I am responsible for it. That’s why it looks like that. Nevertheless, […]

This is a Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera with a 27mm pancake lens and to the left you can see a 30-year old 100mm Nikon lens. The camera has a retro-style housing but is actually a highly advanced mirrorless camera. I love the size of it because you can walk around and […]

I got this guitar plectrum at the Atlantic Music Store here in Nuuk. Music is very important to me and I think the plectrum is a good representation of that part of my life. My father has been playing the guitar since I was very little. He used to play […]

This bracelet was given to me when I was visiting Szeged, Hungary. Szeged is the home of my favourite men’s handball club and you can see their logo on the bracelet. I was visiting the city for three days and stayed with an Hungarian family that I had met via […]

This is a picture that I made myself when I was in art school. It is a Cyanotype which refers to the process that it takes to make these kinds of pictures. It is a bit like developing film and you have to use chemicals that turn blue when the […]

At Ilisimatusarfik, the University of Greenland, there are not a lot of students from Nuuk that I have met. Often you hear someone say: “There are no Nuummiut (people from Nuuk) here anyway.” And then I tell that person: “I am from Nuuk – we are still alive!” That’s what […]

These are my medals for participating in Qajaq competitions. I won the round one in the Nuuk city championship and the other two in the Greenland Qajaqing Championship in Aasiaat and Nuuk. People often refer to me as a Dane because I have very light skin and they don’t see […]