Crossroads

Crossroads

by Øivind Storm Bjerke

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CROSSROADS Kunstfotografi Utgangspunkt for boken Crossroads er tatt i den kjente fotografen Anders Beer Wilse (1865 - 1949) som arbeidet og fotograferte i Amerika. Han arbeidet opprinnelig som ingeniør i Seattle. Etter noen år sa han opp sin stilling og begynte nytt arbeid i en fotoforretning. I 1900 returnerte han til Norge som fotograf. Boken tar utgangspunkt i det matriale som Wilse etterlot seg i Seattle. I tillegg inneholder boken over 150 kunstfotografier av forskjellige fotografer. Exhibition: Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Norway (14.06.-15.09.2014) / Drammens Museum, Norway (210.1.-01.06.2015). CROSSROADS Kunstfotografi Utgangspunkt for boken Crossroads er tatt i den kjente fotografen Anders Beer Wilse (1865 - 1949) som arbeidet og fotograferte i Amerika. Han arbeidet opprinnelig som ingeniør i Seattle. Etter noen år sa han opp sin stilling og begynte nytt arbeid i en fotoforretning. I 1900 returnerte han til Norge som fotograf. Boken tar utgangspunkt i det matriale som Wilse etterlot seg i Seattle. I tillegg inneholder boken over 150 kunstfotografier av forskjellige fotografer.00Exhibition: Lillehammer Kunstmuseum, Norway (14.06.-15.09.2014) / Drammens Museum, Norway (210.1.-01.06.2015).

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    The title "Crossroads" powerfully frames Anders Beer Wilse's pivotal decision to abandon engineering for photography. What do you imagine fueled such a significant life change, and what personal "crossroads" have most profoundly shaped your own path?

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    Wilse's transformation from engineer to artist in a new country speaks to a profound redefinition of self. How does the book, through Wilse's journey and the broader collection of photographs, explore the fluidity of identity and the potential for reinvention?

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    The book draws on "material Wilse left behind in Seattle." What is the significance of these forgotten or rediscovered archives, and how do they allow us to reconstruct a life or understand a historical moment through fragments and visual evidence?

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