Blue Tundra

WELCOME TO THE SUITE BLUE TUNDRA

Above the arctic circle, where the snow cover the earth half of the year, the indigenous Sami people have been following the ever migrating reindeer herds from the frosty blue tundra to the soft green edges of the coastline for decades. Before this long journey the animals are collected and driven into a provisional fenced area to be marked with the sign of its owner.

The animals move in a spiral motion towards the center of the area, where they are to be separated. To be inside a moving spiral of animals, listening to the sound of thousands of hooves while the earth shakes is a very touching experience. Like the animals, everything moves in circles. The herds the seasons, even life itself.

So place yourself within the circle, in the midst of nature and just be.

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ARTIST

Norwegian/saami sculptor Elisabeth Kristensen works with ephemeral materials such as ice, snow and sand. 200 days of the year she travels the world, creating monumental, ephemeral works of art. The works are executed in different spaces, from the busiest of cities to the most remote places on the arctic tundra.

In the center of her work lies the idea that everything is ephemeral, and part of a whole, because everything is subjected to the flow and transformation of life itself. The fact that something is permanent should not define its value, because temporality is also eternal. The most wonderful and the most painful moments in life are ephemeral and therefore eternity lies in every moment.