The Old Norse word los means the disbanding of an army, suggesting soldiers falling out of formation to go home in truce with the wide world.
Losing things is about the familiar falling away, getting lost is about the unfamiliar appearing. To lose yourself: a voluptuous surrender, lost in your arms, lost to the world, utterly immersed in what is present so that its surroundings fade away. In Walter Benjamin’s terms, to be lost is to be fully present, and to be fully present is to be capable of being in uncertainty and mystery. And one does not get lost but loses oneself, with the implication that it is a conscious choice, a chosen surrender, a psychic state achievable through geography. That thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you is usually what you need to find, and finding it is a matter of getting lost.
― Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost
The forrest is often referred to as a symbol of the unconscious. During my time at Trykkeriet, I have been losing myself in the forrests surrounding the city. Tapping into the unfathomable diversity of nuances and dialogues taking place through chemistry, color, smell and electric signals.
The exhibition features several series of works, all printed on textile with colors extracted from the forrest. Living and reactive colors interact with the chemical balances that capture the fleeting moments.
Carried by a material and biological turning point, the exhibition explores transformation and the fluid nature of reality and self. Influenced by the concept of a sun-driven system, the works draw on the forest as a dynamic ecosystem. With a non-dualistic mindset, I position all life forms and curcumstances intertwined.
By embracing the unpredictable interplay of natural materials, each print becomes a living fragment shaped by circumstance, time, and unseen forces. The exhibition allows for sensory encounters with the poetic complexity of the world around us and how we perceive reality.
Litten Nystrøm
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