With her native Norway’s dizzyingly beautiful mountain landscapes as its monumental backdrop, Olin embarks on an existential journey with her own ageing parents as the human yardstick out in the vast expanses. Here, in Norway’s splendid Oldedalen Valley, where Olin’s father and ancestors have always lived side by side with nature. Even when the earth’s primordial forces have shown their most merciless side. Her parents’ love and lifelong loyalty bear quiet witness to how surroundings and inner space resonate with each other. But not even the most rock-solid mountain is unchanging – and certainly not in times like ours.
“As a child, I was in a way, my father’s girl, while my sister was my mum’s girl. My mum was a very good storyteller which was wonderful. But my father always brought me out in nature. He would bring me to the glacier and say - can you hear? And while looking at a lake he would say - have you ever seen a colour like this? I believe my imagination and creativity have been enriched by my upbringing close to nature. It has been decisive for who I am. I had to move away to realise how our surroundings reflect our inner space.” (Margreth Olin)