Tracks

In these strange times it seems more urgent than ever to claim a space where we are allowed to just dream. And what evokes dreams more than the traditional journey on a train? I have been considering presenting this small collection to an outdoor 'exhibition' place that is really the wooden fence around the construction of the metro in my town, Copenhagen. I was thinking the connection to the metro as a means of transportation would be fun to couple with the longer journey that is the train ride - in this case across The United States - inviting a feeling of adventure into the normally dull experience of a metro commute. With corona keeping us all firmly away from any kind of travelling is struck me that maybe it could also be a little way of contributing a message of hope? A 'we will be able to do this again - to travel and to dream of epic adventures' If it is accepted I was thinking the 'nature' images (the oens with no people in them) as larger format of eg 1 meter long, and the people-ones smaller, to add variety. It would be hung outside. ** In 2017 I sold my home, gave away my belongings, stored a few keep-sakes, and made tracks. I had been faced with (yet another) period of serious health issues, and this time the problems wouldn't be going away. To deal with this reality, instead, I did - go away. There was no time like the present to get started on that bucket list most people keep putting off until it's too late. First stop was the United States to fulfill the romantic dream of crossing the great nation on an Amtrak train. The 'track' became those of the train. In a world so consumed with careers and ambition and getting ahead - have we forgotten how to dream? How to just sit at a window and watch the world go by? 'Tracks' is photography made from inside the trains on the journey of a lifetime from Washington DC on the American East Coast to Washington State on the America West Coast. It builds on the ideas of the great journey in literature like that of Paul Theroux ('The Great Railway Bazaar') It is intentionally without a strong narrative in order to invites you to take a moment - now maybe more needed than ever - to get lost and allow yourself to just dream.