Sunday, September 16, 2012

TO THE NORTH





It’s hard to describe the feelings that overwhelmed me when I was standing in the cold, pure and untouched Norwegian highlands.  I was so besotted by the scenic beauty that I immediately wanted to become an ice queen. I have been dragging my dress through the endless, frozen desert land with a feeling of awe. And I’ve felt so small in my kingdom. Now I know why Norwegians have a close relation with their natural environment. The Norwegian guys wrote this song that in an epic way represents the atmosphere of the wilderness. At the same time of being lost within our own dark and cold thoughts.

IN MY KINGDOM COLD
Frozen and cold… an existence I do know…
In my kingdom cold I enter this condition
Open the gate… that’s a mountain of ice
Rising with the shadows… a cold world made for me
Black my mind... black my heart...
In my kingdom... I enter to my own world
Open the gate... of a mountain of dark
Rising with the shadows... a dark world made for me
In my kingdom cold…
At the mountains of madness
Unending grimness this kingdom it is mine…
                                                                                                  (Immortal)

Nikolina: dress an attempt to improvise (made from decorative curtain)
Photos: Darja Kralj 
            Erik Simonič

6 comments:

  1. ajme nikolina,
    priroda - scenografija, odjeca - kostimografija, u skladu s tim i kadar - fotografija, sve je vrh! prekrasno. bolje od nekog editorijala.
    i moram primjetiti kako se bas savrseno uklapas u skandinavsko podneblje :)

    prijateljica i ja imamo u planu pocetkom godine napraviti turneju norveska-svedska-finska... nakon ovih fotki imam samo jos veca ocekivanja :)

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  2. ja sam ostavila dusu na jednom fjordu, tako da sve sto napisem mozda nece izgledati razumno. norveska priroda je tako neokrnjena, skoro bajkovita i vrlo inspirativna. toliko inspirativna da nije dovoljno da skaces okolo u hlacama I asimetricnoj majici, nego pozelis biti dio te bajke obucena u barem nesto dramaticnije☺ kada jednom osjetis misticnost norveskih visoravni zavijenih u debele oblake, zelis se stalno vracati tamo. vec sam drugi put imala turneju po norveskoj i svedskoj. samo jos zelim izgubiti razum po zimi u vlaku na relaciji oslo – bergen. ne znam gdje se mislite duze zadrzavati. ako ste ljubiteljice prirode, preporucujem norvesku jer je dinamicnija. isto tako, ako vas zanima arhitektura, norveska ima jako razvijenu senzibilnost u odnosu prirode i arhitekture. http://www.e-architect.co.uk/norway/trollstigen_national_tourist_route.htm

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  3. The landscape is just astounding! Love how the folds of the dress mirror the snow dunes! I can only imagine how amazing it is to be surrounded by such beautiful scenery...

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  4. Incredible use of landscape. The snow and rock compliment the black & white drapes in a wonderful way.

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