v i b e k e j e n s e n : H E G R A F O R T R E S S Nasjonale Festningsverk BIG QUESTION - BIG PICTURE Competition winner 2010 |
BIG QUESTIONS, Hegra Fortress Photo: Thor Nielsen © |
During the 1940 siege this was the tunnel where the 250 soldiers had their meals and rested. Only hours before
3 metal light boxes or sarcophagus reflect this question in lit words. Mirrored counterparts
the invasion these men were farmers and workers. Here they suddenly found themselves defending the country.
What went on in their minds in the silence between the attacks? - I wondered. Hamlet's question: To Be Or Not To
Be? appeared to me - a big question that emerge in extreme situations.
in barely visible steel letters are mounted in the ceiling.