Hege Dons Samset - Noruega

Comfort me Video, 4 min, 58 sec, 2004 Mini-DV, Stereo

We see a snow shaker with a house surrounded by trees, covered in little, fake snowflakes. The scene is grimly lit against a white background. Suddenly a hand grasps it and starts to shake all the snow in it. The hand winds the bottom of the ball and it begins to play a tune.

Comfort me is about when we wake up in the middle of the night, scared perhaps after a bad dream. It is about our need for illusions and comfort when we feel scared and small.

Norway Video, 5 min, 6 sec, 2004 Mini-DV, No Sound

A lone figure has waded out into the snowy forest and performs a silent dance. She is struggelling to keep her balance, she moves around the frame and occationally out of shot. When she has finished, she walks out and leaves only the snowy trees behind.

Norway is about humans endless struggle to survive, and the universal ability to never give up. The insignificance of man in comparison with nature, and the meaninglessness of her struggle seems quite apparent, yet her effort and good spirit stands in stark contract to this.