know if it’s green or grey, or blue or purple. I would love to see actually how other people see my work, because I can’t really imagine how it actually looks like. Q: Film or digital, and why? Roland: Both. Depends on the project. For my first solo exhibition I was only showing pictures taken by an analog camera, but these days I’m working mostly on projects of what’s inspired by social media, using a digital camera is a more relevant tool now I believe. Q: What are you working on right now in your creative endeavors? Roland: I have dabbled in a lot of different art mediums. I used to be a dancer for fifteen years. I was also painting, making sculptures, videos and taking pictures. It’s not easy at my age to be the best dancer, painter, sculptor, director and photographer. So my new approach to becoming a successful artist was to try to create something that contains all the art mediums I’ve ever worked with. So, my next solo exhibition is going to be a mixed media exhibition. Q: Has there ever been a time where you were looking at something, and you had wished you had your camera, if so, explain when that was and what was happening. Roland: Not really. I always know when I need a camera, because I’m always planning my projects. A lot of situations inspire me, but I remember them, and then I recreate them when I want them to show in my work. Q: I know you also like to edit films, do you ever see yourself also filming, or editing a feature length film in the future? Roland: Yes. I would love to, there’s already been a script in my head for four years, but the time hasn’t arrived to put it on paper yet. Q: What inspires you to photograph? Roland: My life. I’ve always said to everyone, that art should be about the artist: his life, his feelings and events that have happened to him. Otherwise it can’t really be honest or real. Why would I talk about wars, or about living on the street, or anything else that I’ve never experienced. If I did that, we could call it a report, but not art. I had a really amazing MIND BREATH MAGAZINE
childhood with loving parents and friends and enough money to live a decent life, so I have different problems. Feeling isolated, the fear of depression, my parent’s divorce, becoming an adult too quickly, waiting for a partner who loves me for who I am, or accepting myself. It can sound small compared to a war, but I am fighting with these problems every day. This is the package that I got, so I can only work with what life has given me so far. Q: There is also a sense of love meets death in your work at given points, if you agree, can you elaborate on why that is? Roland: I think it is the way I’m living. My life is really intense. It’s constantly changing. When I’m happy I’m the happiest, and when I’m sad I want to die. Luckily I learned to keep it in balance, but I really think I need ups and downs to be able to work. I also have periods when I’m playing with my boundaries to find my limit. Then when I collect all the new information I need to start creating images. This is my working process, I guess. I’m always in the creating phase.
I AM ALWAYS IN THE CREATING PHASE