WAAVE Magazine Issue No.2

WAAVE

MADE BY AYLA ELISABETH

Editor’s Note

Forthesecondtime,hello!

Makingthismagazinehastakenso muchmoretimethanIanticipated, butIhavelovedit.WhenIstarted WaaveIworkedasawaitress,avery tiredandunmotivatedwaitress.At thismoment(April2023)Istillam,a tired,unmotivatedwaitressBUTI havequitmyjobtotravelmoreand findawaytomakealiveablewage inamoreenjoyableway.

Withsummerfinallyhereaglimmer ofhopehassparkedinmeandIcan feelthesamesparkwalkingdown thestreets,especiallyherein Scandinavia(whereIcurrentlylive). Itfeelslikewe'vefinallywokenup afteralongwinterhibernation. Let'smakethebestofit!

CON ORS

HEYMAN

SELMA FAGERLI MADELEINE

WHATISAHOIBBYYOUWOULDLIKETOPERSUIT?

IREALLYLIKETOPLAYGOLF,THATISSOMETHINGIWANT TODOMOREOF.SKATEBOARDINGASWELL.

AREYOUINLOVERIGHTNOW? NO,I'MNOT

YOURFAVORITEPIZZATOPPING?

OHHH,MOZZARELLA!

WHATAREYOULOOKINGFORWARDSTORIGHTNOW?

I'MACTUALLYSTARTINGANEWJOBNEXTWEEK,SOTHAT'S EXCITING!

WHATISYOURFAVORITEQUALITYABOUTYOURSELF?

HMM,ITHASTOBETHATI'MVERYOPENMINDEDAND CURIOUS.

GOODNEWS

TAKEABREAKFROMALLOFTHEBADHAPPENINGAROUNDTHEWORLDAND LET´SENJOYSOMEOFTHEGOOD

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Cameraroll Lately :) My 5

MADELEINE HEYMAN

In this issue I met with the amazing Madeleine Heyman, an artist from Gothenburg, Sweden that I am so fortunate to now call my friend. She currently lives in Trondheim and has taken her bachelor and masters in fine arts at Trondheim Academy of Fine Arts. A couple of weeks ago we sat down at a book-bar in the center of the beautiful old town of Norway's previous capital, Trondheim and had a lovely chat about her, her life and her art.

AFTER A SHORT CATCH UP AND A COUPLE OF SIPSFROMOURFRESHLYTAPPEDBEERIASKED MADELEINE: “HOWAREYOUTODAY?”ASIMPLE YETEFFECTIVEQUESTIONTOSTARTOFF

“TODAY I'M GOOD, DONE SOME ART, AND HAD A WORKOUT EVERYTHING FEELS REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW I CURRENTLY WORKFULLTIMEWITHMYART,SOIHAVEA LOTOFFREEDOM.

I HAVE ANOTHER “NORMAL” JOB AS WELL BUT MY BOSS IS VERY UNDERSTANDING AND WORKSAROUNDMYPERSONALSCHEDULE.”

WHO ARE YOU? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?

“I ALWAYS SAY I’M A WEIRD PERSON, BUT REALLY I’M A NORMAL HUMAN BEING WITH STRUCTURE THAT I TRY TO MAINTAIN, EVEN THOUGHI’MLAZYSOMETIMES.ITRYTOLIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST AND DO WHAT I FEEL LIKE. I HAVE A STABLE LIFE WITH MY BOYFRIENDWHOMIALSOLIVEWITH,ADOG, ANAPARTMENTANDAJOBTOPAYTHEBILLS ANDKEEPTHINGSRUNNING.

I TAKE THINGS I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT VERY SERIOUSLY. I BELIEVE YOU CAN SEE THAT IN MY ART AS WELL. I’M A LITTLE BIT OF A PERFECTIONIST AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT I LOVE WHAT I SHOW THE WORLD. I WANT IT TO BE SOMETHING PEOPLE REMEMBER ME BY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MY ARTOFTENREFLECTSMYOWNLIFE.”

MADELEINE HAS ORDERED A TOAST THAT SHOWS UP ON OUR TABLE IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

WE CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION WITH ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUESTIONS: WHAT DOES YOUR TYPICALDAYLOOKLIKE?

“ON A “WORK-WORK” DAY I GET UP, MAKE MYSELFACUPOFCOFFEE,WAKEUPMYDOG,

GIVEHIMFOOD,TAKEHIMFORAWALK,GET READY FOR WORK, (I WORK AT AN ART GALLERYSOMYDAYSCONSISTOFDIFFERENT TASKS), THEN I GO HOME, TAKE CARE OF MY DOG, CHILL WITH MY BOYFRIEND, EAT DINNERANDWATCHTV

WHEN I HAVE A STUDIO-DAY MY MORNING ROUTINE IS SIMILAR INSTEAD OF GOING TO WORK I HEAD TO MY STUDIO OR STAY AT HOMEANDWORKATATEMPORARYSTUDIO IHAVETHERE.

MY IDEAL TIME TO WORK WITH MY PERSONALARTISLATELATEINTHEEVENING WHEN MY HOUSEHOLD IS ASLEEP. WHEN I’M ALONE I’M THE MOST EFFICIENT AND IN THE RIGHTHEADSPACE.”

“I COULD MAYBE TALK A LITTLE ABOUT MY WORKANDWHATITIS?”MADELEINESAYS.

I NOD MY HEAD IN EXCITEMENT. EVER SINCE I GOT TO KNOW MADELEINE I HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHAT THE STORY BEHIND HER ARTIS.

“THEJAPANESESAY"YOUHAVETHREEFACES. THEFIRSTFACE,YOUSHOWTOTHEWORLD. THE SECOND FACE, YOU SHOW TO YOUR CLOSE FRIENDS, AND YOUR FAMILY. THE THIRD FACE, YOU NEVER SHOW ANYONE." WE ARE NOT THE SAME PERSON WHEN WE ARE TALKING TO EACH OTHER NOW COMPARED TO THE PERSON WE ARE IN THE BATHROOM MIRROR AT HOME. THAT IS WHEN ONE'S TRUE SELF APPEARS. SO THAT IS MYONEOFMYMAININSPIRATIONS.

I WORK A LOT WITH NAKED BODIES, THE BARE SKIN SYMBOLIZES WHAT WE ARE, THE TRUE SELF. GORDIAN KNOT (SEE PICTURE ON NEXT PAGE) ALONG WITH SOME OF MY OTHER WORKS REPRESENT WHAT STRUGGLES AND PROBLEMS DO WE AS HUMANS GO THROUGH, BUT NEVER EXPOSE TOTHERESTOFTHEWORLD”

GORDIAN KNOT

HOWDIDITALLSTART?

“ISTARTEDTOSTUDYARTIN2014,THATWAS ALSO THE YEAR MY MOM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER DURING THIS TIME I REALIZED HOW FRAGILE LIFE ACTUALLY IS YOUCOULDLITERALLYGETHITBYABUSON YOUR WAY HOME FROM WORK. I THEN STARTED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANTED WITHMYART.

I ALSO REALIZED THAT THE PERSON STANDING IN FRONT OF ME AND THE ONE I PRESENT MYSELF AS ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I STUMBLED ACROSS THE QUOTE I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER AND IT EXPLAINED SO MUCH AND MADESOMUCHSENSETOME.ICANIMAGINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THE SAME FEELING AND I THEREFORE USE THE HUMAN BODY AS THE OBJECT IN MY WORK, IT’SRECOGNIZABLEFOREVERYONE.”

“I REALLY LIKE THAT THE JAPANESE QUOTE HAS BEEN THE RED THREAD THROUGH ALMOST A 10 YEAR LONG CAREER.” I STATE AFTER LISTENING TO MADELEINE EXPLAINING HOWEVERYTHINGSTARTED.

“ACTUALLY I DIDN’T SEE MYSELF AS AN ARTISTUNTILONLYAYEARAGO.

I GREW UP KIND OF PRIVILEGED, ALMOST A LITTLE SPOILED. I WAS NOT GREAT IN SCHOOL BUT ALL MY FRIENDS WERE STRAIGHT A STUDENTS AND WOULD EVENTUALLY STUDY TO BE SURGEONS, ARCHITECTS,DOCTORSETC..WHENMYMOM GOT SICK, I ASKED MYSELF IF I WOULD BE HAPPY WITH THE LIFE I WAS LIVING, THAT MADEMERETHINK.

I MOVED TO OSLO AND LIVED WITH A GIRL WHO WAS STUDYING ART. THAT INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED ME TO DO THE SAME, SO I MOVED HOME TO GOTHENBOURG AND STARTED STUDYING ART AT A PRE-SCHOOL CALLED GOTHENBURG SCHOOL OF ARTS. AFTER THAT I MOVED TO TRONDHEIM AND GOT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT AN ART UNIVERSITY THERE. MY MOM WAS SICK FOR THE ENTIRE TIME, SO I WENT BACK AND FORTH A LOT. IN THE LAST YEAR OF MY BACHELORSIN2018MYDADGOTDIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AS WELL AND PASSED AWAY 4 MONTHS AFTER. SO I HAD TO TAKE A YEAR OFFANDTAKECAREOFMYSELF.AFTER

YOUGREWUPINSWEDEN,HOWWASTHAT?

“YEAH, SO I GREW UP IN GOTHENBURG AND IT WAS NICE. WE MOVED 20 MINUTES OUTSIDE TOWN WHEN I WAS QUITE YOUNG WHERE MY PARENTS BOUGHT AN OLD CHURCH AND RENOVATED IT. SO I LIVED THEREFOR10YEARS.ITDIDN'TREALLYLOOK LIKE A TRADITIONAL CHURCH THOUGH, IT DIDN’T HAVE A GRAVEYARD OUTSIDE OF IT BUT IT HAD A BELL TOWER. WE MADE IT INTO A PLAYGROUND THOUGH AND THE BELLWASSENTTOTHENEWCHURCH.IWAS SURROUNDED BY FIELDS EVERYWHERE AND HAD A STABLE WITH HORSES ONLY 5 MINUTES AWAY. THAT IS WHERE I GOT MY FIRST JOB AS WELL, FEEDING THEM AND GENERALLYTAKINGCAREOFTHEM.”

WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGSYOULEARNEDWHILEGROWINGUP?

“BERESPONSIBLE”

“DON’T TRUST THAT ANYONE WILL HELP YOU,BEINDEPENDENT”

“BEKIND”

YOU ARE WORKING A LOT ON YOUR ART RIGHT NOW, IS THERE SOMETHING SPECIAL YOUAREWORKINGTOWARDS?

“YES, ACTUALLY THERE IS! IN NOVEMBER I WILL HAVE AN EXHIBITION CALLED "SKIN TIGHT" AT AN ART GALLERY HERE IN TRONDHEIM CALLED K-U-K, KJØPMANNSGATA UNG KUNST WHICH I’M VERYEXCITEDANDHONOREDTOBEAPART OF.“

IN MY PREVIOUS ISSUE THE QUESTION I ASKED THE READERS TO ANSWER WAS “WHAT IS A SONG THAT INSTANTLY GETS YOU IN A GOOD MOOD?WHATISYOURS?

“IT TOTALLY DEPENDS ON THE DAY, BUT I REALLY LIKE WORKING TO THE SONG CHOKEHOLDBYSLEEPTOKENIALSOREALLY LIKE“THINKABOUTTHINGS”BYDAÐIFREYR BECAUSEITREMINDSMEOFMYBOYFRIEND."

5 QUICK QUESTIONS:

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?

“I DON’T BELIEVE IN GHOSTS BUT I DO BELIEVE IN SPIRITS.”

WHAT EMOTION DO YOU EXPERIENCE THE MOST?

“STRESS.”

DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST EVER DATE IN 3 WORDS

“AWKWARD, SCARED, RELIEVED.”

WHEN ARE YOU THE HAPPIEST?

“WHEN MY BOYFRIEND TICKLES ME, OUR DOG THEN USUALLY JUMPS UP IN MY FACE. THEN I’M HAPPY.”

BEST TV-SERIES OF ALL TIME?

“I USUALLY DON’T WATCH TV-SERIES THAT MUCH, BUT I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED TO WATCH MR. INBETWEEN AND I REALLY ENJOY IT. ”

GUEST SURFER

Selma eide fagerli

A Gallery of moments

MOMENTS

DID YOU KNOW

That every two minutes, we snap more pictures than the whole of humanity did in the 1800s?

Only a few million images were taken in the 80 years leading up to the first commercial camera In 1999, Kodak reported that we had taken approximately 80 billion pictures

ANALOG CAMERA

Capturing moments and peo with an analog camera always in some way felt m real and pure rather than w the camera on my phone. Maybe it comes from the f that you only have a cert amount of photos you can t on the roll, so the photos ha a higher value.To deliver full camera roll and wait the photos to develop always given me the excitem I experienced as a ch waiting for Christmas to com

It's such a small gesture but gives so much joy, opening envelope you are delivered the photoshop and look through the moments you h experienced.Thinking back at the time you went to a festival with your friends,or sitting on the balcony late at night laughing or even just a normal day where you took a walk with a friend. You want to remember that day so you take your camera and immortalized the moment. To take photos nowadays is so easy that it has lost it's value.

REMEMBERING

One of the many beauties with an analog camera is the process and time it takes The time it takes from inserting the empty photo roll into the camera to receiving the envelope with photos It makes you forget the photos and stories you have captured

So when I open the envelope and look at all the photos, I catch myself wondering what the story behind the photo is. Looking at the photos drags you into an adventure from a book you can ´ t stop reading You get so invested in these stories that you can ´ t stop, maybe the reason

behind is because you are a part of that story. Thinking back at everything you ' ve experienced and slowly starting to remember what you did that day you took a photo of your dog with a dress on That is what makes taking photos feel like an adventure

PHASES

In life you go through so many phases and periods, at least in my life I have Sometimes there are so many and it goes so fast that you loose track of which is which It's in those times where I get confused about what I have actually experienced I take out my photos You change styles, opinions, preferences and friends, but the photos will always be the same even though you are not So in spite of the bad experiences you have, there will always be a silver lining behind

That is something photos often helps me with realizing There is so many stories to tell from each photo, and many of them often have many different sides The excitement and joy it gives you (at least for me) to bring that envelope of photos when meeting up with my friends, telling all those stories the photos behold, that many of them are the main characters in

EMBRACING THE CHANGES

As I mentioned earlier you change a lot throughout your life, but it's hard to see those changes when you are out there living your life. I have a hard time myself accepting or realizing all the changes I have done and been through, but looking at all these photos help me see just that.It also helps me appreciate the hard and difficult eras I have been through, because of the beauty and joy these photos behold.They remind me that even in the darkest of times there were many candles to help me find the way out.So maybe next time you are feeling down or feel like you haven't changed at all, you can take out your old photos and look back at all the beauty you have experienced and all the changes you have done.

Looking back at all those photos makes me feel less lonely since it reminds me of how many beautiful people I am surrounded with.

"The most meaningful photos are those who are taken in the moment, where the realest form of emotions are displayed "

WHICH

The question of the previous issue was:

MAKES YOU INSTANTLY IN A GOOD MOOD?

These are some of the answers Waave has received from the readers:

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