Den norske ambassaden i Washington D.C.

Motivet knytter seg til en gjengs forestilling om det typisk norske – den lille trehytten i den storslagne naturen. Fotografiet er tatt innenfra en gammel verkstedbod og viser et vindu med utsikt til et nordnorsk landskap.

English:

A major work in the Norwegian embassy’s collection is View from a Jetty by the photographer Rune Johansen. This large photograph, which measures about 138 x 138 inches (3,5 x 3,5 meters), hangs in the garden room. The motif relates to an aspect of Norwegian coastal culture that many Norwegians will recognize and that extends many generations back into history. Right up until World War II, smallholdings that relied on both fishing and farming existed along the coast of Norway. Rune Johansen gives us a glimpse into a typical workshop in an old barn in the Lofoten Islands. A multitude of rusty tools hang around the window, framing a view of Lofoten’s distinctive and dramatic mountains. The image blends a romantic natural spectacle with everyday realism.