BOOKINGHagen vår skulle være et sted vi ville oppsøke selv. Litt vill, og veldig frodig og fargerik. Den skulle være et sted for alle sansene våre, men også matnyttig: gi oss mat på bordet. I hagen vår vil finner du sitteplasser der du kannyte synet av blomster og fossene som slynger seg ned fjellsidene. Vi har ogsåsmykket ut tun og hage med kunst fra «artists in residence»: Edith Lundebrekkeog Kaja Dahl. Edith Lundebrekkes arbeid kan du finne i Nasjonalmuséet, hun harogså representert Norge på flere kunstbiennaler og trerelieffene hennes har løftet en rekke offentlige bygg. Edith er inspirert av mønstrene i gammel tekstilkunst, og utforsker stedets karakter grundig før hun gir det sitt uttrykk. Edit er opptatt av koblinga mellom funksjon og estetikk. Kunsten hennes finner du på låveveggen vår.
Kaja Dahl har laget benken vår i hagen mot jordet, der hun med sine vridde takskiferplater har forsøkt å fange opp essensen av naturen rundt oss: en helix. Som elva bukter seg mot fjorden, som fjorden bukter seg mot havet, som veiene bukter seg rundt fjell. Kaja fanget på sitt vis DNAet i naturen rundt oss i sin skulptur. «Her er det så mye vill natur, den tåler kultiverte former». Kaja er først og fremst en steinkunstner, og her fant hun nok – stein...
Gå på en oppdagelsesreise i hagen vår, da vel!
We invite you to wander and discover. Indoors and out, traces remain of artists who have lived here, alongside works we have collected from artists with roots in this landscape — the photographic artist Jens Hauge and the painter Knut Rumohr.
Over the years, we have welcomed artists in residence and given them carte blanche — time and freedom to respond, in their own way, after sensing the spirit of the place.
The Aurland River was once ranked among the three finest fly-fishing rivers in the world by the British “salmon lords” who travelled here to fish. Of those who spent the most time here were the Swedish Ekman family and the British Buxton family. All the black-and-white photographs found around the farm were donated by the Ekman family, while the watercolours in the Fiskehuset were painted by Teresa Buxton, who worked by the river while watching over her nieces and nephews.
The street artist Newton has left his mark here. Other artists in residence include Edith Lundebrekke, who created the colourful wooden installations on the barn, inspired by traditional Norwegian knitting patterns. Her work is an ode to historic Norwegian craftsmanship, reimagined in a contemporary expression. Edith has decorated numerous public buildings and represented Norway internationally at several biennials. Her work is also part of the National Gallery’s collection.
Kaja Dahl works primarily with stone and drew inspiration from the way nature here reveals itself in spirals — waterfalls, river, fjord — all winding outward toward the sea. She created the bench by the vegetable garden overlooking the waterfall, using materials she found on the farm.
New Zealand–born Peter Force stayed with us and painted the pastel works on the restaurant walls, depicting the waterfalls that surround us. He travelled with his father-in-law, who was living with dementia, and for Peter the waterfalls became a metaphor — for memories that fade, for our own mortality, but also for the immense life force within us and in the natural world around us.
Bergen-based and richly expressive Lillian Presthus will be our artist in residence in the spring of 2026. Lillian has worked with photography and graphic art, experimented with light refracted through glass, yet it is painting — and the expressive power of colour — that stands at the core of her artistic practice.
So — go ahead. Explore.
