A number of my photographic works on the subject of salt are included in the beautiful artist book ‘Beneath the Salt’ edited by Marianne Bjørnmyr & Dan Mariner.

The book is assembled by contributions from 22 artists from around the world, as well as photographs from official Norwegian Archives. The book displays a challenging constellation of images; unknown landscapes and known objects, from a time period spanning over 100 years. Through a deliberate assembly of images with a variation of dates, geographical areas and contributors, the artists are challenging the viewers in their knowledge about the photographs’ origin. The viewers are encouraged to use the index placed in the back of the book for hints bringing them towards the root of the individual images. In the front of the book an introductory essay can be found, written by the art writer Erica Payet.

The book can be purchased here.

Published by YONA Editions in 2017
Size: 200×160 mm
Page number: 192 pp + 36 pp text
Soft cover
Print and paper: Offset på Munken Print Cream 15, 115gsm
ISBN:   978-82-999927-2-5
Limited edition of 500 copies

Ed. Marianne Bjørnmyr & Dan Mariner
Front cover photo : Iain Sarjeant
Book design: Marianne Bjørnmyr

CONTRIBUTORS: Arkiv i Nordland, Lidia Bianchi, Dalane Folkemuseum, Dani Waagen Braatveit, Rachelle Bussieres, Rhonaeve Clews, Cecilie Haaland, Helgeland Museum, Gry Hege Johansen, Samuel Kelly, Melanie King, Martin Losvik, Fabrizio Musu, Sam Nightingale, Stein Olsen, Lucia Pizzani, Riksarkivet, Almudena Romero, Mats Salberg, Iain Sarjeant, Kvarøy Saltsyderi, Tor Skogstad, Renate Strand, Wanja Wenneberg.