Neon sculpture in Chinese calligraphy. It means " North of My Soul, South of My Existence". The text piece is part of the exhibition “Scene Unseen on Nordic Art and Design” at He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen in China from Dec 1, 2018 - March 3, 2019. It was created in collaboration with curator Bjørninge Follevåg based on his title for the exhibition. Reflecting and preserving the embedded northern geo-psyche and interlacing cultural topologies, Norwegian - American Artist Anne Katrine Senstad represented the Norway section of the major exhibition with two neon installations. The idea of writing Chinese calligraphy as a non-Chinese person, is based on ideas of language as metaphor for belonging and place, language as a bridge between cultures, a gestural psychological and playful word game.



'With its eternal presence, light represents the perceptual experience of the infinite and deepest elements of our shared humanity.'

- Anne Katrine Senstad



Curatorial statement on "Scene Unseen on Nordic Art and Design" exhibition:

Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe which covers five countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland and boasts great tradition and long history in design and craftsmanship. Meanwhile, these Nordic countries have developed strategies to protect traditional handicraft and spared no effort to combine traditional handicraft with modern industrial design. The tradition, as an inherent spiritual philosophy, is presented in the form of modern design, and embodies the design aesthetics of Nordic designers. Thus, Nordic design has made great achievements and is reputed as the “Global Design Paradigm”.