Got back into Copenhagen yesterday just in time for the glorious, traditional family Christmas party at my mother’s house. All my Danish siblings, step siblings and their babies, boyfriends, husbands and pets were there and I’m still contemplating how it is possible to eat, drink and talk so much in such a short time span. I ended up at the legendary ‘Funky Crime’ concert at Drop Inn – an old Copenhagen dive bar. Yes, the band members were intoxicated while performing and yes they didn’t always stay in tune. But
Do you know the feeling when it seems just like last week when you sat on the floor with your little brother drawing dinosaurs and playing with transformers and the next thing you know he is 6’4”, an athlete champion and so good with the ladies it’s not even funny…? Well, this christmas it dawned on me how many weeks must have past since that time on the floor with the transformers and the crayons…. Here are a couple of shots I took of my brother Leif yesterday when we
This year is different. I’m spending Christmas in legendary author Hans Christian Andersen’s hometown Odense. My father and my 2 American siblings moved into their brand new penthouse on December 22nd here in this little, cute, remote city. So everything is indeed very, very different…. But in a good way different. Even though most of their interior is still sort of in boxes and being decorated as we go along the Christmas spirit is high here in the state of Denmark. The kitty, Avatar keeps climbing the Christmas tree so
Heartbeat, clammy palms, wide open eyes, no sleep, excitement. The last few days before I fly into my hometown Copenhagen I’m always super excited, nervous and happy to see my family and friends. I rarely get any sleep and arrive dead tired with a jet-lag the size of Australia. This time around was no different. I came from NYC where I worked for 6 days, which usually helps on the jet-lag situation. I mean, not flying all the way form LA to Copenhagen, but only dealing with the 6 hour
Yesterday I had a meeting with the Argentinian/Danish artist Juan Hein here in Copenhagen. I’m inspired by Juan’s photography and we are talking about doing some work together while I’m in town. He has some pretty radical ideas that have sparked my interest. Political, critical, provocative yet beautiful and with a very personal twist. Juan is the grandson of Piet Hein, who among other achievements is famous for his ‘Grooks’ that I remember reading in newspapers. I even think I still have a small collection of Piet Hein’s writings. So