UNITED BUDDY BEARS SHOW - Penang 2016

We have been working together on several projects in Norway over the last twenty years.

Our Buddy Bear is the first arts project we are working on together, which confronts us with two different ways of expression. This creates contrasts in an interesting, exciting and enjoyable way.

We wanted to capture the moods and the light of the dramatic mountains and fjord landscapes of the West coast of Norway.

Laila was born and she grew up there. In this environment people often seem very small. The scenery hasn't be touched for thousands and thousands of years.

Two original Norwegian rock carvings have been painted on the bear.

The Buddy Bear is a sort of artefact and a symbol of ancient history, wild landscapes and a joint, new future.

Vivienne H. Nustad & Laila Holm