For international women's day 2020 I created the first portrait of a series of pioneer women. This will be an annual celebration of female trailblazers.
Someone always has to pave the path for others to follow, and in this series of portraits I want to highlight these – more or less famous – women.
Someone always has to pave the path for others to follow, and in this series of portraits I want to highlight these – more or less famous – women.
The first pioneer I want to highlight is the Norwegian architect Lilla Hansen
Lilla
Two-layer reduction Woodcut
Portrait of Norwegian architect Lilla Hansen,
the first woman in Norway to establish her own practice.
the first woman in Norway to establish her own practice.
Amongst Lilla's first works as an independent architect,
was the Norawegian 'hytte' – a wooden cottage.
was the Norawegian 'hytte' – a wooden cottage.
This two-layer portrait is carved into an old weathered wooden plank retrieved from my own hytte in Norway
to emphasise on the connection between the two.
to emphasise on the connection between the two.
Below you can see the process through my instagram posts.
