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Tradition: The Most Dangerous Game (Part I of II)
When I started dabbling in rosemaling years ago, my grandmother suggested to me that I use my newfound skills to decorate the frame of my mother’s brand-new big screen TV. As a young girl in Larvik, she had herself painted the linoleum on her mother’s kitchen floor and thought a few extra touches to the décor here and there would be a great asset. While I decided against applying my brush to that great glassy monolith, her suggestion made me rethink the whole idea of Norwegian tradition and authenticity. Where does one draw the line?
• norwegian cultural politics abroad • norwegian tradition • traditional norwegian arts and crafts • norwegian customs and beliefs
When I started dabbling in rosemaling years ago, my grandmother suggested to me that I use my newfound skills to decorate the frame of my mother’s brand-new big screen TV. As a young girl in Larvik, she had herself painted the linoleum on her mother’s kitchen floor and thought a few extra touches to the décor here and there would be a great asset. While I decided against applying my brush to that great glassy monolith, her suggestion made me rethink the whole idea of Norwegian tradition and authenticity. Where does one draw the line?
• norwegian cultural politics abroad • norwegian tradition • traditional norwegian arts and crafts • norwegian customs and beliefs