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The Heat is On In 2020 we locked ourselves in, put on face masks, became more careful. I myself felt the anxiety. Am I having a fever now? Weren't we a little too close? Am I a virus spreader? I rise my thermal camera. Seeing my face flaming in

The Heat is On

In 2020 we locked ourselves in, put on face masks, became more careful. I myself felt the anxiety. Am I having a fever now? Weren't we a little too close? Am I a virus spreader? I rise my thermal camera. Seeing my face flaming in red and orange behind the bandage. Fever? Stress? I'm unsure, I turn the thermal camera at the others around me. They all glow, lit up in cold, blue surroundings.

We are all probably warm. The heat is on.

Image above: Stortorget, Oslo.

These photographs were taken with a thermal camera and are part of Dette Året, a photo book and exhibition project documenting one year of life in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Passenger boat.

Passenger boat.
The Norwegian minister of justice.

The Norwegian minister of justice.
A demonstration outside the Norwegian Parliament.

A demonstration outside the Norwegian Parliament.

My mother.

My mother.
A boxer at the gym.

A boxer at the gym.
Bergen, my homwtown.

Bergen, my homwtown.
Passengers on an airplane.

Passengers on an airplane.
A young couple is kissing.

A young couple is kissing.
The Heat is On was exhibited at Preus, the national museum for photography located in Horten, Norway.

The Heat is On was exhibited at Preus, the national museum for photography located in Horten, Norway.
Some pictures from the project were on display on Sukkerbiten (House of Photography), Oslo, in 2021.

Some pictures from the project were on display on Sukkerbiten (House of Photography), Oslo, in 2021.
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The Heat is On

In 2020 we locked ourselves in, put on face masks, became more careful. I myself felt the anxiety. Am I having a fever now? Weren't we a little too close? Am I a virus spreader? I rise my thermal camera. Seeing my face flaming in red and orange behind the bandage. Fever? Stress? I'm unsure, I turn the thermal camera at the others around me. They all glow, lit up in cold, blue surroundings.

We are all probably warm. The heat is on.

Image above: Stortorget, Oslo.

These photographs were taken with a thermal camera and are part of Dette Året, a photo book and exhibition project documenting one year of life in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Passenger boat.

The Norwegian minister of justice.

A demonstration outside the Norwegian Parliament.

My mother.

A boxer at the gym.

Bergen, my homwtown.

Passengers on an airplane.

A young couple is kissing.

The Heat is On was exhibited at Preus, the national museum for photography located in Horten, Norway.

Some pictures from the project were on display on Sukkerbiten (House of Photography), Oslo, in 2021.
The Heat is On In 2020 we locked ourselves in, put on face masks, became more careful. I myself felt the anxiety. Am I having a fever now? Weren't we a little too close? Am I a virus spreader? I rise my thermal camera. Seeing my face flaming in
Passenger boat.
The Norwegian minister of justice.
A demonstration outside the Norwegian Parliament.
My mother.
A boxer at the gym.
Bergen, my homwtown.
Passengers on an airplane.
A young couple is kissing.
The Heat is On was exhibited at Preus, the national museum for photography located in Horten, Norway.
Some pictures from the project were on display on Sukkerbiten (House of Photography), Oslo, in 2021.