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Hávamál 1

2026 | video work / installation for robotic performance system

1. 1. Alla dörrar,
innan in man går,
skarpt skådas skola,
skarpt granskas skola,
ty ovisst är att veta,
var ovänner sitta
borta på salens bänkar.

1. Gáttir allar,
áðr gangi fram,
um skoðask skyli,
um skyggnast skyli,
því at óvíst er at vita,
hvar óvinir
sitja á fleti fyrir.

1. At every door-way,
ere one enters,
one should spy round,
one should pry round
for uncertain is the witting
that there be no foeman sitting,
within, before one on the floor

recitation: Ingeborg 
choir: Töcken
on-screen presence: Mira Ellis

Part of an ongoing installation- and performance-based practice drawing on Hávamál as textual and structural material.
Hávamál #1 is conceived as both a video work and an installation. The work features a custom-built robotic performance system physically manipulating braided hair through slow, force-controlled movements. The interaction is amplified using contact microphones, transforming gestures of grooming and restraint into a sonic and ritualistic event.
The choir and recitation also appear as part of upcoming project with the duo Vento Nero.