Bytestein (2021, 22 min) and Søkkjestein (2022, 15 min) are the last two films in a trilogy that thematizes the development of the earth, both our shared ancient world and the natural events that have driven the world forward since then. The films view our relationship with time and nature as fluid phenomena and a collide of different perspectives.

Bytestein and Søkkjestein were filmed at various locations and ancient monuments, including Pluragrotta in Mo i Rana, Havängdösen stone chamber tomb and Gilhög burial mound in southern Sweden, the stone yards on Jæren, the burial mounds on Ræge and conglomerate rocks on Solund.

The son has served his sentence. Now he seeks vengeance. The brother yearns for light and salvation. The father builds burial mounds. The mother calls out from the realm of the dead.

The Ash Spiral is a novel about two brothers who finally reckon with a violent past, about cruelty passed down through generations and about talus threatening to crush everything below. In distinctive, powerful prose, Leander Djønne mercilessly portrays the violence and rage that thrums through this family.

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Leander Djønne (b. 1981 in Odda) is a visual artist and writer who lives and works in Grimo, Ullensvang. Djønne's practice moves between film, text, photography and sculpture. His works thematize conflicts and connections between nature and civilisation, and how humans are part of this game. Associative links between poetry and historical facts from archeology and industrial history often form the basis of the works. For the past fifteen years, Djønne has shown works through solo exhibitions, group exhibitions and publications, both nationally and internationally.

Kaja Schjerven Mollerin (b. 1980) is a writer and critic. Her latest book Kamerat livet. En samtale med Cecilie Løveid was published by Kolon forlag.