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TENK (AT VI LEVER)
PROJECT 2016/2017

‘Tenk at vi lever’ har jeg hentet fra en tale kunstneren Victor Sparre holdt i begravelsen til bergensfilosofen Arild Håland. Det var under et besøk Victor Sparre hadde hos den da over 90 år gamle filosofen at denne replikken falt. En slik positiv og ydmyk replikk fra en klok mann i siste fase av et langt liv, fortjener en vegg i byrommet. Parantesen ‘er ment’ til å åpne opp for en bredere tolkning av replikken. Han var tross alt filosof.

The line ‘Tenk at vi lever’ (Being alive: is amazing) is from a speech made by Norwegian artist Victor Sparre at philosopher Arild Håland’s funeral. This statement was first made when Victor Sparre visited the 90+ philosopher at his home. Such a positive and humble statement made by a wise man in the last stages of a long life, deserves a wall in our city. The parenthesis is meant to pen up for a broader interpretation of the statement.
He was, after all, a philosopher.