Dense Vision Shrine

The music itself came to life during the first part of 2001. At that time it was just music I was working on, without any specific purpose of use. Then in October 2001 I was asked by a costume & clothing designer to mix music for a show she was to have in Stavanger on the 3rd of November. In the music mix I created I incorporated the tracks “Snowsand” & “Underground Waters”. One could ask why this music wasn’t incorporated into one of the already existing bands or projects, but as music are created without thinking of a specific genre or project to use it in, it just happened to be the case that the music differs from the existing ones and therefore Dense Vision Shrine were born. Dense Vision Shrine could also be defined as a multi-media unity, which is based upon the concept of the opposite principles that merges into Art. One could say that album recordings represent the controllable part while the live performances would represent the uncontrollable instincts, but with the borders between the two elements of expression not being too clear. This because as time has gone by the borders between the controllable and uncontrollable elements has become less and less clear, as I decided to turn the live shows into a multi-media related expression. It soon became clear to me that this is something one can’t do without any prior planning, at least not if one would like it to be done in a proper way. Though there are elements in the music that are to be performed as part of the live-show which will not be controlled and 100% planned prior to the show. Musical elements are to be added, elements that has not been included in the music before, be it instruments or even vocals one can’t hear on the CD. A lot of people refuse to consider or accept “multimedia” as an art's expression. To me it is another instrument to express feelings and emotions. To those who refuse to consider “multimedia” as an art form or art’s expression I can say that I cannot whatsoever find any reason why “multimedia” shouldn’t qualify as a form of art. Maybe they simply don`t understand the term multimedia, so let me enlighten them a bit on this issue. We, or at least most of us, acknowledge music/sound, film/visuals, text/lyrics, performance/dance/theatre etc as art forms as well as they are separate forms of expression, thereby also becoming a media type. Then, when one decide to combine two or more of these expressions it becomes a multimedia expression. Is a multi media liveshow which includes music, lyrics, film, visuals and performance/dance any less art than a theatre or for that matter a book, a film or a painting? I really don’t see how anyone wholeheartedly can claim that multimedia is less art, when combining various art forms, than when they are performed individually. I like to think of myself as a multi-artist. It takes less time to explain sometimes since I am involved in so many different forms of art. Beside music, photography, and poetry I am also a writer/journalist (occasionally doing work on a freelance basis for various magazines and newspapers), as well as I have a few times been the producer on some short film projects. For me personally it has become important to not limit oneself to one form of art, rather work with several different ones individually or combined. There are so many ideas in my head that needs to be expressed, and not all of them can be described or expressed with music alone, that’s why short films accompanied by music is a very interesting medium. It lets you explore new grounds and ways of expressing art.