07/06/2025
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the opening of the Master’s Exhibition in Design yesterday! To , and , to the talented jazz trio Dommersnes / Sæbø / Solvang, and to DJ for setting the mood – it was a beautiful evening.
The title «Looking In, Looking Out» echoes the journeys that have taken the students along both introspective and outward-looking paths over the past two years – reflecting deep exploration, bold experimentation, and both professional and personal growth.
To my dear graduates .mad – this is for you, as you carry your voices out into the world:
Go, my words, go.
Go with courage, go with grace.
Go through walls, through ceilings.
Go with no rules, go without fear.
Let blood sing, let sweat speak.
Tell the truth. Speak real.
Go, my words, go.
Go to the lost.
Go to the murdered – the ones who opened their mouths.
Go, my words.
Make noise, make sound,
Make presence.
Go, my words, go.
With urgency, with patience.
Speak out against the fanatics.
Speak out against the unimaginative.
Speak openly, speak wisely.
Go, my words.
Be a flame.
Be a storm.
Be the wind.
Go, my words, go.
Unofficial English translation of Frode Grytten’s original poem in Norwegian Nynorsk.
