As an artist, I document and draw inspiration from how the depicted woman over the past 150 years has changed from a silent object to a strong subject in her own right. I admire both women who have the courage and determination to break with the expectations of their time, and women who were and are the glue of our society in Denmark. They made and make a difference. My fascination has taken shape in the art project Women Who Change the World, in which I interpret my role models.
In Nymindegab, an artists’ colony emerged in the late 1800s, painting nature and the everyday, arduous life of the fishing village of the time. I am fascinated by their interpretations and have been fortunate to be able to paint at Nymindegab Museum surrounded by their works, just as I have taken my easel out into the dune landscape where they stood 140 years ago. I retrace my own footsteps and those of my foremothers in this part of Denmark, which to me is the land of fairy tales and my childhood.
Today, women are seen and heard to a far greater extent than they were in the 1800s. However, it is still essential to fight for equal rights for both sexes, as I do through my paintings and lectures. To fight for insight and awareness. I want to fill the gap in history where women ought to be. I believe in the strength of having good role models we can mirror ourselves in.
