«After becoming a mother I barely photographed for the following two years and I was starting to really crave it. But because my life had changed so much I felt I needed somewhere I could feel disconnected with my everyday life in order to be comfortable letting my guard down again. I got the idea for the hotel rooms after reading an article on 1950s housewives in Norway getting a paid vacation from the government. There were these official photos along with the article, of women in nice dresses and hats by the sea side. These women were getting a holiday because of their particularly difficult situation, and I started to imagine all the things they could have been doing, or the things I would have done.
A lot of time goes into searching for the perfect hotel room, all of the rooms were chosen in hope that they would trigger something, but I never know exactly what is going to happen until I get there. Sometimes I spend a few days, and sometimes just one night. I set my camera to photograph a certain amount of frames so I can forget about the technical aspect and get into my character. Then I suppose it´s a little like dancing, I try to feel and let it out through my movement.
At the time I was drawn to and felt connected with, the fact that most of these places only had a past and no future. Luckily I think things turned out better for me than for them.»
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