Elisa Helland-HansenRosendal, Norway

Elisa Helland-Hansen is a Norwegian studio potter based in Rosendal by the Hardangerfjord in western Norway. She was trained at the Bergen National College for Arts and Design in the 1970s, and has worked as a full-time potter making utilitarian work since then. She was head of the department and a professor at HDK - University of Gothenburg, in Sweden for five years, has traveled extensively, and exhibits internationally.

Instagram: @elisahellandhansen


SONG FROM MY POT

look at me
touch me
feel me
fill me
lift me
handle me
pour from me
prepare food in me
rest your eyes on me
contemplate upon me
share meals with me
wonder about me
discuss upon me
drink from me
reflect on me
play with me
bake in me
enjoy me
use me

ELISA HELLAND-HANSEN