{"id":3728,"date":"2016-10-06T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/?p=3728"},"modified":"2016-12-08T09:24:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T09:24:44","slug":"the-imaginative-universe-of-rakel-helmsdal-bloggur-hja-anju-mazuhn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/the-imaginative-universe-of-rakel-helmsdal-bloggur-hja-anju-mazuhn\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The imaginative universe of Rakel Helmsdal&#8221; &#8211; bloggur hj\u00e1 Anju Mazuhn"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_160\" class=\"special-content\">\n<div id=\"promoted-block-57f4d5f3579fb32a7e680de4\" class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Promoted Block\" data-type=\"promoted-block\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_159\" class=\"row sqs-row\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_158\" class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\">\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_15506\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_157\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_156\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-hidden design-layout-inline\" data-scrolled=\"true\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_155\" class=\"intrinsic\">\n<p class=\"image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio\">T\u00fdski journalisturin Anja Mazhun, sum hevur alsk til F\u00f8royar, hevur skriva\u00f0 hesa grein \u00e1 bloggi s\u00ednum My Faroe Islands:<\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_154\" class=\"image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio\" data-description=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mynd_AnjaM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3731 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mynd_AnjaM.jpg\" alt=\"mynd_anjam\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mynd_AnjaM.jpg 750w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mynd_AnjaM-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mynd_AnjaM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mynd_AnjaM-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mynd_AnjaM-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-faroe-islands.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/5\/the-imaginative-universe-of-rakel-helmsdal\">The imaginative universe of Rakel Helmsdal<\/a><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"meta\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"date\"><time class=\"published\" datetime=\"2016-10-06\">Anja Mazuhn, October 6, 2016<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_183\" class=\"body entry-content\">\n<div id=\"item-57f4d5f3579fb32a7e680de4\" class=\"sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12\" data-layout-label=\"Post Body\" data-type=\"item\" data-updated-on=\"1475663431234\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_182\" class=\"row sqs-row\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_181\" class=\"col sqs-col-12 span-12\">\n<div id=\"block-1a5584f118e6b6259e57\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A fake feathered parrot. Little bells, strung on a braided cord. Cut out paper figures. Artificial sunflowers. Nail polish, transparent. Shelves full of clothes. Document files. Swarming butterflies, in the shape of stickers. A double meter stick. Piles of books. Pictures and a postcard-mobile. At the heart: Rakel Helmsdal\u2019s study.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Green paint, red window frames: The house she lives in is located directly behind the Fr\u00f3\u00f0skaparsetur F\u00f8roya, the University of the Faroe Islands in T\u00f3rshavn. Close to the Faculty of Faroese Language and Literature, to be exact. Perfect match. Rakel, writer, puppeteer, artist, writing teacher, and, just around the corner, the Faculty of Language and Literature. What could be more appropriate? Same goes for Rakel\u2019s two garden gates. Their very presence: an invitation to universal storytelling. Two garden gates. One on one side of the property, one on the opposite side. Odd. Immediately, I start making up a story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once upon a time, there was an old, big-bellied king, sweet-tempered, but forever trapped in his own castle. Over the years, the castle\u2019s two drawbridges had driven him crazy. Which one to stroll about? Where to parade, showcasing shiny new robes and pompous uniforms? Drawbridge to the left? Drawbridge to the right? The poor guy simply couldn\u2019t make up his mind \u2026 I decide to teach my king-character the ins and outs. Since the first gate is stuck, I use the second one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_33457\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"47\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_39661\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_180\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_179\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-hidden design-layout-inline\" data-scrolled=\"true\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_178\" class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_177\" class=\"image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio\" data-description=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/54fef175e4b07a28ce36e3ef\/t\/57f4d87c5016e11846815232\/1475664023621\/?format=750w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/54fef175e4b07a28ce36e3ef\/t\/57f4d87c5016e11846815232\/1475664023621\/\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/54fef175e4b07a28ce36e3ef\/t\/57f4d87c5016e11846815232\/1475664023621\/\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x1407\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"57f4d87c5016e11846815232\" data-type=\"image\" data-image-resolution=\"750w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_42756\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"47\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_43101\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p>Doorsteps, affectionate reception, looking around. Lots of wood, vivid colors and activity, made by Rakel &amp; family. The artist herself is just about to brew some tea in the kitchen. Stair climbing, second floor, the study. Rakel, cross-legged, ensconces herself in an armchair and introduces me to her imaginative universe.<\/p>\n<p>Her plays, short stories and books for all ages. Her character Victor Hugo Persson. The teamwork-little-and-big-monster-books (translated into 16 languages). Her surreal 3D-tableaux. Her award-winning novel \u201eHon, sum r\u00f3\u00f0i eftir \u00e6laboganum\u201c\u00a0(\u201eShe Rowed After the Rainbow\u201c, this year\u2019s Children and Youth Literature Prize of the West Nordic Council). Even the puppet theatre she started in 2011: All her works are connected \u2013 by the art of storytelling. \u201eI have always made up stories\u201c, Rakel says. \u201eI just use different techniques to tell them.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3728 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/the-imaginative-universe-of-rakel-helmsdal-bloggur-hja-anju-mazuhn\/tableax4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tableax1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tableax1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tableax1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tableax1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tableax1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_43822\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"47\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_44153\" class=\"sqs-block gallery-block sqs-block-gallery\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-json=\"{&quot;hSize&quot;:null,&quot;floatDir&quot;:null,&quot;methodOption&quot;:&quot;transient&quot;,&quot;existingGallery&quot;:null,&quot;show-meta-only-title&quot;:false,&quot;design&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;aspectRatio&quot;:null,&quot;square-thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;aspect-ratio&quot;:&quot;standard&quot;,&quot;thumbnails-per-row&quot;:2,&quot;padding&quot;:20,&quot;lightbox&quot;:false,&quot;collectionId&quot;:&quot;57f4d93720099ec6e23d2fad&quot;,&quot;vSize&quot;:null,&quot;transientGalleryId&quot;:&quot;57f4d93720099ec6e23d2fad&quot;}\" data-block-type=\"8\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_294\" class=\" sqs-gallery-container sqs-gallery-block-grid sqs-gallery-aspect-ratio-standard sqs-gallery-thumbnails-per-row-2 clear\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_311\" class=\"sqs-gallery sqs-gallery-design-grid\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_321\" class=\"slide sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide\" data-type=\"image\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_322\" class=\"slide sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide\" data-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"margin-wrapper\">How does Rakel find her characters? \u201eI often stumble upon a clue while I\u2019m listening to classical music. It\u2019s a bit like putting pieces of a puzzle in place. I\u2019ve also started to frequently go for a swim. As to me, visiting the public swimming pool of T\u00f3rshavn during the peaceful morning hours turns out to be the proper thing to do. The monotony of the exercise has a brilliant effect on me and my writing. During swimming, I sort of loose reality. It\u2019s like going into a meditative state of mind. At the same time, I gain strength and acuteness of thought.\u201c<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_81911\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p>At present, Rakel is working on her first novel for adults. \u201eThe story takes place in the real world, on the Faroe Islands, in Denmark and in France\u201c, she discloses. \u201eMy main character is a 22-year-old woman. It\u2019s a sort of crime novel, mixed with dreamlike sequences. 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src=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett3-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett3-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/the-imaginative-universe-of-rakel-helmsdal-bloggur-hja-anju-mazuhn\/marionett4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett4-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett4-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/marionett4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_82603\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"47\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_110685\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"47\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_111036\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p>Rakel always reads and writes different books at the same time. Stagnation? Not in her universe. As a puppeteer, she runs a mobile theatre. Light, sound, costumes, plot, marionettes, puppetry: all Rakel. In the near future, she wants to set up a permanent theatre stage, too. \u201eRight here, in our basement. About 30 seats. That\u2019s what I have in mind.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Two garden gates, red window frames and a downstairs-puppet-theatre: The perfect stage for two drawbridges and a big-bellied king. I bet the fellow has already introduced himself to Rakel. Now he\u2019s the one having tea with the artist. Blackcurrant, with a richly satisfying flavor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_111709\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"47\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_112059\" class=\"sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"5\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_201\" class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_200\" class=\"image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-hidden design-layout-inline\" data-scrolled=\"true\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_199\" class=\"intrinsic\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1479825373293_198\" class=\"image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio\" data-description=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tattoo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3742\" src=\"http:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tattoo.jpg\" alt=\"tattoo\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tattoo.jpg 750w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tattoo-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tattoo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tattoo-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/tattoo-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_144879\" class=\"sqs-block horizontalrule-block sqs-block-horizontalrule\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-block-type=\"47\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-yui_3_17_2_1_1475663294579_145229\" class=\"sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html\" data-block-type=\"2\">\n<div class=\"sqs-block-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Always remaining on track: Rakel&#8217;s compass tattoo,\u00a0North pointing straight to her heart.\u00a0Pictures puppet theatre (4): Rakel Helmsdal, Karavella Marionett-teatur<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rakel is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rakel.helmsdal?fref=ts\">Facebook <\/a>and on the <a href=\"http:\/\/rakelhelmsdal.info\/wordpress\/\">net<\/a>. 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