Forbidden Landscapes: The Secrets of Northern Norway

Detail from "Midnightsun Light in the Mountains" by Lars Westvig

The Center for Western Studies is proud to present "Forbidden Landscapes: The Secrets of Northern Norway," a gallery exhibit featuring the breathtaking images of Norwegian photographer Lars Westvig.

Lars is a professor at the University of Nordland in Bodø, Norway. Despite the distance, he is no stranger to Augustana College. Every January, Lars facilitates an exchange program that allows nursing students from Bodø to study here and for Augustana nursing students to travel to Bodø.

At the age of 12, Lars began taking photographs with a Kodak Instamatic camera. This early hobby led to a professional photography career at the age of 25. His photos have been sold throughout Europe, and in 2000, Lars published his first book of images titled Bilda, the Norwegian word for picture. In 2013, Bilda was followed by a collaborative book of images with photographer Arvid Larsen titled Nord: portrett av et landskap (North: Portrait of a Landscape).

The majority of the images on display at the Center for Western Studies were taken from Lars’ light aircraft.

The exhibit runs from October 10, 2014, through February 21, 2015.

A gallery reception will be held Friday, October 10, from 4-6 p.m. with an artist talk at 5 p.m.

Madsen/Nelson/Elmen Galleries of the Fantle Building
The Center for Western Studies
2121 South Summit Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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