TAKING BACK NR 22 the painting, one of the first artworks that is made as a reaction to 22/7.

22 is Oslos number. Oslo is my hometown, I am the fifth genereration in my familiy born and raised in this city. In the street culture I have been a part of every city has a color and a number. The numbers are usually from the areacodes in the phone numbers. Oslos number is 22. The title of this painting is ”TAKING BACK NR 22”, it relates to taking back the city after the attack on 22/7 2011. The painting is my repond to the terror that hit my city and all of Norway. It is my gift to the city. 

Oil, ash, wax, metal, asfalt, glue, aerosol, charcoal, rust and paper on canvas. 260x130cm Oktober 2011