Malene Sofie Saetre Riise - A Duty to Exist, Tales of Spaces Forgotten

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main empty to this day1.

One of the cabins was torn down, but the second cabin re-

mes.

their size did not align with the standards of the current ti-

The carpenter relisted the cabins, but their condition and

able to make the trip there.

visited the cabins less and less, until they were no longer

ping their leaves in preparation for winter, the two couples

Many years had passed, and just like the trees slowly drop-

came the occupants’ definition of leisure and relaxation.

The holiday homes were rented out for many years and be-

cabins.

Two couples soon reached out, showing their interest in the

listed as summer holiday homes.

The twin cabins were completed a few years later and was

lands.

vings to good use, and build two cabins on one of his many

The man, being a trained carpenter, decided to put his sa-

income in objects and other businesses.

bled upon stories of neighbouring farmers investing their

During a walk through the local market, the man had stum-

for goods, and the money was put into savings.

local shops, the wool had been spun into yarns exchanged

The cow milk collected that morning had been sold to the

1960s: a young man, herding the sheep of his family farm.

The Twin Cabins


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