"It is in the past and the traditions where you find serenity"

In my ongoing conceptual series „Negotiating authenticity. In search of an ideal“ I take different perspectives on the same place, through painting, based on circumstances and philosophical undertones. History is not static or complete. How can we be sure that it is genuine? And how can we measure it? We repeat it and take it for granted. I dismantle the history of a place that is a role model or has an established structure that 's hard to question today. From previous generations, we take over the customs, practices, and traditions, which live on in our culture. But who owns a tradition and who interprets it? Tradition is ambiguous and essential to the cultural identity; it is also politically charged. It is also used to enhance local and national identity in many different ways.