Meditation on the Faroe Islands

Meditasjon på Færøyene (2010)

Watercolor and ink on paper
Sigurd Bergmann

In Meditasjon på Færøyene — Meditation on the Faroe Islands — Sigurd Bergmann captures the spiritual solitude of a remote northern coast. Painted in 2010, this composition is bold in its simplicity: flattened planes of golden land, darkened sky, and a quiet figure seated on a rock — facing away, deep in thought.

The horizon stretches thin. Blackened house shapes cling to the edge of land, and the moon hangs still in a heavy, brushed sky. A lone bird floats midair. A distant boat barely breaks the sea. This isn’t a scene of action — it’s a scene of stillness.

The figure is small, faceless, almost sculptural. We don’t know who they are — but we know the feeling. This is about pausing, listening, and facing the vastness — of nature, of memory, of silence.