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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 25/08/2026

Rest in peace, Dolly Parton. You were one of the great ones.

Turntable playing Dolly Parton’s Jolene.

Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 11/08/2026

You want olden days? I’ll give you olden days! The Greenhouse Library v1, 10 August 2017. The first thing @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social and I did upon starting our jobs here was converting one of our offices to a library. And then we shared the other one. Got to make some sacrifices for community!

Long and skinny office with lots of books. Looks kind of inprovised…

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 26/07/2026

Alltid trivelig - tok en liten reise med damplokomotiv i Wales tidligere denne uken. De hadde en fantastisk liten bruktbokhandel med tusenvis av bøker om jernbaner. Jeg kjøpte ingen, for det er ikke min greie, men setter stor pris på at slikt finnes.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 11/07/2026

@naturvernforbundet.no må følge med på bankkontoen, jeg kjøpte denne i dag, det skal visstnok komme 5 kr til dere.

Vinyl record «Miljøplata», showing the Alta river (I presume), stating that for each sold record, 5 kr would be donated to Norges naturvernforbund for the Alta trial.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 01/07/2026

I’ve met them! Look at them struggling so firmly!

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 19/06/2026

Fantastic hike around Borebreen on our last day. A polar bear was spotted in the water this morning, but I missed it. A reason to come back, I guess.

Four people in color against a black ground and white glacier

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 13/06/2026

Anchored up in front of the Esmark Glacier for the night. Glorious sun.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 13/06/2026

Overlooking Adventdalen, with Longyearbyen and the Advent fjord at the end. Behind me, up on the mountain, Mine 7 (the last Norwegian coal mine to close in 1025) and the EISCAT radar station. Sadly the road was closed past where we stopped, so we couldn’t go all the way to the radars.

Wide-angle view of valley seen from high up a mountain, more mountains and a fjord in the distance

Two big radar dishes on top of a mountain, disappearing into the clouds. Patches of snow.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 13/06/2026

A bunch of common eiders (and some barnacle geese) made their nesting site right next to a husky kennel outside Longyearbyen. The Arctic foxes don’t like the dogs, so their nests are safer there. They were used to people.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 12/06/2026

Photo safari was great. And cold.

Arctic fox looking straight into the camera

Me standing in front of the iconic seed vault entrance

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 12/06/2026

Getting my bearings in Svalbard, where I’ll spend the next week on the 100+ year old schooner Noorderlicht up along the Western coast. Until departure: stout from the northernmost brewery in the world; all the museums in Longyearbyen; wildlife photo safari. And snow buntings, so pretty. Good stuff.

Meltwater running towards the ocean, Arctic mountains in the background.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 29/05/2026

Last week I had surgery in Oslo - not a major one, but required full anaesthesia and all. Today I got the bill in the mail - 518 Norwegian kroner. This is one of the reasons I’m happy to pay my taxes here.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 20/03/2026

The fog this morning was delicious. Taught my last class for … the year, actually! There will be a few guest appearances, but I’m not responsible for any more teaching.

Power cables overhead disappearing into murky fog.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 19/03/2026

Foggy morning matches my brain as I head to campus for an early #envhist class. We’ll be talking about more-than-human history and glaciers. I’ll shake up the usual glacier repeat photography discussion by bringing in Peter Funch’s The Imperfect Atlas. Should be fun!

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 24/02/2026

I think we are officially moving into the part of the spring with super nice morning skies in Stavanger. I’m ready for it!

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 19/02/2026

Walking to campus for early morning teaching. Gorgeous winter day, though rain is coming.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 02/02/2026

Came across this album in London and of course had to get it - «warm earth music for plants… and the people who love them». Pretty cheesy, but our plants are happy!

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 25/01/2026

First time in ages at Hå Gamle Prestegård to see their new exhibitions. I particularly liked Helene Espedal-Selvåg’s «Common Sky» installation. www.hagamleprestegard.no/Kalender/Cal...

Feet standing in front of screen on the floor, showing a blue sky with clouds, from Hiroshima Botanical Gardens.

Room with six screens on the floor, all showing sky videos from different places. Talk window letting in light on the far wall.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 23/01/2026

This is harassment. Though to be fair, my screenshots do fill the entire desktop of my 32" office monitor and a large chunk of the vertical 27" monitor next to it... Probably time for my semi-annual cleanup soon.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 06/01/2026

I guess this makes it solicited, but whatever.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 24/12/2025

The Greenhouse Library and the hallway outside wrapped up like a Christmas present. If all goes to plan, we’ll get a new and non-leaky roof in January. And if it doesn’t to go according to plan … October?

Hulda Garborgs hus at the UiS campus, section wrapped in plastic.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 19/12/2025

The Christmas book pile is ambitious, but very very promising. And I have new reading/computer glasses that I need to test out properly, anything else would not take my workplace health and safety seriously.

Stack of books to be read. Ursula Le Guin, Carrier bag theory of fiction. Ian Nairn, Outrage. Donna Tartt, The Secret History. Claire-Louise Bennett, Big Kiss, Bye-Bye. Morag Rose, The Feminist Art of Walking. Adam Johnson, The Wayfinder. Marc Wilson, The Edge of Ruin. Jelewska & Krawczak, Nuclear Gaia. Quintin Lake, The Perimeter. Ying Ang, Fruiting Bodies.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 17/12/2025

More like, "All done for the year!" Please don't send any more emails until January, I have worked hard for this.

Empty inbox notification, All done for the day.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 16/12/2025

Today: «Litterære reiser til underlege øyar». At our colleague Magne Drangeid’s professor promotion lecture.

Man standing in from of screen, reading from book.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 16/12/2025

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.

Sorry, I’m not allowed to explain it. But it’s green and bound in green string on an oak table.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 15/12/2025

Finally this absolute beauty from @skeuomorphpress.org made it across the pond. The texture of the paper, the quality of the print, the colors, the weight, the smell - not to mention the content by @ursulakleguin.com - it’s a real inspiration.

Printed publication, black and orange on white rough paper, «A rant about technology»

Fold-out poster, «Technology is the active human interface with the material world»

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 08/12/2025

First day of our Walking & Writing workshop featured two sessions with Helena Hunter and Petra Lilja, lots of creative and sensory work, and walks in the forest by campus.

Tree crown of tree downed by a storm, leaning on another tree that was partially downed

Hand lens, transparent plastic, on bark, with some moss on it

Tall sitka spruce, people walking down a trail

Hand holding four leaves in red-orange-brown transition, over bright green moss surrounded by more moss. The colors are striking.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 05/12/2025

Starting the weekend with Ævestaden on vinyl and a very foresty beer brewed with birch, sweet woodruff, and stinging nettle from Rygr, a brewery just a few train stops south of here. I need to look at two texts tonight, but that can wait. I also need this.

Hand holding a glass of beer. Stereo in the background. Friday feels.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 03/12/2025

Lots of charismatic infrastructure (and wind!) on our energy humanities excursion to Måkaknuten wind farm south of Stavanger today. #envhist #envhum

Three wind turbines on a mountain, grey clouds in the background

Part of substation installation against grey clouds

Long row of wind turbines on hills, road winding its way (ha!) through the landscape.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 28/11/2025

I have written some reflections on the #energylives fieldwork week we had in Finland in October, for The Current, our project blog. www.uis.no/en/the-curre... #envhist #envhum #energy

Picie cup lichen in the foreground, two out of focus reactor towers in the background

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 19/11/2025

Hey @dudleymarianna.bsky.social, your book came for the Greenhouse Library today! You need to sign it when you’re here!

Hand holding book - Marianna Dudley’s Electric Wind

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 17/11/2025

Surprisingly many people (and a dog!) showed up for the rephotography walk yesterday. Very happy to see how interested and enthusiastic people were. Most of them wanted to push on after the cold and windy stop at the tower - and we were rewarded with beautiful weather on the last bit of the walk.

Hand holding up photo card over landscape.

Cloudy landscape, sun rays coming through the clouds in the distance

Two people seen from the back looking at photo card over landscape

Hands of two people holding up mobile phones to take photos of photo cards.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 16/11/2025

We will also launch the field guide to historical rephotography and a set of cards that can be used to get started.

Small zine with collage illustration and title Avtrykk. Veiledning til historisk gjenfotografering.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 15/11/2025

An evening listening to vinyl records. Had found a used copy of Neil Young’s Sleeps With Angels from 1994 and it sounds fabulous. A magical album.

Record player with Neil Young, Sleeps With Angels, on a shelf

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 15/11/2025

Today: not a day of rest, sadly, but I took the time to go downtown for some errands and for some light writing with coffee in front of the fireplace at Kokko.

Coffee and cup on wooden tray in front of fireplace, ashes, glowing embers. Smells nice.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 13/11/2025

Borrowed some magnifying glasses for the upcoming CREATURE event on Walking & Writing. Dog for scale.

Magnifying glass with three lenses, held over dog. The eyes! The snoot!

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 13/11/2025

We’re in a cute historic hotel in the countryside south of Sandnes.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 07/11/2025

Half-day of home office work after campus meetings in the morning, tweaking text and writing project summaries for a major grant proposal. All while listening to vinyl records such as this beauty - Low’s Things We Lost in the Fire. The weekend is almost here.

Section of turquise vinyl record with etched words. Finger of hand holding the record sticking up.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 06/11/2025

Sent our field guide to historical rephotography to the printer two minutes before I had to leave work. Such fun to illustrate it with collage! But heckin' lot of work too. Still, really pleased with the result. Hope the print comes out well! #digifren #envhist #envhum

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 06/11/2025

On 16 November, we are organizing a rephotography walk in Sørmarka to mark the approaching end of the #DigiFREN project and to launch a package of educational materials on historical rephotography. All are welcome! #envhist #envhum #photography www.uis.no/en/research/...

Poster for event, "Fotografisk vandring 16. november 2025 Sørmarka 12:00 - 14:00." Light green background. Collage illustration, greenery, hands holding historical photos up to landscape.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 05/11/2025

We’re ready for the first event of the #CREATURE research group - «Art vs. Science: dueling methodologies in the classroom». Charlotte Wrigley @wrigleyca.bsky.social and Allen Jones are running the show today. With Boris Karloff’s Frankenstein as an honorary member!

Two people looking tough in front of monitor

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 02/11/2025

This is why you should use sunscreen, folks. The display copy of Silver Linings at the Stavanger Art Museum has a distinctly different color profile than the other copies.

Two copies of our Silver Lining book. The display copy with a «leseeksemplar» sticker is noticeably faded, leaning towards blue, whereas the other is pristine.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 02/11/2025

So happy to see our «miljøfortellinger fra Japan» risograph publication in the Climate Emergency Reading Room at the Stavanger Art Museum. @melinabuns.bsky.social and Benjamin Hickethier did a fantastic job on this one.

Man holding up small zine with gorgeous risograph print of Mt Fuji.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 27/10/2025

Time for Finnish smoke sauna. I’m about to be very cold and very hot, back and forth, for a few hours. What a way to start a week of #energylives fieldwork!

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 26/10/2025

Winter time is here. I’m one of the seemingly rare people who like the time change, both in the spring and in the fall.

Morning sky, golden over the mountains, reflected in the fjord

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