Wrånes has achieved international acclaim for her dreamlike performances. She combines sound, musical instruments, costumes, and often an ensemble of troll-like characters, challenging the limits of her own and the performers’ vocal and physical expressions. The trolls, who represent repressed aspects of our own myriads of personalities, break the social and physical limitations of human daily life and live by an unrestrained and audacious way of expressing themselves. The freedom to be who you are, to explore, feel, travel, and move outside of presumed limits are fundamental aspects of Wrånes’ art.

Traveler was originally made for the exhibition Hot Pocket. Wrånes asked two of her friends to stand in the position she wanted and scanned them with a laser. A later version was cast in bronze for the Ekeberg Sculpture Park. The sculpture depicts a dramatic moment where the top figure will either take flight under the bird’s wingspan or fall headfirst towards the ground. Traveler derives from the same ideas and processes as Wrånes’ performance work. Hidden or mystical worlds outside of our own is a recurring theme, as well as the tension between opposites. The title Traveler indicates one person, but the work clearly depicts two people going in different directions. Or is it one and the same person?