Invited reflections on art exhibition online in English and Norwegian

My invited reflections on the arts exhibition "New Eden?" (Article biennial 2016, Sølvberget galleri, Stavanger - Norway) are available online in Norwegian and in English. They are referred to under Article biennial news (in Norwegian and English). The English version of the text is also linked to from the Facebook page of i/o lab.

Tiny yet growing philosophy business

Yesterday I finished the annual accounts for my private philosophy business "Spør filosofen" [Ask the philosopher]. Despite some minute progress numbers are still tiny. In 2013 income was 3.346 NOK (some 400 euro), expenses 5.768,23 NOK (some 700 euro) and profits -2.422,34 NOK (a loss of some 300 euro). Though I have various projects, all income in 2013 was from the opening of an art exhibition.

Ask the philosopher website substantially updated

Today I have updated the website of my commercial alter ego, Spør filosofen [Ask the philosopher] (NB - in Norwegian only). Updates includes the front page, banner image (from the photo studio Depui), business ideas (expanded), talks (simplified) and readings (removed/moved to business ideas).

Interview/comment on happiness and philosophy of life in women's magazine

This Wednesday I was interviewed by phone by the Norwegian women's magazine "Alt for damene" [Everything for the ladies], on the topic of happiness and what we can "demand" that life gives us. I was commenting on this representing my philosophy business, Spør filosofen [Ask the philosopher], which got the request.

The brief interview, or statement, will appear in print in the issue that is published in late October.

Ask the philosopher: Philosophy business

My commercial website "Spør Filosofen" [Ask the philosopher] is back online, now based on a Wordpress template. In Norwegian.

Philosophy business: In minus

Yesterday I had to do my tax returns report (in Norwegian: selvangivelse). Since I am registered with a private (personal, actually) commercial company, Spør Filosofen ("Ask the Philosopher"), I simultaneously calculated the revenues, costs and profits (sic) of my company.

The outcome (for the year 2010):

Revenues, in total: 4.000 NOK
Costs, in total: 12.875,20 NOK
Profits: -8.875,20 NOK

In US dollars:

Revenues, in total: 748 USD
Costs, in total: 2.407 USD
Profits: -1.659 USD

Costs included maintaining a webpage, travel and accommodation in relation to promo-meetings, and advertising on Facebook and Google. Revenues originated from two assignments locally (in the Kristiansand area), one being a talk on the future of the global growth economy, the other a lecture and more for an international group of (exchange) students.

Some day I'll be rich. No kidding.