The performance Umbilicalcord Ritual is based on a public decoration with the title Umbilicalcord.
In the performance, an old pattern from Norwegian skinfell is printed in the hands of the audience, while they are given the words "from your ancestors, through you, and to those who come after you". Afterward, each audience member is also given a lump of raw wool in their hands, while a melody is sung.
Before the written language, these historical patterns held knowledge about how to be in good relation with the Land and Spirits where people lived. This knowledge was passed on to the next generation. The patterns have old ritual and symbolic meanings dating back to pre-Christian times. They connect people's lives with the landscape and the beings with whom we lived and still do, even though we may have forgotten it.
The performance is a ritual act, where each audience member is connected with the legacy of the ancestors. At the same time, the ritual seeks to enliven and honor the connection to the more-than-human beings we coexist with and remind us of where we come from and what we pass on. In this way, the pattern printed into the hands of the audience is the umbilical cord, which is part of our invisible DNA and history.

The ritual performance "The Umbilical Cord Ritual" is inspired by old patterns from Norwegian skinfell. Before the written language, these historical patterns held knowledge about how to be in good relation with the Land and spirits where people lived. The patterns have old ritual and symbolic meanings dating back to pre-Christian times. They were a visual symbol of people's lives with the landscape, the beings and forces with whom they coexisted and that we still do, even though we may have forgotten it.

Through the ritual performance, the audience is given a water pattern in their hands with words and song. Throughout the ritual, the pattern becomes a visual cord that stretches between people in the physical space, as well as through time and space. The ritual performance is a ritual to honor the wisdom of our ancestral traditions and restore our connection to this and reremember our souls sacred connection to water