Moskstraumen

Detail of the Star Jelly print. 18" x 24" on French Paper's Blacktop Construction.

The Moskstraumen is a system of tidal eddies and whirlpools, one of the strongest in the world, that forms at the Lofoten archipelago, Norway, in the Norwegian Sea. The system is unusual in that it occurs in the open sea. The Moskstraumen has been featured in many historical accounts, generally exaggerated. [1]

"Poe. Verne. Melville. Norcross. Magnus. Ramus. Dass. Mere men. All sought to capture the maelstrom, none succeed. The pursuit to place natural force upon the page is a fool's errand, but to domesticate Njord's sorrow is an entirely separate perversion." [2]

[1] Moskstraumen. (2015, April 7). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:00, May 1, 2015, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moskstraumen&oldid=655361324

[2] Teterus, A. (2014). Oral history and the subconscious harm of hyperbole: Unhealthy art forms [Abstract]. Norwegian Journal of Folklore, 36(1), 61-66.