ABOUT WATER

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“Water” explores the existential and emotional wisdom of water for healing and transformation and the process of assuming form as an individual through a deep connection to the nature of water and oceans.​​​

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Water is a sonic tale about standing on the shore looking out onto the great depths of the ocean, as a symbol of the subconscious, knowing that the only way to heal, transform and emerge as a free and true expression of oneself, is to venture into the unknown and to explore and inhabit all of our feelings and underlying motivations and fears. To let the water wash away everything that is no longer needed, in order to move from a state of fluidity to assuming form. Exploring the place where true connection, love, light and creation begins.​

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Water is fundamental to all life as we know it. According to Fie, water and the oceans offer profound emotional and existential wisdom, as the water and ocean mirrors many of the patterns, dynamics and contrasts that define our lives. “Water represents both movement and stillness. It is powerful and destructive, yet quiet and healing. It is life giving and revitalizing, yet restrictive, destructive and life-threatening at the same time. It is subtle, yet extreme, weak and fluid, yet powerful and agile, transparent and light, yet muddy and dark, infinite, yet limiting, reserved and hidden, yet curious and transformational, soft and caring, yet violently temperamental, Fie explains and continues: “The waves of the ocean are like a breath constantly shaping and changing its surroundings and the coastline, while instilling balance, peace and anchoring us in the present moment, while reminding us of the cyclical nature of life and our connectedness and dependency on nature and each other.”

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Fie worked on the writing and production of the album for almost 4 years. During this process, she spent a lot of time by the North Sea on the North West Coast of Denmark, especially during lockdown, where she started studying and documenting the movements of the ocean, its traces and lines in the sand and shaping of the coastline through photography, video and sound recordings, and had a feeling of merging with nature and the vast open landscapes as melodies and songs started to emerge. “From these subconscious creative practices came an exploration and conversation with nature. As I listened and observed, I started recognising my own human nature in my interactions with nature. I suddenly felt like I was part of my surroundings and not separate from them, and it felt like space and time completely dissolved. A strong sense of connectedness emerged, that I recognised from experiences in nature during my childhood, in the forest and from the landscapes of Norway where I spent my summers growing up. It is this feeling of connectedness to self and to nature that I hope this album can give the listener.”