Womankind

A QUEST FOR SILENCE

Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge began a search for silence, and he started his journey in Antarctica. He stepped out alone onto the ice plateau and started to walk.

He was inspired by a line from Norwegian poet Jon Fosse - “. He’d read the line and was perplexed by what the poet meant. “What did he

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