Conservationists Silje Lundberg and Dag Hareide explore this theme. Karl Seglem and Harald Herresthal perform music. The discussion is led by Håkon Haugsbø.
We are priliviged in Norway to live in a land where space is plentiful and where there is room for tranquility. But what is silence? Do we all yearn for nature´s serenity, and if so, must it stand in opposition to some other experience? Human beings interpret sounds radically differently from one another. Where does the boundary lie between pleasing sounds and pure noise? How important a role can nature play in creating "The Good Life"?
Welcome to a debate between the young conservationist Silje Lundberg, originally from Harstad, the established conservationist Dag Hareide, saxophonist, poet and bukkehornist Karl Seglem, and organist Harald Herresthal. The discussion is led by Håkon Haugsbø, head of communications at Kirkens Nødhjelp and former programme leader of NRK Brennpunkt (Focus).
The radio channel NRK P1 will be recording the discussion.
The debate takes the following quote by Hans Børlis as its starting point:
There is something odd about the peace of the forest,
Sound is never entirely absent,
It is neither empty nor frightening,
Such as the silence of a closed room can be.
You hear the gentle rustling of the trees in the wind,
A finch whistles its wistful tune,
And the woodpecker drums away upon bark,
And yet the sum of all these sounds… is silence,
A great sense of peace that soothes the eardrums,
It reminds you that you are alive,
Like glistening embers from a fire.