In 1898, Theodor Holmen left his island home in Træna, Norway, never to return. He settled for a time in Honolulu, and carried out a 40-year correspondence with Alma, his younger sister who he never met in person.
In 2019, I’m spending one month in Træna, exploring what it’s like to communicate by hand in a digital age. Each day I handwrite a letter to my brother in Honolulu; those letters, as well as his responses, follow.
Interested in getting involved in this project? Visit the Træna page to learn more. Learn much more about the ongoing Træna - Hawaii project at tenktraena.no.
