Von Weissenberg-Nordberg describes the archipelago landscape as "barren, strong, and fragile". She began focusing on photography around 2004, driven by a desire to capture the unique light and "eternalize every sunset". While she uses photography to make the beauty of the islands accessible, she views her watercolor work as a more personal and critical medium for development. Community & Residency Involvement
However, von Weissenberg has noted in interviews that the rigidity of the classical canon felt like a "beautiful cage." The turning point came during a late-night radio broadcast of Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert . "I couldn't believe the piano could cry like that," she once told Jazzwise magazine. Within a year, she had abandoned her soloist track to enroll at the Sibelius Academy’s famed jazz department, where she studied under the late, great pianist Kari Ikonen. kamilla von weissenberg