(MENAFN- The Art World) By The Art World,

Lofoten, Norway — In an age where fast-paced ambition often drowns out the quiet callings of the soul, one man chose to listen.

After 25 years at the helm of a successful career in design and communication, Robert Selfors — graphic designer, entrepreneur, and visual storyteller — did something few dare: he walked away. Away from the capital. Away from the boardrooms and buzzing deadlines. Away from everything, really — except himself.

“I have a dream,” he wrote recently on his visual art platform, @art_by_arcticmoods. “It’s about being present — truly present — in my own life.”

And with that, he left.

Not for a tropical beach or a high-rise penthouse with panoramic views, but for the raw, unfiltered wilderness of his youth — the windswept mountains and midnight sun of Lofoten in Northern Norway, a place where the northern lights dance across ink-black skies and silence speaks louder than noise.

A Journey North — and Inward
For Selfors, this wasn’t a retirement. It was a rebirth.

“I kept returning from business trips and something twisted in my stomach. Again and again. A voice inside me was trying to say something — and I’ve learned that voice never lies.”

That voice led him home.
Truck packed, city behind, heart open — he embarked on a creative sabbatical to reconnect with his roots and realign with his inner compass. It was time, he said, “to go home — back to the paradise of my childhood.”

He wasn’t running from life. He was returning to it.

Art Born in Stillness
Armed only with a tent, a sleeping bag, a camera, and decades of creative experience, Selfors began what he now calls a "hunt for inner treasures" across the Nordic landscapes that shaped him. His art, a reflection of stillness and elemental beauty, began to take on new life.

From glacial ridges to quiet fjords, every image captured through his lens or brush seems to whisper a deep, ancestral memory — the kind that lives beneath the noise of modern life.

“Since I was a little boy,” he says, “I’ve always sought nature. It’s where I feel whole. Where silence speaks. Where every sense awakens.”

This return to harmony has given rise to a body of work that transcends traditional landscape art. There’s an emotional weight to Selfors’ pieces — as if each stroke and frame is not just showing a view, but offering a moment of presence, of remembrance.

More Than an Artist — A Movement of One
In an era that increasingly celebrates hyper-productivity, Selfors’ quiet rebellion — choosing a slower, more intentional way of living and creating — stands as both inspiration and invitation.

It’s not just art he’s making. It’s a manifesto of presence.

His platform, @art_by_arcticmoods, now resonates globally. Through powerful visuals and poetic reflections, he invites his audience to pause — not just to see, but to feel.

Today, as he hikes the mossy trails of Lofoten or sets up his camera beneath the northern lights, Robert Selfors isn’t chasing trends or algorithms. He’s capturing something more elusive, more human.

A return to essence.
A dream made real.
A life — finally — lived on his own terms.

Follow Robert Selfors’ journey and art at @art_by_arcticmoods

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