Making friends with the man who stole my paintings
After two paintings by the Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova were stolen from a gallery in Oslo, she ended up having a surprise encounter in court with one of the thieves.
In 2015, Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova had two of her paintings stolen from a gallery in the Norwegian capital Oslo. Months later, a surprising encounter with one of the thieves in the courtroom led to an enduring friendship between the painter and the thief. As their friendship evolved, Karl-Bertil Nordland became not just Barbora’s friend, but also her muse. And as Karl-Bertil overcame his drug addiction, Barbora went on a quest to try to find out what had happened to her missing paintings.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Kayleen Devlin
Picture: Barbora and Karl hugging in front of her painting of Karl
Credit: MedieoperatΓΈrene, photographer: Kristoffer Kumar
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