Magne has been chosen to be this year’s artist at the annual Peer Gynt culture festival at Vinstra in Norway, along with fellow artist Håvard Vikhagen, local newspaper Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen reports.

Their joint exhibition is open from 2 – 11 August, and both Magne and Håvard Vikhagen will attend the festival.

In 1987 Magne received the prestigious Peer Gynt Award together with a-ha.

“It’s nice to be able to reconnect with a former Peer Gynt Award recipient”, festival director Marit Lien says.