... A poetic video portrait of this most phallic of animals. We follow the swan’s movements quietly, poetically, and meditatively like a long, mildly ecstatic, contemplation on the fact that only to exist in this world, viewed ideally, is a crushing enjoyment.

Tommy Olsson, curator, Vestlandsutstillingen 2009

... I’m sure a deconstruction argument could be made at how horribly racist this piece was since every atrocity showing actual people was in Africa or the Mid-East. Brown and Black people blowing each other to smithereens for three solid minutes. Is everything going to be alright because these people are going to wipe each other out? That’s terrible Eva Drangsholt! You ma’am, are worse than Hitler!

Mikey Y, Bloggy McBloggerson
Los Angeles, California, USA.

... Eva creates her own world with her own point of view, and this point of view is highly multicoloured, focused, apparent, and necessary. Necessary to the degree that you need to alter your own point of view in order to experience the world through Eva’s eyes. I believe it’s here the conflict between Eva and the viewer takes place, and I believe it’s where the solution can be found; if you experience problems with the art you’re exposed to, they’re your issues. Never the artist’s. Even though Eva’s art is far beyond my scope in that it demands a sort of empathy and patience my generation doesn’t possess, does it provide me with the belief that the artist is able to create images that not only surpasses art, but that go beyond life. Likes or dislikes are not central issues in her works, and especially not in the film The Other Place ...

Kristian Skylstad, Norwegian artist and art critic.

... I’m not sure what to say about your work. Some of it is hypnotic, some of it is shocking and brutal. It is almost all very dark. I think there is a need for work like this, but right now it is not appropriate for the JSF.

Karl Mechem, Publisher Journal of Short Film
Columbus, Ohio, USA.