American artist and composer Charlie Morrow was in Denmark in 1985 because of work on the opening event for the Fools Festival. Morrow first visited Denmark in the autumn 1979 on an invitation from Danish author Poul Borum, who had met Morrow at the festival New Music New York the same year. During his first visit to Denmark, Morrow also met Danish composer Per Nørgård, with whom he had had a long correspondence. Over the years, Charlie Morrow has visited Denmark a number of times and made numerous art projects in collaboration with Danish artists and institutions.