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Solander 250: Letters from Iceland
August 26, 2023
The exhibition Solander 250: Letters from Iceland commemorates one of the first foreign scientific expeditions to Iceland which took place 250 years ago in 1772. On this journey was one of Carl von Linné‘s apostles, the Swedish natural scientist Daniel Solander. Among the things Solander and his fellow travellers recorded…
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Living 2020
March 4, 2021
SÍM gallerí, Hafnarstræti 16
4.–25. mars, mán–fös kl. 10–16
2020 was a year for introspection and slowing down while living things continue to grow and mutate around us as they do. During isolation and quarantine, artworks were born of visual ideas which also grew and changed during the year. The…
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I Remember the Mountain / Man ég fjallið
May 31, 2019
I Remember the Mountain / Man ég fjallið continues the theme of my recent exhibit, Earth Portraits, with the added filter of memory to the mix. The landscape, similar to a human subject, is always changing and is hard to pin down in a moment. Weather conditions, seasons, lighting…
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Icelandic Printmakers in Turku, Finland
May 31, 2019
12 printmakers from Iceland working in as many different media will show at Galleria Joella in Turku, Finland. The show opens on the 4th of June, from 6-8 pm, and will stand until the 16th.
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Listamaður Grafíkvina / Printmaker of the Year
February 8, 2019
“Graphic Friends” (Grafíkvinir) was established to support printmaking in Iceland. Each year, one artist is chosen to create an edition which is then sold to Graphic Friends for a very reasonable rate. Proceeds go to the Icelandic Printmakers Association.
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Earth Portraits / Andlit Jarðar
December 1, 2018
The landscape, similar to a human subject, is always changing and is hard to pin down in a moment. Weather conditions, seasons, lighting, natural forces and human interference all have an effect on what is perceived. Add to the mix access, point of view, types of equipment used in capture…
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Eitt andartak / One Moment
August 18, 2018
During the period that Iceland Film Photography Association (Félag filmuljósmyndara á Íslandi) maintained its darkroom at the SÍM artist residency on Seljavegur (Jan 2015–Aug 2018), we were visited by 18 or so guest residents using analog photographic processes in their art making. I knew they were doing something special because…
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