Berlin Exhibition Pushing reality - Icelandic photography The history of Iceland is a long and adventurous saga. The settlement of Iceland is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the 9th century, when Norse settlers migrated across the North Atlantic. The reasons for the migration may be traced to a shortage of arable land in Scandinavia. Unlike Britain and Ireland, Iceland was unsettled land, and could be claimed without warring on the inhabitants. The exhibition will showcase works by eleven Icelandic photographers of different generations. Their relationship to Icelands history and traditions are woven into their art..... (read more further down...) The exhibition includes work of the following Icelandic artists and one German photographer, living in Iceland: Hreinn Fridfinnsson Sigurdur Gudjonsson Sigurdur Gudmundsson Kristinn E Hrafnsson Gudrun Kristjansdottir Dodda Maggy Magnus Olafsson Gunnar Runar Olafsson Daniel Reuter Spessi Anna Thorhallsdottir curator: Nina Grundemark Grundemark Nilsson Gallery - Swedish Photography Pop-up exhibition #One. c/o Alexander Ochs Project Room, Besselstrasse 14, Kreuzberg, Berlin. The history of Iceland is a long and adventurous saga. The settlement of Iceland is generally believed to have begun in the second half of the 9th century, when Norse settlers migrated across the North Atlantic. The reasons for the migration may be traced to a shortage of arable land in Scandinavia. Unlike Britain and Ireland, Iceland was unsettled land, and could be claimed without warring on the inhabitants. The exhibition will showcase works by eleven Icelandic photographers of different generations. Their relationship to Icelands history and traditions are woven into their art. In this respect I will draw special attention to how Icelandic photographers deal with the concept of the four elements earth, air, fire and water. The elements are very visible and important on Iceland; it is part of the folklore tradition and historically related to the first migration. Art historians says Icelands development into the contemporary art scene has been slowly, but when searching the archives one can find astonishing art pieces. The group exhibition Pushing Reality will combine and compare the generations when Iceland was more isolated, with today´s traveling generation. One of the artists will be a new immigrant, a German who lives on Iceland. Additionally we do a Panel Discussion at October 18 at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, in co-operation with the Icelandic Embassy. Moderated by Dr.Christiane Stahl, director at Alfred Erhardt Stiftung. We will also arrange an artist talk November 6 with Daniel Reuter. Moderated by Katia Reich, member of Advisory Board and Jury of European Month of Photography and Director of Loock Galerie, Berlin. POSTS View Declines Write Post Add Photo/Video Ask Question Write something... News Feed RECENT ACTIVITY
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