Reykjavík Grapevine - 10.08.2007, Blaðsíða 29

Thousands of puffins are
perched on the steep cliffs
of the island. Magnús un-
expectedly fires his pistol
into the air causing the sky
to turn black with the birds
fleeing the cliffs.
Zoë Robert visits the island Grímsey.
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“I stumbled upon the term
while I was in the finish-
ing stages of setting it
up and was looking for a
translation of “threshold”
– learning about it was a
lot like reading about the
things I had been dealing
with in my art for a long
time.”
Artist Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir explains her
new exhibition ‘Liminality’ at the Living
Art Museum.
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“Young people who drink
and get intoxicated tend
to get aggressive. It has
always been like that. An
abuse of stimulants will
add to that behaviour,
which makes matters even
worse.”
Dr. Þórarinn Tyrfingsson, Chief Medical
Director of SÁÁ discusses alcoholism and
drug-abuse in Iceland.
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“Our slogan will be ‘Ille-
gal in 100 countries’ and
is meant to emphasize the
fact that there are present-
ly 100 nations that enforce
laws against homosexual-
ity in some way, by doling
out fines, jail-time or even
public executions.”
Haukur S. Manússon finds out how the
Gay Pride float preparations are going.
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