Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.08.2010, Blaðsíða 44

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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 12 — 2010
Art | Artists At Work
The
Icelandic
Love
Corporation
“How life evolves, how human life is
created and how children are born.
Where we come from, and where we
are going. These are all very large ques-
tions, but the material that links them
all in our current project is nylon. Nylon
stockings to be exact.”
Over the phone, The Icelandic Love
Corporation’s Sigrún Hrólfsdóttir ex-
plains what the three woman artist
collective is currently pondering and
investigating. Her words are a good
reminder why the performance art col-
lective has maintained a constant and
fruitful presence on the Icelandic arts
scene ever since forming in 1996, why
Grapevine is intensely thankful for hav-
ing them around, and why we get all
excited when we learn they have a new
performance in the works.
The group consists of Sigrún along with
Eirún Sigurðardóttir and Jóní Jónsdóttir.
They create performances, the lasting
by-products of which include installa-
tions, sculptures, prints, textiles, photo-
graphs and videos.
“The nylon stocking represents a meta-
physical idea of an object that is both
incredibly feminine and at the same
time the product of complicated scien-
tific processes and years of research.
Nylon stockings are a scientific wonder
that man created to both imitate and
improve upon human flesh, an engi-
neered replica of what the silkworm
makes on his own. The idea of the ny-
lon stocking embodies opposites and
contrasts like nature vs. civilisation, all
sorts of ideas and thoughts.”
Their reflections on life, the universe
and nylon will be premiered at a show
they call TIGHT on August 19, at the
Amos Anderson Art Museum in Hel-
sinki, Finland. Those that cannot make
it over will still be able to take in their
reflections, as the show and perfor-
mance will be accompanied by a lush
catalogue that will certainly make its
way around. Furthermore, Sigrún tells
me they hope to bring TIGHT to Iceland
at some point.
Those who cannot wait to experience
The Icelandic Love Corporation and
their art can then attend a show at the
Hafnarborg gallery in Hafnarfjörður,
where they will be displaying a video
piece entitled ‘Dynasty’. Their web-site,
www.ilc.is is also chock-full of niceties,
and Sigrún tells us that if folks are re-
ally, really interested in partaking in the
ILC experience, they might try and ar-
range for a visit to their studio.
Thank you for being around, Icelandic
Love Corporation.
HAUKUR S. MAGNúSSON
JULIA STAPLES