Reykjavík Grapevine - 11.09.2015, Síða 49

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ART
ONGOING
The Coast Guard Vessel Óðinn
This vessel sailed through all three Cod
Wars and has also served as a rescue ship
to more than 200 ships.
On permanent display
The Reykjavík Museum of
Photography
‘All the signs indicated’
This exhibit features the work of six
photographers including Agnieszku
Sosnowska, Bára Kristinsdóttir, and
others. Each of the pictures includes the
photographers themselves, and aims
to capture their feelings and personal
experiences.
Runs until September 13
‘Traces of Life: The Subjective and
Personal in Photography Today’
The exhibition consists of photographs by
Agnieszka Sosnowska, Bára Kristinsdóttir,
Daniel Reuter, Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir,
Kristina Petrošiut and Skúta. It turns the
lens around and makes the photographer
the subject by looking into their personal
lives and emotions. There will be a special
artists' talk with Bára Kristinsdóttir
and Kristína Petrosiute this Saturday,
September 12, at 14:00.
Runs until September 13
Spark Design Space
'New Iceland' by Bjarni H.
Þórarinsson
Bjarni's new photography exhibit features
landscape photos taken on single-use
cameras, arranged in a manner described
as "visual constructive poetry."
Runs until September 19
Spöngin
‘Re-Booking’ by Arkir
This exhibit features book art from eight
artists, all members of the all-women
group Arkir. The artists used methods
including paper folding, cutting and
blotting techniques in order to re-work old
books into new creations.
Runs until October 3
Studio Stafn
The Navel of my Universe
Rakel Steinarsdóttir has a new exhibit,
featuring colorful art with broad strokes
using children´s clothes instead of
oil. Her art focuses on time-based
recontextualisations of everyday items.
Runs until September 20
We reached out to Iceland’s programme
director, Janus Bragi Jakobsson, who says
that in addition to six films competing
in three categories, there are numerous
Iceland centric events. This includes a
retrospective where older short and doc
films are screened, showing the Icelandic
community’s achievements; an Icelandic
party with all-female rap group Reykja-
víkurdætur and electronica band Samaris;
Björk’s ‘Biophilia’ project, which will have
ongoing seminars throughout the festi-
val for children; an artist talk with Kitty
Von-Sometime of The Weird Girls Proj-
ect; a Masterclass with composer Jóhann
Jóhannsson; and a special event with di-
rector Ísold Uggadóttir. “It’s safe to say
Iceland will have a noticeable presence at
the festival,” he says.
Although he wasn’t responsible for
picking the competing Icelandic films,
Janus says he’s very proud of all them, in
particular how five out of six are directed
by women, which he feels resonates well
with the ongoing debate on womens’ role
in the Icelandic film industry. In preparing
the programme, Janus spent a lot of time
watching Icelandic short films and docu-
mentaries and says there were a couple of
elements that they had in common.
“We focus a lot on the past and lost
time, to the point of being nostalgic in
both our choice of subject and how we
approach it,” he says. “Our films also often
tell the story of people outside of tradition-
al society and their battles with elements
larger than themselves.”
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The festival is held in Malmö, Sweden,
September 18-23. 42 films compete in
three categories. The Icelandic films
nominated are:
Best Nordic documentary:
‘I Want To Be Weird’ by Brynja Dögg
Friðriksdóttir, and ‘Kitchen Sink
Revolution’ by Halla Kristín Einarsdóttir.
Best Nordic short film:
‘You and Me’ by Ása Hjörleifsdóttir,
and ‘The Pride of Strathmoor’ by Einar
Baldvin.
Best new Nordic voice:
‘Zelos’ by Thoranna Sigurdardottir,
and ‘Playing With Balls’ Nanna Kristín
Einarsdóttir.
- GABRÍEL BENJAMIN
Iceland Centre Stage At Nordic Film Festival
Nordisk Panorama, September 18-23
The long-standing Nordic short & doc film festival, Nordisk
Panorama, has a special focus on Icelandic films this year.
Serving as a hub for the Nordics as well as a film contest, the
festival has promoted independent short films and documentaries
from the Nordic countries for 26 years now.