Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.09.2016, Blaðsíða 40

Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.09.2016, Blaðsíða 40
Art 40The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 14 — 2016 Austurstræti 16 Tel. 551 0011 apotek.isAPOTEK KITCHEN+BAR ICELANDIC GOURMET MENU Freshly caught seafood and free range lamb – with a modern twist 6 COURSE DINNER MENU STARTS WITH A “REFRESHING“ SHOT OF THE NATIONAL SNAPS BRENNIVÍN FOLLOWED BY A BITE-SIZED TASTE OF PUFFIN OCEAN PERCH Slow cooked ocean perch, beetroot purée, spicy butter, serrano ham, beetroot MINKE WHALE Shallot vinaigrette, crispy Jerusalem artichokes SEA TROUT Yuzu mayo, tru­e mayo, crispy quinoa, apple PLAICE Samphire, green asparagus, blood orange, lime beurre blanc RACK OF FREE RANGE ICELANDIC LAMB Lamb fillet, leeks, pickled onions, browned celeriac, baked carrots, spinach and dill cream Dessert SKYR FANTASIA Skyr fromage, Skyr mousse, strawberry & lime gel, lime sponge cake 7.990 kr. OPEN 7-21 BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER T EMPL AR A SUND 3 , 101 RE Y K JAV ÍK , T EL : 5711822, W W W.BERGSSON. IS Exhibition Words PARKER YAMASAKI Photo BRYNJA SVEINSDÓTTIR Eva Ísleifsdóttir enters Gerðarsafn soggy from the mist. She tears off her raincoat and meets me on the north end of the museum space, where her half of the two-artist show ‘SCULPTURE/SCULPTURE’ is housed. Our boots squeak along the shining floor; every movement is amplified in a space built to host silence and admiration. It’s a familiar environment for Eva, the cool confines of the art museum, and her sculptures directly exhibit that familiarity. Eva has worked in museums for over a decade as a receptionist, collections manager, and, of course, exhibitor. Across the hall Sindri Leifsson has manipulated poplar trees onto movable posts, which stand in a 3x3 grid in the museum space. His works also spill into the neigh- borhood: on the lawn outside the museum, planted behind the lo- cal church, another in a parking lot nearby. His wide dispersal of materials speaks quite literally to Eva’s assertion that “in Iceland, everybody kind of works every- where.” Sindri’s fascination with sculp- ture is underpinned by a fas- cination with movement. It’s a counterintuitive approach to the medium traditionally defined by the statue, an artistic attempt at preservation. In Sindri’s exhibit, performers will dislodge and carry his sculptures into new arrange- ments every ten minutes, so that “there is always left some trace of what it was, which becomes part of the piece,” Sindri says. Eva’s sculptures too will teeter along the line between sculpture and performance. One major piece will change locations through- out the course of its residence at Gerðarsafn. Others are to be viewed as “props” in something greater. The constant process of transformation speaks to Eva’s title for her half of the show: ‘Ex- actly Perpetual Motion’. Big ups to small towns Both Eva and Sindri were born and raised in an area on the outskirts of Reykjavík called Ártún. Their proximity to Reykjavík also grant- ed them the opportunity to closely observe the way a city transforms, and what that means for the way people move about. We talk about the construction on Hverfisgata, and how by clos- ing down one side street people are forced bit by bit off of the side- walks. We meander around the topic of city planning for a while before heading back home to the familiar topic of the suburbs. Information creation Sindri tells us about one of his favorite pieces, “Streamside Day” (2003), a fictitious neighborhood festival that the artist Pierre Huyghe created for a newly built suburb in upstate New York: “Everyone is wearing like a deer mask, or a bunny mask, grilling some hot dogs. And now this town celebrates this Pierre Huyghe-fab- ricated-celebration every year.” “And how easy it is!” Eva re- marks “It’s just an action, just as simple as making a decision.” “But it is also sympathetic,” Sindri continues. “It is easy to make a decision and have people maneuver in a certain way, but then it is also sympathetic to cre- ate new information in your sur- roundings. I want to work on that level as well, creating new infor- mation that’s not trying to sell you something, and not trying to get anything from you, it’s just there to offer a new perspective.” Talking cycles and stillness with sculptors Eva Ísleifsdóttir and Sindri Leifsson Moving Matter
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