Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.11.2018, Síða 2

Claudia Schultz is an
organised German
currently studying
English literature
and linguistics at the
University of Iceland.
She loves writing sar-
castic pieces, while
inhaling coffee. Clau-
dia’s favourite things
to do are looking at
cute animal pictures
on Instagram and
travelling the world
with as much lug-
gage as possible.
Elín Elísabet is an illus-
trator and cartoonist
born and raised in
Borgarnes. At the
tender age of 15, Elín
moved to Reykjavík
and hasn’t looked
back, except for the
annual springtime
impulse to move
someplace quiet
and keep chickens.
Elín likes folk music,
stationery, seal vid-
eos, the country of
Ireland, and eggs.
Hannah Jane Cohen
is based out of Ice-
land by way of New
York. An alumni of
Columbia University,
Hannah has lived
on five continents
and speaks three
languages fluently,
which is very impres-
sive. Her visionary
work is known for
expanding the defini-
tions of emotion,
introspection, and
above all else, taste.
John Rogers an
Englishman who first
joined us as a music
writer, later graduat-
ing to Managing
Editor. A constant
traveller, a lover of
art, culture, food and
nightlife, he edits
our Best of Reykjavík,
Best of Iceland and
Iceland Airwaves
sister publications.
His first book, “Real
Life,” was published
in 2014.
Mulan is coddiwom-
pling around the
world, one womp at
a time. They came to
this land of ice after
meeting a formida-
ble lady from Iceland
on the Camino de
Santiago. Follow
their adventures on
mulanontheroad@
wordpress.com or
your ass is grass!
Colin Arnold Dalrym-
ple is Grapevine’s
business reporter,
contributing to daily
news and print is-
sues alike. He is also
the chairman of the
Equal Rights Youth As-
sociation, and lives in
beautiful downtown
Hafnarfjörður.
Andie Fontaine has
lived in Iceland since
1999 and has been
reporting since 2003.
They were the first
foreign-born mem-
ber of the Icelandic
Parliament, in 2007-
08, an experience
they recommend for
anyone who wants
to experience a
workplace where
colleagues work tire-
lessly to undermine
each other.
Timothée Lambrecq
is a French freelance
photographer and
filmmaker who can
be found exploring
Iceland’s nature,
small towns and 101
music scene, or on
the dancefloor at
Berghain in Berlin.
He’s made music
videos for sóley, JFDR
and Samaris, likes
shibas and techno,
and is an avid burger
aficionado.
Lóa Hlín Hjálmtýsdóttir
is a national treasure.
One of Iceland's lead-
ing illustrators, when
she's not drawing
she's the front-
woman of Icelandic
electro-pop super-
group FM Belfast. Her
comic strip Lóabrato-
rium appears every
issue on page eight,
and is also available
as a daily dose on her
Twitter.
First 14: City Overspending Reaches Boiling Point 12: Womens Day Off And The Fallout16: Trans Guide For Teens 24: Marble Crowd 32: Benny Crespo's Gang 34: Gyða's Evolution35: Útvarp 101 Hits The Reykjavík Airwaves 44: Bar Food Par Excellence 45: Miami Ice46: Of Space And Whales48: Háifoss: An Effortless Masterpiece
ON THE COVER:
The Coldwave band
Kælan Mikla
COVER PHOTO BY:
Hörður Sveinsson
ABOUT THE PICTURE:
Kælan Mikla met
Hörður in the School of
Photography for a short
but emotional session.
Their new album, 'Nótt
eftir nótt,' through a
happy coincidence, hits
the streets on the very
same day as this issue.
Culture Is Winning
What do we love?
No, not dumb crim-
inals, we love culture! And we
are winning in that department.
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir won the
distinguished Nordic Council
Literature Prize for her novel,
Hotel Silence, at the end of Octo-
ber. And we also won the Coun-
cil’s film prize— for Benedikt
Erlingsson’s “Woman at War”—
at the same ceremony. He was
similarly awarded for his movie
“Of Horses and Men’ in 2014.
In addition, Þorleifur Örn
Arnarsson won the prestigious
Der Faust award, named Best
Director for his play, Die Edda,
which he co-wrote with another
well-known Icelandic writer and
a journalist, Mikael Torfason.
Þorleifur was on the cover of
Reykjavík Grapevine last year
and this accolade came to no
surprise for Icelanders, as he has
provoked Icelandic theatergoers
with his bold vision of theater
and the Icelandic society for
years now.
We are also winning smaller
victories all over the world. The
coldwave band, Kælan Mikla, has
made an international splash,
and Hera Hilmarsdóttir is star-
ring in Peter Jackson’ movie,
Mortal Engines, which is bound
to be a smash box office hit.

All of this does not spring up
from nothing. It comes from
education, from a strong rela-
tionship between Icelanders
and their cultural heritage, and,
first and foremost, from a posi-
tive attitude towards the arts. In
the time of Trump and a global
small-minded view in a money-
driven society, we need to read
more, see more, and embrace art
more. Because, not only will it
enlighten us, it will in the end,
save us from the political banal-
ism, stupidity and the social divi-
siveness that thrives on social
media. That’s the only path for
a society to prevail and I believe
that it will, in the end, change the
future. VG
EDITORIAL
Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson got the Der Faust Award
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