Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.11.2019, Síða 2

First 10: Icelanders Are Losing Faith 08: Making It Rain 06: Airlines: Will They Or Won't They? 16: Drones: The Fun Kind19: Une Misère's Perfect Day29: The Vasulka Effect
There is not
m u c h m o r e
t o b e s a i d
about global
warming. The
climate crisis,
It’s a fight that
has spanned decades, becoming
a household term in the 90s and
earning a global mainstream
platform through the release of
former US vice president Al Gore’s
popular documentary ‘An Incon-
venient Truth’ in the early 00s.
Of course, most of us didn’t really
grasp the gravity of the issue at
the time.
It’s OK. We were too busy
thinking about our daily lives. The
incomprehensible and the incred-
ibly long-winded war on terror.
Which we are still fighting and
participating in in some way or
another. But we really don’t think
about that much these days. We
are still trying to get our heads
around the fifth dimension of
social media, without really
understanding the vastness of
the fourth dimension—time. We
are thinking about deciding what
to do next summer. What to eat
tonight. What good movies to
stream on Netflix (the selection is
poor, if anyone is really wonder-
ing).
Perhaps it’s poetic that human-
kind is fading away like the future
of mankind. The Earth reflects
our lack of interest in the future.
We are not debating anymore
where we are heading, but the the
alt-right is more offended that a
Swedish child is trying to knock
us out of this state of uncon-
sciousness, than they are inter-
ested in listening to the actual
words she’s saying. That will
never change. There will always
be people attacking the messen-
ger.
But one thing always gets our
attention. And one thing always
moves us from within and affect
us in such a dramatic way that we
open our eyes, if only for a few
seconds. And that is art. This
is why the role of Andri Snær
Magnason, one of Iceland’s best
writers, and our cover feature for
the issue, is so important in this
very timely battle. Because he
realises that we connect through
time and space with stories. We
always have. Always will. No
matter how few glaciers will be
left in the world. So read these
stories, or write them. Let them
connect you in these confus-
ing times. Because, as another
climate champion penned, it’s
better to burn out than to fade
away. VG
EDITORIAL
Fading Away
34: Dill Is Back:
Version 3.0
35: The Horn Of Plenty
36: Spacemen On A
Buggy
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 Iceland
by way of New
York. An alumni of
Columbia University,
Hannah has lived
on five continents
and speaks three
languages fluently.
Her visionary work is
known for expand-
ing the definitions of
emotion, introspec-
tion, and above all
else, taste.
Alexander Jean
Edvard Le Sage
de Fontenay is a
Reykjavík-born part-
time DJ (under the
pseudonym Bervit),
event-planner and
lover of art, creation
and aesthetics. Most
recent endeavors in-
clude co-producing
The Grapevine’s own
Grassroots concerts
at Húrra and LungA
Art Festival’s busy
event schedule.
Lea Müller first
came to Reykjavík
in 2016. Three years
of long-distance, a
bachelor’s degree
in cultural and busi-
ness studies, and
uncountable visits
to Iceland later, she
finally decided to
move here. Apart
from her writing,
she’s currently
learning to let go of
her perfectionism by
learning Icelandic.
Samuel O'Donnell
Sam is an English
major from The
United States. He
has his Bachelor’s
Degree, and keeps
telling himself that
this is the year he
will begin pursu-
ing his Master’s. In
his spare time, he
enjoys playing video
games, writing short
horror stories, listen-
ing to all kinds of
metal, and reading.
Sveinbjörn Pálsson
is our Art Director.
He's responsible for
the design of the
magazine and the
cover photography.
When he's not work-
ing here, he DJs as
Terrordisco, hosts
the Funk!átturinn
radio show, or sits at
a table in a Laugarda-
lur café, drinking
copious amounts of
co"ee and thinking
about fonts.
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.
a rawlings is Grape-
vine's literature
correspondent, also
covering environ-
mental news, travel,
and more. An inter-
disciplinary artist
whose work focuses
on environmental
ethics, dysfluency,
and watery bodies,
her books include
'Wide slumber for
lepidopterists' and
'Sound of Mull.'
Lóa Hlín Hjálmt!sdóttir
is a national treasure.
One of Iceland's
leading illustra-
tors, when she's
not drawing in her
unique style, she's
the front-woman of
Icelandic electro-
pop supergroup FM
Belfast. Her comic
strip Lóaboratorium
appears every issue
on page 8, and is also
available as a daily
dose on her Twitter.
COVER PHOTO:
Anna Magg!
Anna Magg#
instagram.com/
notannamaggy
ART DIRECTION:
Anna Magg!,
Sveinbjörn Pálsson
The ever-amazing Anna
Magg# approached the
subject of Andri Snær
with her ever-artful style,
jumping on the metaphor
of water to create a
somber image of the
artist who sees our bleak
future better than most
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