Iceland review - 2012, Qupperneq 5

ICELAND REVIEW 3
4 From the editor
6 Culture Club
Fashion, books, films, music, art, photography, design and
so much more.
14 Conversing with Clay
Ceramics and glass artist Kristín Sigfríður Garðarsdóttir reveals to
Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir how inspirations often slip
through the backdoor.
18 Capital oF letters
Chair of the Icelandic Book Publishers Association
Kristján B. Jónasson explains to Páll Stefánsson how Reykjavík
came to earn the status of UNESCO City of Literature.
20 old, older, anCient
Photographer Hörður Geirsson shares with Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir
his passion for taking pictures with 19th-century wet plate technology.
24 the beauties and the beasts
Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir explores the monstrous fauna of Iceland,
ranging from cute and puffy hot-spring birds to giant water serpents.
30 melting pot
Photographer Páll Stefánsson takes his camera to random locations,
fascinated by water in all its forms and landscapes
shaped by the elements.
38 Queen oF Frost
Páll Stefánsson chats with shooting star Anna Gunndís
Guðmundsdóttir, who excelled in her debut film project,
new Icelandic thriller Frost.
42 eat, play, love
Zoë Robert and photographer Áslaug Snorradóttir take a trip to
Húsavík, Europe’s whale watching capital, and discover that the
seaside town also has a bustling art and culture scene.
48 living with the volCano
Two and a half years after the volcanic eruption in
Eyjafjallajökull, farmer Ólafur Eggertsson, who lives at its
doorstep, is moving on. Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir reports.
54 heart oF darkness
Jón Kaldal descends 120 meters into the magma chamber of a
4,000-year-old volcano and writes about the
uniqueness of Þríhnúkagígur.
58 the bumpy road to europe
Is Iceland better off inside or outside the European Union?
Jóhannes Benediktsson investigates.
62 Food addiCtion
Photographer Áslaug Snorradóttir takes a modern twist
on skyr and other traditional Icelandic foods.
64 horse power
Traveling Landmannalaugar the old-fashioned way.
66 aFter the blizzard
Iceland Review joins farmers in North Iceland in their annual
roundup of sheep from mountain pastures, this year
marked by an early snowstorm.
71 happy anniversary!
Akureyri celebrates its 150th birthday.
72 FaCts & Figures
Curious stats about a quaint island nation.
80 last page
Yet again, the fair ‘Capital of the North’
inspires Páll Stefánsson.
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