Iceland review - 2013, Side 17

When Aðalheiður S.
Eysteinsdóttir and
I meet on June 22,
the day before the
opening of her ten exhibitions and the day
before she turns 50, countless people are carry-
ing countless sheep, shepherds and an old lady
to the showrooms. “The theme is the wonderful
Icelandic sheep and our culture, which is inher-
ently connected to sheep. It’s a bridge between
art and the real rural Iceland on which many
creative individuals are collaborating, whom
I’ve invited to take part in the show. We can call
them guest artists, if you like. Art is important,
it’s a mirror that shows us what we are, and it’s
just as important as innovation or creativity in
business. This show is intended to move people,
move them closer to happiness and inspire
ideas. This show is about all the great farmers,
their culture, and all the good people living in
Iceland’s countryside.”
Born and raised in Siglufjörður, the her-
ring capital of Iceland, Aðalheiður now lives
in the countryside of Eyjafjörður, inland from
Akureyri, the largest town in North Iceland,
which is where she studied at the School of
Visual Arts, 1989 to 1993.