Iceland review - 2014, Page 14

12 ICELAND REVIEW
In her work, Icelandic artist Katrín Sigurðardóttir (b. 1967) often works with
miniaturized versions of real or imaginary places, which take the viewer by
surprise. from January to April, her artwork foundation, Iceland’s contribution to
the 2013 Venice Biennale, will be on display at the Reykjavík Art Museum. this
large-scale installation comprises a raised floor which extends beyond the walls
of the exhibition space. hand-made tiles form intricate patterns in the Baroque
style on the surface of the platform; visitors can step up onto it and walk around
on it. According to Katrín, this work is about drawing. “It’s about labor, and it’s
about spatial immersion. I wanted to create a work that could be entered from
different points, navigated in multiple ways, and viewed from several levels, so
that the visitor is both in the work and at the same time able to observe him/
herself in the work. this work is both new and familiar, familiar in that it will
key into a twofold perception—to experience and concurrently observe oneself
experiencing—a kind of existential trickery that I have played with in previous
works. It is new in that it’s my first full-scale architectural interpretation.”
Top floor
Reykjavík aRt MuseuM, HafnaRHús.
January 24-April 13, 2014
Culture Club
BY Ásta anDRésDóttiR