Iceland review - 2015, Page 5
ICELAND REVIEW 3
Contents
4 From the editor
6 hAPPY tALK
Artist Hulda B. Ágústsdóttir discusses her popular
candlesticks with Elliott Brandsma.
8 BridGiNG the ChASm
Filmmaker Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson reveals
what makes a good story.
10 three oF the BeSt
Edward Hancox reviews Icelandic music released in
2014.
12 WomeN iN Art
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s
right to vote in Iceland, the country’s main galleries
are celebrating women in art.
14 BLoNd toUriStS
Páll Stefánsson covers two new books by estab-
lished Icelandic artists.
16 NeW BeGiNNiNGS
Zoë Robert asks Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson ten
questions about his solo project and musical career.
18 From NoWhere to eVerYWhere
Mica Allan writes about the first winner of the
Icelandic Design Award.
22 ShiNY SiLVer
At TeamGym 2014, the Icelandic national women’s
team strived for gold but came second to Sweden.
24 iNto the heArt oF Fire
Zoë Robert visits the Holuhraun eruption site as
winter falls in the Icelandic highlands.
40 CoUNtiNG SheeP
Where is Icelandic agriculture headed?
Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir investigates.
46 Good CoP, BAd CoP
Zoë Robert discusses the image of the police and
some of the challenges faced by Icelandic law
enforcement.
50 A&A
Páll Stefánsson meets two Icelandic handball
legends in action in Kiel, Germany.
56 the immiGrANtS Who
diSAPPeAred
In the wake of World War II, 314 young Germans
moved to Iceland to work on farms. Eygló Svala
Arnarsdóttir meets two of the women who stayed.
62 the tiP
The beaches on Snæfellsnes are worth a visit, as
Páll Stefánsson finds out.
66 oF PoULtrY, PotAtoeS ANd
PANCettA
There’s more to Þykkvibær than potatoes,
Zoë Robert and photographer Áslaug Snorradóttir
discover.
72 SUNdAY WiNdY SUNdAY
Páll Stefánsson braves the epic storm on the last
day of November.
79 SUPPLemeNt – the ArCtiC North
Learn all about activities and adventures
in North Iceland.
93 SUPPLemeNt – CoNVeNtioNS
Iceland is the ideal location for corporate events.
112 LASt PAGe
The light in the dark.
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