Closing ceremony
Everyone is welcome to the closing ceremony of the exhibition Fora, on Wednesday, September 20 at 17 in Gerðarsafn. Wednesday is the last day of the exhibition. Brynja Sveinsdóttir, curator of Fora, and Rósa Gísladóttir are going to guide visitors through the exhibition. When entering Rósa Gísladóttir’s exhibition, you feel as you are in an […]
Jazz at noon with FÍH
Cozy jazz hour with performers from FÍH.
Jazz at noon with FÍH
Cozy jazz hour with performers from FÍH.
Jazz at noon with FÍH
Notaleg djassstund með tónlistarfólki framtíðarinnar.
Sculpture/Sculpture
The exhibition series Sculpture/Sculpture is now held for the fifth time in Gerðarsafn, where an attempt is made to explore the position sculpture holds in modern times. The series explores the development of three-dimensional art, with references to the pioneering work of Gerður Helgadóttir (1928-1975) within Icelandic sculpture. The title refers to Sculpture/Sculpture/Sculpture, a 1994 […]
Sculpture workshop
Creative workshop for all ages.
Bókmenntaklúbburinn Hananú!
Síðasti fundur bókmenntaklúbbsins Hananú fyrir jól verður miðvikudaginn 13. desember kl. 16:00 í Huldustofu á 3. hæð. Rætt verður um þrjú nýútkomin bókmenntaverk, smásagnasöfnin Aksturslag innfæddra eftir Þórdísi Gísladóttur og Herörin og fleiri sögur eftir Ólaf Gunnarsson. Auk þess verður rætt um ljóðabækur Gyrðis Elíassonar, Dulstirnið og Meðan glerið sefur. Fyrsti fundur eftir áramót verður […]
AfterpartyAngel; Earthly treasures
The exhibition is a video-installation of works created for the occasion of the Hamraborg Festival. Three live-sized arcade games make the structure for three different video works that echo the aesthetics of early video games as well as music videos, thus creating a convincing visual and sound composition embodied in the characteristic space of Catalina.The […]
Tigeryaki
“Tigeryaki” is an artwork that combines traditional cut-out shape and acrylic paint with innovative techniques of remapping and projection. It represents a spiritual protector that watches over and guides individuals on their life paths. Constantly moving patterns represent our life, ever-changing and nevertheless beautiful in its own ways. “Tigeryaki” is a source of strength, courage, […]
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In recent years or since Guðný graduated from her ceramic studies at Reykjavík School of Visual Arts she has worked on diverse pieces in clay, both in her teachings and her own artistic expression. Guðný has taken her time to get to know the clay as a medium and now works with “wild clay” that […]
Nothing is real
Matthias Engler is a musician, artist, producer, curator and project manager. He studied classical percussion at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and contemporary chamber music at the International Ensemble Modern Academy in Frankfurt am Main. In 2004 he founded the Ensemble Adapter in Berlin, together with harpist Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir. He works as artistic director, general manager […]
ANDSKOTANS HÁVAÐI (riffasúpa ræflarokkarans)
This year’s Hamraborg Festival will feature Curver Thoroddsen’s sound installation Bloody Racket (a punk rock cacophony) in Hamraborg’s garage.The installation consists of 10 loudspeakers spread around the space, each repeating a prominent riff from Icelandic punk songs in a loop over and over again. Combined, loops from the speakers generate “a bloody racket”, which is […]
