Hrafnkell Sigurðsson, a guest artist at Gígur, is currently working on a sculpture from found materials in the Mývatn area, in collaboration with local residents and sculpture students at Þingeyjarskóli, on November 2025.
Hrafnkell Sigurðsson has long practiced environmental art, where landscape and nature – including the man-made environment – become part of the creative process and shape the artwork alongside the artist. In the Mývatn region, he is particularly interested in decommissioned agricultural machinery which, along with the work's location and setting, influences the final result. The interplay between mechanical materials and organic forms is a central theme.
Hrafnkell has received materials and assistance from Kári Þorgeirsson in Garður, Gunnar Brynjarsson in Baldursheimur, and Jóhann and Sigurður Böðvarsson and Friðjón Jóhannsson in Gautlönd. Þorlákur Páll Jónsson has also assisted and participated in the design process.
On November 21, there was an open house in Hrafnkell's studio in the shed at Skútustaðir, where people had the opportunity to see the artist at work and get an insight into the creation of the piece. The students' sculptures were also on display, as they had put the finishing touches on them earlier in the day with Hrafnkell's assistance.
The process is both filmed and videotaped by Stefania Eir Vignisdottir and Gasa Kenny, and the unique landscape of the Mývatn region will play a major role.
On November 25, Hrafnkell will participate in the event "Chat about Environmental Art," held at Gígur. Other participants include Bianca Maria, Ólafur Þröstur Stefánsson, Ana Stanićević, and Katarina Leppänen. The event is sponsored by the SSNE Development Fund and the Landsvirkjun Community Fund.
A photograph of Hrafnkell's unfinished work, under the title Crescendo, will be part of the exhibition Creative responses at the Akureyri Art Museum, running from November 27 to February 8. There will also be sculptures by students from Þingeyjarskóli on display, which they created in collaboration with Hrafnkel.