{"id":1093,"date":"2025-10-09T20:25:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:11:35","slug":"samsyning-i-listasafninu-a-akureyri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/samsyning-i-listasafninu-a-akureyri\/","title":{"rendered":"Group exhibition at the Akureyri Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are each others' dynamic environment and creative response is a fundamental aspect of life itself. Organisms perceive changes in their environment and respond creatively \u2013 forming new patterns that support self-maintenance and continued evolution. These creative processes of life do not only take place in individual organisms, but also in ecosystems and societies, and involve diverse relationships.<\/em> - Ole Martin Sandberg, philosopher, and Sk\u00fali Sk\u00falason, biologist.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sigga Bj\u00f6rg Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir (2025).<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Group Exhibition Creative responses <\/em>directs attention to creative responses as a fundamental aspect of life, and to the importance of art when confronting a changing worldview due to climate change and other environmental threats. Guided by an ecocentric mindset, the main themes are interconnectedness, complex systems, and diversity. The works in the exhibition explore transformations and the blurred boundaries between the inner and outer, nature and culture. Various types of relationships are in focus, including interactions that span a wide spectrum, from abuse of power and injustice to care and responsibility, as well as emotional responses ranging from eco-grief and anxiety to hope and creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kristinn M\u00e1r P\u00e1lmason: Inverted Mausoleum<\/em> (2025)<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Creative responses<\/em> is part of an international, interdisciplinary collaborative project that sheds light on the importance of creative activities in a world facing profound transformations and works with the idea that artistic response not only involves processing transformations in our environment but is also a key factor in ensuring survival of humanity. The emphasis is on creating solidarity in a forum where diverse voices\u2014scholars, artists, writers, and activists\u2014meet to explore eco-art and the relationship between humans and the environment. Each event involves transformations, new participants, and adaptation to the local environment. The diverse cultural backgrounds of the participants are reflected in their works, but the main focus is on the various connections between them and their shared global challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Camilla Thorup: Furry Baby<\/em> (2025).<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Participating artists are: a Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kuls rawlings, Aurora Robson, Bolatta Silis-H\u00f8egh, Bj\u00f6rg Eir\u00edksd\u00f3ttir, Camilla Thorup, Hekla D\u00f6gg J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, Hildur H\u00e1konard\u00f3ttir, Hrafnkell Sigur\u00f0sson, J\u00f3na Hl\u00edf Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir, Kristinn M\u00e1r P\u00e1lmason, Laura Ortman, Peter Holst Henckel, Sigga Bj\u00f6rg Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, Sigr\u00fan Hr\u00f3lfsd\u00f3ttir and \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bolatta Silis-Hoegh: Kaaviiarneq<\/em> (2025)<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Curators: Au\u00f0ur A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00f3ttir and \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00f3ttir.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vi\u00f0 erum kraftmiki\u00f0 umhverfi hvers annars og skapandi vi\u00f0brag\u00f0 er grunneiginleiki alls l\u00edfs. L\u00edfverur skynja breytingar \u00ed umhverfi s\u00ednu og breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 \u00e1 skapandi h\u00e1tt \u2013 m\u00f3ta n\u00fd heg\u00f0unarmynstur sem sty\u00f0ja sj\u00e1lfsvi\u00f0hald og \u00e1framhaldandi \u00fer\u00f3un. \u00deessi sk\u00f6punarferli l\u00edfsins eiga s\u00e9r ekki a\u00f0eins sta\u00f0 \u00ed einst\u00f6kum l\u00edfverum, heldur l\u00edka vistkerfum og samf\u00e9l\u00f6gum, og fela \u00ed s\u00e9r […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vidburdur"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1093"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2281,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions\/2281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}