{"id":1906,"date":"2025-11-28T09:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:02:31","slug":"opnun-syningarinnar-vidbragd-i-listasafninu-a-akureyri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/opnun-syningarinnar-vidbragd-i-listasafninu-a-akureyri\/","title":{"rendered":"OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION CREATIVE RESPONCES AT THE AKUREYRI ART MUSEUM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creative responses to environmental threats was the theme of an art exhibition that opened on November 27th in the Ketilh\u00fas at Akureyri Art Museum. Fifteen Icelandic and international artists are participating, including the violinist and composer Laura Ortman, who has a video on display at the exhibition and also performed for guests at the opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura creates diverse works, including albums, live performances, and film music. She began her career as a visual artist before deciding to focus on music as her primary medium and describes her artistic process as \"sound sculpting.\" In the video work My Soul Remainer (2019), Laura plays an electric violin in a landscape of the American Southwest, weaving together classical music tradition and references to Indigenous music, as she is of the White Mountain Apache tribe. My Soul Remainer<\/em> (2019) spilar Laura \u00e1 rafmagnsfi\u00f0lu \u00ed landslagi su\u00f0vesturr\u00edkja Bandar\u00edkjanna og fl\u00e9ttar saman klass\u00edskri t\u00f3nlistarhef\u00f0 og v\u00edsunum \u00ed t\u00f3nlist frumbyggja, en h\u00fan er af White Mountain Apache \u00e6ttb\u00e1lkinum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other 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, J\u00f3na Hl\u00edf Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir, Kristinn M\u00e1r P\u00e1lmason, 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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a Sn\u00e6fellsj\u00f6kuls Rawlings: Motion to Change Colour Names to Reflect Planetary Boundary Tipping Points<\/em> (2025)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bj\u00f6rg Eir\u00edksd\u00f3ttir: still from a video work.<\/sup><\/em><\/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

The curators are Au\u00f0ur and \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00e6tur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Au\u00f0ur A\u00f0alsteinsd\u00f3ttir, s\u00fdningarstj\u00f3ri, h\u00e9lt erindi \u00e1 opnuninni<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In connection with the exhibition, the University of Iceland Research Centre in \u00deingeyjarsveit held a symposium at G\u00edgur, Sk\u00fatusta\u00f0ir, on November 25th. There, the center's guest artist, Hrafnkell Sigur\u00f0sson, spoke about a project he worked on in connection with the exhibition at the Akureyri Art Museum, in collaboration with people in \u00deingeyjarsveit. Hrafnkell has been working on a sculpture made from found materials in the area, specifically hay balers. In addition, sculpture students at the \u00deingeyjarsk\u00f3li have created their own sculptures in collaboration with Hrafnkell, and they also have a place in the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Found material from the M\u00fdvatn region.<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Skapandi vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 umhverfis\u00f3gnum var \u00feema lists\u00fdningar sem opna\u00f0i 27. n\u00f3vember \u00ed Ketilh\u00fasi Listasafnsins \u00e1 Akureyri. Fimmt\u00e1n \u00edslenskir og erlendir listamenn taka \u00fe\u00e1tt, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al fi\u00f0luleikarinn og t\u00f3nsk\u00e1ldi\u00f0 Laura Ortman sem \u00e1 myndband \u00e1 s\u00fdningunni og spila\u00f0i einnig fyrir gesti \u00e1 opnuninni. Laura skapar fj\u00f6lbreytileg verk, me\u00f0al annars \u00e1 hlj\u00f3mpl\u00f6tum, me\u00f0 lifandi flutningi og […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frett","category-greinar"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906","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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1906"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2333,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1906\/revisions\/2333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.hi.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}