Elín Hansdóttir
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Harpa: The Wind Sings Through Art With New Sculpture
A new abstract sculpture made in celebration of Harpa’s 10th anniversary was introduced to the public in front of the concert hall this past weekend. Prime minister Katrín Jacobsdóttir unveiled Elín Hansdóttir’s artwork on Saturday. Vísir reports that the work was selected…
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Seeing The Bigger Picture: Elín Hansdóttir’s New Exhibition Reveals The Joy In The Artistic Process
Meeting in the studio with ten days to go until the opening of her next exhibit ‘Elsewhere,’ visual artist Elín Hansdóttir is in the exciting final stages of preparations. Known for large scale immersive installations, film and photography, she’s trying something new…
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The Other Real: Elín Hansdóttir Steps Outside Of Everyday Life
Elín Hansdóttir stands in front of a wall of flowers. She examines them closely, leaning in to see the details, her fingers meticulously tracing the edges of the petals in each of the photographs pinned to her studio wall. “I’ve become really…
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Making of an Artist: Elín Hansdóttir
Elín Hansdóttir is a prolific Icelandic sculptor who recently concluded a solo show at the i8 gallery. Here, she talks us through some artists, books and films that had a formative influence on her work. Photograph: “Leap into the Void” (Yves Klein,…
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Mutual Core: Elín Hansdóttir Disrupts Ásmundarsafn
“Come with me. To the beginning, to the chaos, where everything is, but also nothing,” proclaims sculptor Elín Hansdóttir, faux-dramatically, her voice bouncing around the Ásmundursafn sculpture museum. She cuts a diminutive, elegant figure in the pristine white space as she reads…