Future Fragments
The exhibition Future Fragments is based on Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir's artistic research project, where she ponders over phenomena related to the Anthropocene as well as our notion of cultural and natural heritage.
The exhibition combines new art works created in relation to objects from the collections of the National Museum of Iceland. These objects are archaeological finds from the contemporary past, something that Þorgerður categories as núminjar (e. present-heritage or now-remains). It also displays works from her research project on the island of Surtsey that was recently published in the book Esseyja / Island Fiction. Moreover, the exhibition plants the seeds of a future collection, which is an assemblage of phenomena, objects and symbols related to the Anthropocene. They appear to us through the conglomeration of culture, nature and minerals, challenging conventional ideas of what is culture and what is nature. In addition, they provide us with perspectives on how the future of our heritage will appear.
The exhibition Future Fragments is a collaboration with the designer Garðar Eyjólfsson and the research project Relics of Nature led by Þóra Pétursdóttir professor of archaeology at the University of Oslo.
In relation to the exhibition, the participants of the research project will host a symposium at the National Museum of Iceland on the 8th and 9th November 2024. A program will be announced later.
Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir graduated with an MA in Fine Arts at the Glasgow School of Art (2013). In her practice she considers various things that are connected to our understanding of and relation to the natural world as it meets, overlaps and is interpreted within human environments. Her work is layered in process, research and fieldwork where her sensitive approach is recognised through different notions of time, narratives and perspectives. During the past few years, she has taken part in various exhibitions and independent projects and is a member of the research project Relics of Nature.
Garðar Eyjólfsson finished a BA-degree in Product Design from Central Saint Martins in London (2009) and an MA-degree (Cum Laude) in Contextual Design from Design Academy Eindhoven (2011). Since the foundation of Studio Eyjolfsson in 2012 Garðar has focused on the betterment and use of local resources in product design as well as research on design fiction.
The exhibition is a part of the Reykjavik Arts Festival 2024.
Credit
Visual Artist: Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir
Exhibition Designer: Garðar Eyjólfsson
Graphic Design: Studio Studio (Arnar Freyr Guðmundsson, Birna Geirfinnsdóttir)
Exhibition Committee: Bryndís Erla Hjálmarsdóttir, Kristján Mímisson, Þóra Pétursdóttir
Photo: Eins og landslag II (Like a landscape II)
2021
Photographic work