Brot úr framtíð
/ Future Fragments
National Museum of Iceland
08.06 - 10.11.2024
Exhibition committee Bryndís Erla Hjálmarsdóttir, Kristján Mímisson & Þóra Pétursdóttir
Exhibition design in collaboration with Garðar Eyjólfsson
With contributions from Relics of Nature
Graphic design Studio-Studio
Exhibition documentation by Vigfús Birgisson, Ívar Brynjólfsson
The exhibition was part of Reykjavík Arts Festival 2024
The exhibition Future Fragments presents a decade long artistic research, where Þorgerður looks into phenomenons related to the Anthropocene as well as what we consider to be cultural and natural heritage. Visitors are invited to see artefacts discovered in nature that are intertwined with our collected being and influence in the world that go beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
Future Fragments combines new artworks created in relation to specific artefacts from the collection of the National Museum of Iceland. These objects are unearthed remains from the contemporary past, something that Þorgerður categorises as núminjar (e. present-heritage or now-remains). The project dates back to a field trip in 2014, when Þorgerður assisted during an excavation in Mývatnssveit, North Iceland. The exhibition also includes artworks from her research project in relation to the island of Surtsey, which was recently published in the book Island Fiction.
Moreover, the exhibition plants the seeds of a Future Collection - an Archive of Future Artefacts, or 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 offer a perspective on how the future of our heritage could appear.
The artworks presented in the exhibition and here in this catalogue, sum up a decade long artistic research and visual exploration, where Þorgerður has gathered various unruly objects that redefine and reconstruct our preconceived notions of scales.
The exhibition is in collaboration with the research project Relics of Nature, led by Þóra Pétursdóttir, Professor of Archeology at the University of Oslo. Exhibition design is in conversation with Garðar Eyjólfsson.
On the occasion of Future Fragments, Relics of Nature will hold a symposium in the National Museum, November 8 - 9, 2024.
Speakers are Kelly Jazvac, Andri Snær Magnason, Gunndís Ýr Finnbogadóttir, Gísli Pálsson, Sigríður Þorgeirsdottir, Ole Martin sansberg, Auður Aðalsteinsdóttir, Bergsveinn Þórsson, Arndís Bergsdóttir, Kyrre Kverndokk & Garðar Eyjólfsson.
National Museum of Iceland
08.06 - 10.11.2024
Exhibition committee Bryndís Erla Hjálmarsdóttir, Kristján Mímisson & Þóra Pétursdóttir
Exhibition design in collaboration with Garðar Eyjólfsson
With contributions from Relics of Nature
Graphic design Studio-Studio
Exhibition documentation by Vigfús Birgisson, Ívar Brynjólfsson
The exhibition was part of Reykjavík Arts Festival 2024
The exhibition Future Fragments presents a decade long artistic research, where Þorgerður looks into phenomenons related to the Anthropocene as well as what we consider to be cultural and natural heritage. Visitors are invited to see artefacts discovered in nature that are intertwined with our collected being and influence in the world that go beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
Future Fragments combines new artworks created in relation to specific artefacts from the collection of the National Museum of Iceland. These objects are unearthed remains from the contemporary past, something that Þorgerður categorises as núminjar (e. present-heritage or now-remains). The project dates back to a field trip in 2014, when Þorgerður assisted during an excavation in Mývatnssveit, North Iceland. The exhibition also includes artworks from her research project in relation to the island of Surtsey, which was recently published in the book Island Fiction.
Moreover, the exhibition plants the seeds of a Future Collection - an Archive of Future Artefacts, or 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 offer a perspective on how the future of our heritage could appear.
The artworks presented in the exhibition and here in this catalogue, sum up a decade long artistic research and visual exploration, where Þorgerður has gathered various unruly objects that redefine and reconstruct our preconceived notions of scales.
The exhibition is in collaboration with the research project Relics of Nature, led by Þóra Pétursdóttir, Professor of Archeology at the University of Oslo. Exhibition design is in conversation with Garðar Eyjólfsson.
On the occasion of Future Fragments, Relics of Nature will hold a symposium in the National Museum, November 8 - 9, 2024.
Speakers are Kelly Jazvac, Andri Snær Magnason, Gunndís Ýr Finnbogadóttir, Gísli Pálsson, Sigríður Þorgeirsdottir, Ole Martin sansberg, Auður Aðalsteinsdóttir, Bergsveinn Þórsson, Arndís Bergsdóttir, Kyrre Kverndokk & Garðar Eyjólfsson.