FRELSI 2007,
Site-specific installation, mirror, sandblasted text, size 1740 x 1170 mm
The mirror was placed in an advertisement sign in the downtown area of Reykjavik.during the project Midbaugur og Kringla; Leisure, administration & control. Frelsi means freedom in Icelandic.
The project “Midbaugur og Kringla; Leisure, administration & control” was a collaborative visual art project and exhibition with 11 artist from the 5 nordic countries, which took place in Reykjavik, Iceland, in July 2007. The aim of the project was to create a meeting where the artist came together and worked directly with two public spaces in the city; the old downtown of Reykjavik and the mall, Kringlan, which has been an integral part of Reykjavik’s landscape since the 1980’s, attracting more than 20.000 visitors (10% of the city’s population) daily.
Participating artists: Anna Lind Sævarsottir ICE, Berglind Jona Hlynsdottir ICE, Bjarki Bragason ICE, Conny Bloom SWE, Hans Rosenström FIN, Juha Laatikainen FIN, Lasse Ernlund Lorentzen DEN, Linda Nora Rogn NOR, Pilvi Takala FIN, Stine Marie Jacobsen DEN and Søren Thilo Funder DEN.
MIDBAUGUR OG KRINGLA, CATALOGUE (pdf)