Résidence Artistique Islande – Iceland Art Residency
Imprint, Solstice Shadow and Lungs are works done during an art residency at the Icelandic Textile Center in Blönduós, Iceland.
Imprint, Solstice Shadow and Lungs sont des travaux fait durant une résidence au Icelandic Textile Center à Blönduós en Islande.
Imprint
6” x 7” each
Series of 12 gouache paintings on polypropylene paper with found rock
Imprint highlight the characters of each rock which was beautifully crafted by thousands of years, pressure and chemistry. Each have a precise yet fluid recipe of minerals which makes their appearance differ from each other. Made in the same place, each is as unique to one another as humans are.
Solstice Shadow
9” x 11”
Felted wool, basalt rock
Solstice Shadow is about the ground that lays in the shadow of this rock which shows a distinguished pattern found at the textile museum and on the cover of Ragnheiður Björk Þórsdóttir’s book Listin að vefa. This pattern is called the Salon Rose and is a staple pattern in Icelandic weaves as it can be customized easily. It is used on a variety of household items like cushion covers, tablecloths, saddle covers. Salon rose is contained in the rock’s shadow which was recorded in Iceland on the solstice day that offers 24 hours of sunlight. The play of highlights in the shadow bridges the creative identity of the inhabitants to the land.
Lungs
13” x 13”
Found cracked basalt rock, Hand-dyed Þingborg-lopi lambwool, sand
Lastly, Lungs showcases a found rock naturally cracked in two mimicking the shape of lungs. The alveoli shape of the lopi wool creates a nest for the pair. The fresh air in Blönduós was my collaborator as it generously refreshed my spirit, body and mind.
In June 2024, I had the incredible chance of being chosen to take part in an artistic residency in Blönduós, a town in northern Iceland, for a month. In the land of fire and ice, I spent 30 days without nights.
Being a painter, textile artist and geology enthusiast, I took advantage of my stay to create works that connected these points of interest with the place. Iceland’s geology is young and unique, so I wanted to explore the symbiotic links between the soil and its inhabitants. My project extends the beauty and history of these found rocks to the viewer. How even the smallest, seemingly inert rock is part of a whole, sculpting the founding DNA of this Icelandic landscape.
Rocks were returned to where they were found in Blönduós. Pictures were taken on the black sand beach in Blönduós.
En juin 2024, j’ai eu la chance incroyable d’être choisie pour participer à une résidence artistique à Blönduós, une ville dans le nord de l’Islande pour un mois. Au pays de feu et de glace, j’ai vécu 30 jours sans aucune pénombre.
Étant peintre, artiste textile et enthousiaste de géologie, j’ai profité de mon séjour pour créer des œuvres qui relient ces points d’intérêt avec le lieu. La géologie de l’Islande est jeune et unique alors je voulais explorer les liens symbiotiques entre le sol et ses habitants. Mon projet étend la beauté et l’histoire de ces roches trouvées au spectateur. Comment même la roche la plus petite et apparemment inerte fait partie d’un tout et sculpte l’ADN fondateur de ce paysage islandais.
Les roches ont été remises à l’endroit où elles ont été trouvées à Blönduós. Les photos ont été prises sur la plage de sable noir à Blönduós.
