Sagas on thin ice

• Main Authors: Snaebjornsdottir, Bryndis, Wilson, Mark
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: 700 ARTS & RECREATION (collections; philosophy & education); Audrey; Iceland; nanoq; polar bear
• Online Access: http://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4388/; https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4388/1/Wilson_SagasOn.jpg; https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4388/2/Wilson_SagasOn3.jpg; https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4388/3/Wilson_SagasOn4.jpg; https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4388/4/Wilson_SagasOn8.jpg; https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4388/5/Wilson_SagasOn11.jpg; http://www.ombrettaagro.com/sagas-on-thin-ice/

This group exhibition of six Icelandic artists was curated by Ombretta Agró Andruff/Audrey Love Gallery. It was part of Art Basel's show in Miami Beach. Artists included: Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir & Mark Wilson, Ósk Vihjálmsdóttir, Anna Líndal, Kjánska Collective, Rúrí. Snæbjörnsdóttir & Wilson had three works featured: 'Matrix' (2016, 3 glass sculptures based on polar bear dens), photographs from their 'nanoq: flat out and bluesome' series (2001-2006) and a video loop of 'You must carry me now' (2016). The six artists/collective in this exhibition have taken upon themselves to comment, highlight and often take an activist stand against those who threaten these stunning yet fragile ecosystems, and document how climate change, often fueled by human actions driven by economic interests, is impacting the natural environment, at home and abroad, with potentially disastrous and irreversible consequences. Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir & Mark Wilson conduct their interdisciplinary and collaborative practice from bases in the north of England and Iceland. With a strong research grounding, their often socially-engaged projects explore contemporary relationships between human and non-human animals in the contexts of history, culture and the environment.