Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir, Untitled, 2012

Reykjavík Museum of Photography

In the exhibition Distance and Intimacy. Contemporary Icelandic Photography, we hear the voices of some of those who have made their mark on contemporary Icelandic photography over the past two decades. Visitors are invited to “see more“ and to consider what happens when one looks at photographs for a long time. The photographs have been selected on the grounds that each individual image speaks in its own way to our time. Some depict reality in an uncompromising manner, while others lead us into confusion. All make us think about current affairs and take a stance regarding life and the society of which we, and they, are a part.

Curator: Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir

The exhibition showcases the content of a new book, Fegurðin er ekki skraut. Íslensk samtímaljósmyndun. (Beauty is not an ornament. Contemporary Icelandic Photography). Editors Sigrún Alba Sigurðardóttir and Æsa Sigurjónsdóttir, Reykjavík: FíSL / Fagurskinna, 2020, 328 pp.

Artists:

Agnieszka Sosnowska│Bára Kristinsdóttir│Bjargey Ólafsdóttir │Bragi Þór Jósefsson │Claudia Hausfeld│Daníel Þorkell Magnússon│Einar Falur Ingólfsson │Guðmundur Ingólfsson│Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir │Hallgerður Hallgrímsdóttir │Katrín Elvarsdóttir │Kristinn Ingvarsson │Kristleifur Björnsson │Orri │Pétur Thomsen │Spessi│

Distance and Intimacy | Contemporary Icelandic Photography

An exhibition in cooperation with Físl – The Icelandic Contemporary Photography Association

Dis­tance and In­tim­acy | Con­tem­por­ary Icelandic Pho­to­graphy

An exhibition in cooperation with Físl – The Icelandic Contemporary Photography Association

Distance and Intimacy | Contemporary Icelandic Photography