Reykjavík Museum of Photography

The exhibition is about distances and information in image and sound and how they interconnect. The gap between being something and being nothing. The gap between being music and being sound. The gap between being black and being white.

„White Blindness is brightness in all-white areas, due to reflected light back and forth so no difference can be seen between heaven and earth.“

The idea behind Hlynur Pálmason's exhibition is connecting sound and image and thus seeking to create a powerful atmosphere in the exhibition. The sound works are by Ásgeir Aðalsteinsson, a BA graduate from Icelandic Art Academy who is now studying for MA in Composition in Amsterdam.

The photographs are taken in Iceland in 2008 – 2011 and are taken on film.

Hlynur Pálmason, who comes from East-Iceland´s Höfn in Hornafjörður, currently resides in Copenhagen where he is studying Directing at the Danish Film School. In 2009, Pálmason´s short film Jóel was chosen to be on one of Europe´s most recognized short film festival in Clermont, France, but he has worked extensively in that medium.

The exhibition is sponsored by Vinir Vatnajökuls and Skinney Thinganes


Hlynur Pálmason│White Blindness

"White Blindness" is the title of an exhibition by Hlynur Pálmason in exhibition space Skotið

Hlynur Pálma­son│White Blind­ness

"White Blindness" is the title of an exhibition by Hlynur Pálma­son in exhibition space Skotið

Hlynur Pálmason│White Blindness

"White Blindness" is the title of an exhibition by Hlynur Pálmason in exhibition space Skotið