Hildigunnur Birgisdottir
dal 7/2/2008 al 1/5/2008
Segnalato da
7/2/2008
Hildigunnur Birgisdottir
Living Art Museum - Nylo, Reykjavik
The artist's experimental works are often based on games, which in turn are based on rules and the rules are of course systems. These systems are rooted in physics and philosophical musings on circuits, cycles and global/world systems while bowing to the laws and forms of games. In games however, rules are never perfect, someone may cheat and sometimes the system itself doesn't make any sense.
Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2003 and has been active on many fronts in the intervening years. She has exhibited her work at home and abroad as well as taking on different assignments as an editor, a curator and a manager of cultural institutions. Birgisdóttir experimental works are often based on games, which in turn are based on rules and the rules are of course systems.
These systems are rooted in physics and philosophical musings on circuits, cycles and global/world systems while bowing to the laws and forms of games. In games however, rules are never perfect, someone may cheat and sometimes the system itself doesn't make any sense.Thus the flaws and eccentricities of these systems become a fundamental part of Birgisdóttir artworks. The works can be seen as an exploration of complex systems through simple or naïve interfaces. This process allows the artist to approach the subject in a relaxed way, easing the viewer into it, while still allowing multiple points of view.
Living art museum
Laugavegi 26 - Reykjavik