Double Exposures: Iceland vs. Croatia
Jadran ti mater! is a project inspired by sea: double exposure pictures overlapping Croatian and Icelandic coast, Adriatic Sea vs. Atlantic Ocean, rocks vs. sand, sparkling ca
Leipzig Hypezig
Leipzig is an unlikely place for an Icelandic art festival, but following three successful years in Iceland, Festisvall is making its second home in Germany. After moving to Leipzi
OMG. Memes From The Saga Museum
The Icelandic Sagas are renowned the world over as epic, dramatic tales from a violent yet valiant past. Icelanders are justifiably proud of this integral component of their litera
Getting To Know Tiernan Douieb
The Icelandic Comedy Festival will take place in Reykjavík and parts of Western and Southern Iceland between November 6 and 23 with a mix of International and Icelandic comedians.
From Reykjavík To Ankara And Back
For his latest project, Icelandic visual artist Ingimar Einarsson has travelled more than 12,000 kilometres by train for over two years, photographing modern architecture in capita
Tattoo Expo In Photos
The annual Icelandic Tattoo Expo took place in September. Photographer Matthew Eisman was there to document the attendees as well as the artists. Tattoo artist Boff (England). Tatt
It’s Funny Because It’s True
Icelandic comedy films from the 1980s are a staple of Iceland’s cultural life. Most Icelanders have not only seen these films, but also know them by heart. To watch them [&hellip
The Nature Of The Experiment
Imagine if you had to hike across the Alps with a heavily stuffed backpack. Now imagine you had to climb steep cliffs along the way, still carrying your equipment. Finally, [&helli
Wig Rituals And Dancing Curtains
I have little doubt that Lunch Beat is the best dance party in Reykjavík. For me, that’s when the Reykjavík Dance Festival truly began. I was struck by the beauty […]
Breathing Into Dance
In the cool dimness of KEX’s Gym & Tonic room, we stand in a large circle with eleven people, slowly breathing with our eyes closed. Frankincense gently wafts through the [&h
How To Fake Orgasms
An English fellow, a French woman and an Icelander walk into a bar, and the weather is so good they sit outside. It sounds like the start of a joke, […]
LET’S DANCE
At the end of the month, our fair city will be inundated by performance. Since 2002, the Reykjavík Dance Festival has been the single most important time of year for […]
The Guy In The Fur Coat Shitting His Pants
Diederik Peeters rejects the notion of being a minor cult celebrity in Iceland. Despite the fact that the claim was made by none other than Erna Ómarsdóttir, one of the […
Scream
After several years of trying different steps and shapes, the festival that unites Iceland’s freelance dance professionals has found a new model that could serve to move it even
The Writing On The Wall
It’s not street art if it’s in a gallery. “I definitely don’t want to exhibit street art in the white cube,” Sara Riel says, “one of the fundamentals is fin
Listen To Your Art
Over the bustle of the LungA lunch buffet one morning, Marteinn Sindri Jónsson sat with stick-like posture, listening to the sounds of the cafeteria “without bias,” as
Spontaneous Combustion
“Flott fjörd!” announced our driver as we pull into Stöðvarfjörður. It was the first exchange of words we had the whole trip. He spoke no English, the only thread
Shake Your Money Maker And Meditate!
In these stressful modern times, it is simply necessary to meditate. My husband Stefan Árni and I started practicing Modern-Day Meditation in the year 2000. We loved this type of
Enter The 6th Volume
How is history written? And by who? Is just anyone capable of writing it? Or should the task be left in the hands of specific individuals and entities: historians, institutions, [&
New Kid On The Iceblock
PÓLAR FESTIVAL! THE FIRST FESTIVAL EVER IN ICELAND!!! Oh, wait, we have tons of festivals. All the time. Especially in the Summer. So, why another? With Pólar Festival’s de
Best Spiritual Experience: The Sweat Lodge
Even just trying to put the sensation of visiting the sweat lodge in Elliðaárdalur down on paper seems an exercise in futility; I don’t think words could ever quite mediate [&h