clay ceramics, felted wool fibers, cyanotype on paper and fabrics
various measurements
2025
•
among what matters is an ongoing project,
that I started working on during my two month residency at
Fish Factory, Creative Center of Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland.
various measurements
2025
•
among what matters is an ongoing project,
that I started working on during my two month residency at
Fish Factory, Creative Center of Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland.
it feels like being in this landscape is like meeting
the earth in her most pure, wild and free form
the earth in her most pure, wild and free form
After a three day sailing journey from the north of Denmark I arrived in Iceland, without any expectations but an intense sense of wonder and curiosity. I had never been at sea for that long and it welcomed me to completely surrender to my surroundings and the natural rhythms and sensations of being in such a wild and raw place. From the moment I sat foot on the island I was utterly overwhelmed by its beauty. As I made my way to a little isolated village along the east coast where I would spend the next two months living and making, I started soaking up all that I saw, felt and experienced, and I didn’t stop. Being in Iceland heightened my senses, deepend my passions and expanded my deep love for wild and free nature.
During my residency I followed the flow of days and the curiosity in my hands. I spend my days in the ceramics studio, practicing my handbuilding techniques that I learned during my residency in Portugal. A fellow resident taught me the basics of throwing on the wheel and I spent especially my second month practicing those skills a lot.
Whenever the sun and weather allowed, I spent my time outside, making cyanotypes with collected sea and rainwater, and seaweed, stones, crystals and other materials from the land. I did this on paper and fabric that I found in different parts of Europe and with some of the results I tried toning the cyanotypes with tea and coffee for the first time. A new technique I tried out was felting. With local Icelandic sheeps wool I practiced wet felting, making large sheets with colours inspired by the snowy mountain tips.
With everything I did I had this beautiful island in my mind. Each material and medium was inspired in one way or another by the natural materials surrounding me and each represents an intrinsic element; air, water, light, fire and earth.
Whenever the sun and weather allowed, I spent my time outside, making cyanotypes with collected sea and rainwater, and seaweed, stones, crystals and other materials from the land. I did this on paper and fabric that I found in different parts of Europe and with some of the results I tried toning the cyanotypes with tea and coffee for the first time. A new technique I tried out was felting. With local Icelandic sheeps wool I practiced wet felting, making large sheets with colours inspired by the snowy mountain tips.
With everything I did I had this beautiful island in my mind. Each material and medium was inspired in one way or another by the natural materials surrounding me and each represents an intrinsic element; air, water, light, fire and earth.
It was an intuitive process without purpose or pressure. I wanted to give myself the possibility to learn, try out and experiment freely. To follow the inspiration this landscape gifted me. It opened up an opportunity to not only focus and expand, it also allowed me to look back and reflect on precious work. I could recognize themes and wonderings that have been lingering in my work and process since my graduation year. It sparked an interest to dive deeper into the connection between it all and I see the works that I made in Iceland as the beginning of things coming together. And that fills me with excitement to continue on this path further and further.
My experience at Fish Factory was one that will stay with me for the rest of my time. It changed me as an artist and as a human being. Looking back I will remember the countless of beautiful walks and drives, the many deep and sensitive conversations, the warm hugs and endless laughter, the snow on the mountains, the singing birds at night, the dancing aurora in the sky, a glimpse at the midnight sun and making friends for life.
I wish to thank the whole team behind Fish Factory for creating a magical place that I long to go back to one day, and my fellow residents who have shown me tenderness, love and openness that has meant the world to me.