Snæbjörnsdóttir, Bryndís and Wilson, Mark
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-2118
(2024)
Sjávarblámi / The Seas' Blue Yonder.
[Show/Exhibition]
In: Skaftfell Art Centre Exhibition, 21 June - 27 September 2024, Sey∂isfjör∂ur, Iceland.
Item Type: | Show/Exhibition |
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Authors: | Snæbjörnsdóttir, Bryndís and Wilson, Mark |
Abstract: | How differently has human respect for whales been manifest – historically and now? Such questions have long fascinated artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson, whose work explores the intricate and environmentally telling relationships between humans and other animals. In their latest project, the exhibition The Sea’s Blue Yonder, the duo has embarked on a journey to track and consider the movements of individual whales both physically, accompanied by scientists who study the migration, trajectories, and acoustics of these marine giants – and culturally, in terms of ever-shifting, environmentally-inflected human values. The artists have examined the history of cetacean strandings, both in Iceland and abroad, and delved into archival and archaeological remains, as well as the history of industrial whaling in Seyðisfjörður. The whaling station at Vestdalseyri, for example, is considered to have been one of the first mechanized whaling stations in the world, marking the beginning of industrial whaling in Iceland. The exhibition invites viewers to consider the physical presence of whales in their natural environment and to review the delicate balance between humans, other animals, and our shared habitat. By exploring these contact zones from an ethical and aesthetic point of view, the exhibition opens up new perspectives on the conservation debate around Iceland’s coast. |
Official URL: | https://snaebjornsdottirwilson.com/projects/seas-b... |
Date: | 21 June 2024 |
Funders: | Skaftfell in Sey∂isfjör∂ur, Icelandic Art Fund |
Event Location: | Sey∂isfjör∂ur, Iceland |
Additional Information: | Bryndis Snæbjörnsdóttir, Visiting Professor, and Mark Wilson, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Fine Art, both of the University of Cumbria, UK. |
Subject Headings: | 500 NATURAL SCIENCES & MATHEMATICS > 590 ANIMALS (ZOOLOGY) > 599 Mammals 700 ARTS & RECREATION (INCL. SPORT) > 700 ARTS & RECREATION (collections, philosophy & education) > 704 Special topics in fine & decorative arts |
Departments: | Institute of Arts > Fine and Applied Arts |
Depositing User: | Anna Lupton |
Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2025 11:51 |
Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2025 11:51 |
URI: | https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/9068 |
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