Metamorphosis: Sigrún Inga Hrólfsdóttir

On Friday the 31st of March at 13:00 an open lecture by Sigrún Inga Hrólfsdóttir will be held at the department of fine art, Laugarnesvegur 91.

Hrólfsdóttir is one of three founders of the artists group The Icelandic Love Corporation. Their work varies in scale and medium originally deriving from performance art. They play with diverse ideas, materials, structures and symbols, to explore the integral systems and invisible rules of society. The Icelandic Love Corporation has exhibited world wide and their work is included in all major public collections of Iceland, as well as private collections home and abroad. The Icelandic Love Corporation most recent solo show at ARoS, Aarhus Art Museum, is called Love Conquers All, after their original slogan. The Icelandic Love Corporation was shortlisted as the Icelandic representative for the Venice Biennial 2016.

Sigrún has also worked on art individually. Working in different media she explores the intangible realm of emotions, and the interplay of the inner world and the personal with the outer world of others, ideas, symbols and materials on a broad spectrum. Sigrún's last solo exhibition, The Future Ones, at Kunstschlager, Reykjavik, consisted of paintings and an installation.

Sigrún was born 1973 in Reykjavik, Iceland. She studied art at College of Breiðholt, The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts (BFA) and Pratt Institute in New York (MFA). She has also studied art theory and philosophy and graduated with an MA degree in philosophy from The University of Iceland in 2016. Sigrún is Dean of Fine Art Department of the Icelandic Academy of the Arts.

Metamorphosis is the caption for a series of lectures held at the department of Fine Art at the Iceland Academy of the Arts this spring. In the lectures, new teachers at the department will introduce subjects and research in their practice, which contributes to the conversation about different approaches in ne art within the department and in the cultural environment.

They are: Ólöf Nordal (that had an open lecture in November 2016), Carl Boutard, Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir, Bjarki Bragason and Hildur Bjarnadóttir. Additionally, since March 1st 2016, Sigrún Inga Hrólfsdóttir has held the position of dean at the department. In the lectures, teachers will introduce subjects and research in their practice, which contributes to the conversation about different approaches in fine art in within the department and in the cultural environment.

The lecture will be held in english and is open to all.