Opening of the exhibition All inclusive

Last Saturday opened All inclusive, graduation exhibition of students in bachelor's studies in architecture, design and art at the Reykjavík Art Museum. The exhibition is one of the most popular every year and this time runs until May 25.  

At the exhibition you can see the diverse graduation works of 73 prospective architects, designers and visual artists. Last year, close to 8,000 visitors attended the exhibition and it is clear that it has established itself and enjoys deserved attention.  

Kristín Eysteinsdóttir, rector of LHÍ, and Ólöf Kristín Sigurðardóttir, curator of the Reykjavík Art Museum, addressed the guests at the opening and especially praised the Ólöf group for their ambition and hard work. 

Kristín described the show as diverse and lively, „Here's all inclusive!” as she herself came to terms. 

„Here we study folklore, the mental world of the past, transformation, painting as the subject and place of change, the boundaries between real world and daydreams, and how we relate to time".  

We look at the impossible, the absurd and the original We do performances and explore the delicate moment when a decision is made, here appears political opposition towards an organization that does not take a stand in world affairs, war and genocide in Gaza, here it is drawn in the space, the world is reduced to a small box, sculpture shaped as a scene of emotions, we explore conversation between animal species, the boundaries between discomfort and relief, the family, the artist as a storyteller, chasing the precious, documenting everyday life, material that changes slowly and steadily, the relationship between the body and nature and the relationship of the individual to society.  

We look at gender roles, the status of women, marginalized groups, immigrants, education, corruption and the power system.  

We use technology to expand the boundaries of the profession.   

We use design as a critical method to participate in contemporary debate.  

We take a variety of ways to tell stories.” 

Photos: Eygló Gísladóttir