Unauthentic | Iceland University of the Arts

Date

22 November 2024 – 24 November 2024

Time

16:00–18:00

Location

Epal, Laugarvegi 7

Department

Department of Design

At the exhibition you get to see innovative souvenirs, where the subject is the relationship between tourists and Iceland The project raises questions about what makes souvenirs,, authentic “ and how different perceptions can evoke memories Emphasis is placed on possibilities in local production and the diversity of Icelandic materials.</

The exhibition is the result of a 14-week group project of students in the course Dating with Tourism.

The exhibition opens on Friday, November 22, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Open Saturday 10am-6pm

Open Sunday 11am-6pm

Students:

Arnór Atlason

Birta Guðrún Karlsdóttir Andreassen

Bjarndís Diljá Birgisdóttir

Hjördís Steinarsdóttir

Julia Kosciuczuk

Katrín Nielsdóttir

Rakel Svavarsdóttir

Valdís Mist Óðinsdóttir

Course supervisor

Hrefna Sigurðardóttir

Teachers

Björn Steinar Blumenstein

Garðar Eyjólfsson

Guðmundur Úlfarsson

Samuel Thornton Rees

Vikram Pradhan

Third-year students in Product Design at the Iceland University of the Arts are presenting the exhibition „Óekta/Unauthentic,“ opening at 16:00 on Friday, November 22, at Epal on Laugavegur 7 in downtown Reykjavík".

The exhibition shows innovative souvenirs exploring tourists’ connections to Iceland. The project reasons questions about what makes a souvenir „authentic“ and how senses can evoke memories. Emphasis is on the possibilities of local production and the diversity of Icelandic materials.

The exhibition is the result of a 14-week group project by students in the course Dating with tourism.

Exhibition hours:

Friday, November 10: 4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Saturday: 10am-6pm

Sunday: 11am-6pm