Ruritania
Artist: Nicole Desautels, 2nd year MA Fine Art student.
The name Ruritania was first used in Anthony Hope's 1894 novel Prisoner of Zenda as the location of a fictional town of a royal kingdom in central Europe. Ruritania has since been used as a term within academia and fairy tales to convey a name Ruritania and outs definable symbols of power in October or because is responsible for the implementation of the actual activity, because of the fact that we manage and what is responsible, because of the particular behavior.
Nicole Desautels is a multimedia artist of Icelandic and Francophone descent from Treaty 1 Territory. She is a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours program from the University of Manitoba. Her previous works focused primarily on time-based media, such as video and performance. She has been selected for participation in juried shows and has participated in many group shows in Canada and Iceland. Ruritania is her first solo exhibition. She is currently in her second year of the MA Fine Arts Program at the Iceland University of the Arts.
Opening: February 15th, 3pm - 6pm
February 16th-20th 2025 open in the afternoons or by appointment (nicole23@lhi.is). February 21st, open by appointment.
Location: RÝMD, Völvufell 17, 111 Reykjavík.
Photo credits: Sisters Lumière/Instagram: @sisters_lumiere
