{"id":36230,"date":"2026-05-27T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=36230"},"modified":"2026-05-27T12:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:32:12","slug":"laufey-solmundardottir","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/verkefni\/laufey-solmundardottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Laufey S\u00f3lmundard\u00f3ttir"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--overlay-opacity: 0%; --overlay-bg: #000000;\" class=\"hero-section h1-lg\" >\n\t<div class=\"container animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"bg-visual\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/059-1800x1200.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"meta-info-section\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"meta-info animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"intro-section\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container animation\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\">Laufey S\u00f3lmundard\u00f3ttir<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We, lava<br \/>\nBy, lava<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text-section txt-columns\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row animation-child-elements animation-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lava is mysterious It is powerful, beautiful, exciting, and possesses a force that draws one in At the same time, its existence is a haunting reminder of destruction and wound It is overwhelming but quantitative.<br \/>\nI wonder about our conversation with the lava and nature, how do we approach the landscape in the context of what used to be and what is now.<br \/>\nI seek answers in the spirit of the placeI draw from history and place-based practices but also from the morphology of what is From these themes, spaces begin to take shape and forms begin to form spaces.<\/p>\n<p>(T.O.N.<\/p>\n<p>The lava field is mystical. It is powerful, beautiful, and exciting; there is something about it that draws you towards it. Yet, its very existence is a poignant reminder of destruction and loss. It is overwhelming and dangerous.<br \/>\nI contemporate about this dialogue between oursolves and the lava, and the surrounding nature. How do we approach a landscape, in relation to what was, and what has become.<br \/>\nI seek answers in the spirit of the place. I seek answers in its history and identity, but also in its abstract morphology. 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