evabjarna@hotmail.com
Living and working in a remote area on the southeast coast of Iceland, where I come from. After graduating from Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and moving home, I focus on regionally based material. The conscious decision to move to the country side of Iceland has formed my relationship with the creative process. My works have been ranging from sculptural objects, found things, to installations, sound pieces, performances and printed matter. They deal with memory, time and meaning of knowledge as well as /or human outlook on life. “On a responsibility to remain defenseless”, are words from Snejanka´s Mihaylova´s Acoustic Thoughts. I think of her phrase as a reminder about being humble towards what is called knowledge, which seems to be a form of recognition of something that already is, but appears in the human mind through a body in a leap of faith -Eva BJ, January 2021
Education:
2012-16 BA Fine Arts. Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, nl
2010-11 Textile. Reykjavík School of Visual Arts, is
2004-08 Journeyman's examination, tailoring. The Technical Collage in Reykjavík, is
Solo shows:
2022 Transfiguration // Hús kveðja, Svavarssafn, IS
2021-22 Úr einu í annað, Bókakaffið Ármúla, IS
2019 In the daybreak // Í morgunsárið, Midpunkt, IS
Group shows:
2024 nr5 umhverfing, sveitarfélagið hornafjörður, is
2024 bring your tools, fagurhólsmýri, is
2023 Grounding, Het andere noorden, Amsterdam, NL
2022 Hamraborgarfestival, Kópavogur, IS
2020 Vestur í bláinn, reykjavík, is
2020 Sumarsvalinn, Gamlabúð, Fagurhólsmýri, is
2019-20 Thoreau´s world // Tilvist og Thoreau, Listasafn Árnesinga, IS
2019 Af stað! Norræna húsið, Reykjavík, Is
2019 It´s raining?! // það rignir?!, vatnshelda galleríið, is
2016 Graduation show, Rietveld Academie, NL
2016 THE SYNCOPATED DIALECTICS OF WORDS AND THINGS, RIETVELD PAVILION, AMSTERDAM, NL
2016 RIETVELD UNCUT, BOTS, BODIES & BEASTS, HARD-CORE AND FINE ARTS, AMSTERDAM, NL
2015 Evas Weg, Gelsenkirchen, de
2015 Urbane Künste Ruhr, Rietveld Mobility Ruhr, Gelsenkrichen, de
2015 Don´t bring flowers, Amsterdam, nl
2014 Home, The Bank, Suffolk, UK
2014 UNCUT, Amsterdam, nl
2014 BOCHUMERSTRASSE SPRICHT, GELSENKIRCHEN, de
2013 VELALL, Kaffistofan Reykjavík, is
2012 Portrait, The Bank, Suffolk, UK
2010 Umbrot, Þjóðmenningarhúsið, Reykjavík, is
Stage design // costumes
2023 Stage design and costumes for the performance Busy, shown on operadays in Mjódd, is
2022 Stage design and costums for the concert theatre “Skemmtilegt er myrkrið”, performed on operadays in Harpa, IS
2021 stage design for Gímaldin and Jessica Jones, performed on Fagurhólsmýri, IS
other Projects // workshops // internships:
2024 50 ára afmæli hringvegarins, hönnun á hátíðarverki á skeiðarárbrú í samstarfi við Hönnu dís
2023 krakkaklúbburinn kóbra, samstarf við Hönnu dís og svavarssafn
2020-2022 ATE, global network of artists and art practices
2019 Printing matter, Skaftfell residency program, IS
2018-19 SHOW AND TELL, ARTIST ORGANISED DISCUSSION GROUP
2014 Cups and Tables, workshop with Curdin Tones og Tine Melzer, nl
2014 The Electric Voice, workshop with Robin Koek, nl
2012 Live Works. Project by Pien Vrijhof, to improvise, explore, compose. With: space time body light audience material sound each other, nl
2007 National theatre of London, custum making, internship, UK
2007 stitching firm in Delhi, internship, In
2007 needleworkshop in Kashmir, internship, In
Curatorial work:
2024 þrístökk, fagurhólsmýri is
2024 From a home to world heritage, visitorcenter skaftafell, is
2022 Þrístökk, Fagurhólsmýri, IS
2021 Veisla! Fagurhólsmýri, IS
2021 Þrístökk, Fagurhólsmýri, IS
2020 Sumarsvalinn, Fagurhólsmýri, IS
2019 Skeiðarárhlaup and micro performance festival, Skeiðarársandur, IS
2018 Now then opening, fagurhólsmýri, IS
TEXTS:
2016, thesis, PERHAPS ART IS IN TODAY?
Awards:
2019 Cultural award of the municipality of Hornafjörður
Media:
2024, tengivagninn, iceland
2023, vísir, iceland
2022, Eystrahorn, iceland
2019, Eystrahorn, iceland
2018, SUÐRI, ICELAND
2018, Eystrahorn, Iceland
2016, Morgunblaðið, Iceland
2016, WAZ, Germany