The question, how one can cope with distance, is a prominent discussion within the arts, especially in Photography. For most, it is a theoretical scientific topic; in Iceland it is an everyday experience, even today, despite technological advancements in communication and constant networking. The imagery of the North and its housing is often associated with remoteness, borders and isolation. As is so often the case, in Iceland just as anywhere else, distance is a varied array of connections: be it a bridge from the past to the present, or from the periphery to the centre. The selected photographs show a multitude of contemporary and visual approaches to a phenomenology that represents these transitions and varied perceptions.
With: Olaf Otto Becker, Claudia Hausfeld, Einar Falur Ingólfsson, Mathilda Olmi, Ingvar Högni Ragnarsson and Pétur Thomsen.
