Curated by Jonatan Habib Engquist.

Färgfabriken Norr, Sweden.

The Nordic Third World country?
– Icelandic art in times of crisis.

"This project is mainly concerned with artistic strategies that deal with the Icelandic crisis in a broad sense. It takes to task and problematizes a common understanding of this mid-Atlantic island in various ways, not the least by playing with notions of 'pure nature'. It attempts to tell a part of the complex story of one of the first nations to collapse in the recent global economic crisis due to a combination of nepotism and international bank speculations, with accusations about terrorism from Central Europe being a bizarre consequence. As a reaction to the economic situation and the sale of natural resources for corporate interests (such as the building of Europe's largest hydroelectric power plant for the benefit of Alcoa, while heading its own national economy off a cliff), the Icelandic government was overthrown in a "cutlery revolution", where people banged pots and pans for days on end. Today, Iceland´s politicians are regulated by the IMF and the future is unclear. "

Text taken from the home page of Färgfabriken Norr. For further information about the exhibition and participating artist, click here.