{"id":13511,"date":"2025-02-27T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/?post_type=event&p=13511"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T17:15:06","slug":"still-lifespan-the-artist-in-conversation-with-anna-maria-bogadottir","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/event\/still-lifespan-the-artist-in-conversation-with-anna-maria-bogadottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Lifespan \u2013 The Artist in Conversation with Anna Mar\u00eda Bogad\u00f3ttir"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday March 9th at 1 p.m.<\/strong>, we invite you to a special talk about\u00a0Helgi Vignir Bragason\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0exhibition\u00a0Still Lifespan<\/em>, currently on view at the museum. At this event, the artist will enter into conversation with architect and cultural theorist Anna Mar\u00eda Bogad\u00f3ttir<\/strong>, about the themes and ideas behind his work. Still Lifespan<\/em> offers a visual exploration of buildings and construction materials. Through a multi-layered analysis of the life cycle of structures, Helgi critically examines various aspects of the construction industry, including material use, waste and environmental impact. The exhibition, curated by Ald\u00eds Arnard\u00f3ttir, was presented as part of The Icelandic Photo Festival 2025.<\/p>\n

The exhibition features still-life images based on construction waste or symbols of prosperity found on building sites, alongside photographs of concrete fragments and sketches of buildings that were demolished prematurely. By capturing construction sites and their discarded materials, Helgi Vignir raises critical questions about the economic, social, and environmental impact of modern construction. His still-life compositions, whether found or arranged, reflect on the immense waste generated by the construction industry and its lasting impact. The exhibition invites viewers to consider not only the lifespan of buildings but also the broader consequences of rapid urban development and resource consumption.<\/p>\n

Helgi Vignir Bragason<\/strong> graduated with a diploma in Creative Photography from the School of Photography, Reykjav\u00edk, in 2023. He also holds a B.Sc. degree in Constructing Architecture from Vitus Bering CVU in Horsens, Denmark (2003), and an M.Sc. in Construction Management from Reykjav\u00edk University (2013). Building on this, Helgi\u2019s practice typically deals with different aspects of man-made structures and the construction industry. The artist\u2019s recent exhibitions include BENEFIT \u2013 A Reflection on Materials at Sl\u00f6kkvist\u00f6\u00f0in, Reykjav\u00edk (2024), and Lj\u00f3sr\u00e1k at Gallery Kannski, Reykjav\u00edk (2024), showcasing his continued exploration of materiality and its cultural implications. Helgi Vignir is a member of The Icelandic Contemporary Photography Association and the Association of Icelandic Visual Artists.<\/p>\n

Anna Mar\u00eda Bogad\u00f3ttir<\/strong> is an architect and associate professor at the Department of Architecture at the Iceland University of the Arts. She earned an M.A degree in Architecture from Columbia University in New York in 2009, following nearly a decade of experience in cultural and exhibition curation in Iceland and Denmark. She also holds an M.A. in Cultural Studies and an M.Sc. in Digital Design and Media. Her work focuses on the cultural and social dimensions of architecture, which she approaches through the lens of everyday life within complex systems and incentives. She explores heritage, narratives and communication as transformative forces within the built environment, working across disciplines at the intersection of architecture, literature and visual arts. Anna Mar\u00eda is also the author of the book Interment<\/em>, published in 2022.<\/p>\n

Free entry \u2013 see you at Hafnarborg.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday March 9th at 1 p.m., we invite you to a special talk about\u00a0Helgi Vignir Bragason\u2019s\u00a0exhibition\u00a0Still Lifespan, currently on view at the museum. At this event, the artist will enter into conversation with architect and cultural theorist Anna Mar\u00eda Bogad\u00f3ttir, about the themes and ideas behind his work. Still Lifespan offers a visual exploration of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":13392,"menu_order":15,"template":"","format":"standard","class_list":["post-13511","event","type-event","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/13511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/13511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13516,"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/13511\/revisions\/13516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}