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Thursday August 28th at 8 p.m., we warmly welcome you to the opening of two new exhibitions at Hafnarborg. This time, we present this year\u2019s Autumn Exhibition, Total Babes, curated by Jasa Baka and Petra Hjartard\u00f3ttir, and You Are Here: From Uppsala to Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur to Uppsala, a collaborative exhibition exchange with the city of Uppsala.<\/p>\n

Total Babes
\nHafnarborg\u2019s Autumn Exhibition 2025<\/h4>\n

The exhibition Total Babes invites viewers to explore themes of softness, power and feminine energy in contemporary art. At its heart, the exhibition examines the multifaceted nature of cuteness, the divine feminine and the animistic belief that (mother) nature is a living, dynamic entity. These concepts are viewed through the lens of how they manifest in people, places and things, particularly at a time when feminine archetypes are reemerging and reshaping our understanding of identity and balance.<\/p>\n

Bringing together works across a range of mediums, Total Babes presents diverse interpretations of archetypes, mythological figures and humanity\u2019s relationship with the natural world. Through these varied perspectives, the exhibition offers an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of vulnerability, strength and empowerment by opening a portal to bring the ethereal down to earth.<\/p>\n

The featured artists are Berglind \u00c1g\u00fastsd\u00f3ttir and Hrefna Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, Darsha Hewitt and Svava Sk\u00falad\u00f3ttir, D\u00fdrfinna Benita Basalan and R\u00f3ska, Gunnhildur Hauksd\u00f3ttir and Gunn\u00fe\u00f3runn Sveinsd\u00f3ttir, Hildur \u00c1sa Henr\u00fdsd\u00f3ttir and K\u00edk\u00f3 Korrir\u00f3, Hulda Vilhj\u00e1lmsd\u00f3ttir and J\u00f3hannes S. Kjarval, Veronica Brovall and S\u00f3ley Eir\u00edksd\u00f3ttir. The exhibition is curated by Jasa Baka and Petra Hjartard\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n

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You Are Here
\nFrom Uppsala to Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur to Uppsala<\/h4>\n

What is here, what is home, what is our environment or our community? These are all relative concepts that revolve around a specific site or the individual\u2019s relationship with the outside world. We place a pin on a map, we put down our roots and make a home, creating connections and seeing ourselves as part of a greater whole. But this viewpoint \u2013 like anything else \u2013 may shift, either temporarily when we travel or permanently when we move to a new place, for example.<\/p>\n

The exhibition presents artworks from the collection of Uppsala kommun, but Uppsala is a twin town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, being located at a distance of 2085 kilometres from here, as written on a signpost outside the local town hall, pointing to all 10 sister cities of our hometown of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The exhibited works offer insights into life in Uppsala, the surrounding area and the history of the people, allowing us a glimpse of things that may resonate with our own experiences. Indeed, we can find many things that we have in common, living so far North: similar climate and cold nights, the flora and the fauna, values and character, as well as our shared cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

The aim of the exhibition is to take a look at the relationship between the people living in these twin towns, thus inviting guests to travel to another place through the power of imagination. We come face-to-face with our similar or dissimilar realities, from a relative perspective that exists only within ourselves, in the mind of the viewer. For there is nothing that brings people together like placing oneself in another person\u2019s shoes \u2013 imagining and understanding life through art. Exhibition committee: Ald\u00eds Arnad\u00f3ttir, H\u00f3lmar H\u00f3lm, Mikaela Granath, Tove Otterclou.<\/p>\n

Free entry \u2013 see you at Hafnarborg.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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