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NATIONAL THEATRE OF ICELAND
SAKNAÐARILMUR - THE SCENT OF LOSS
Premiere 15.02. 2024
Starring: Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir
Directed by: Björn Thors
Costumes: Filippía Elísdóttir
Scenography: Elín Hansdóttir
Lighting: Björn Bergsteinn Guðmundsson
Music: Ólöf Arnalds & Skúli Sverrisson
Sound design: Aron Þór Arnarsson
Choreography: Margrét Bjarnadóttir
Director´s assistant: Júlía Gunnarsdóttir
SAKNAÐARILMUR - THE SCENT OF LOSS
Premiere 15.02. 2024
Starring: Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir
Directed by: Björn Thors
Costumes: Filippía Elísdóttir
Scenography: Elín Hansdóttir
Lighting: Björn Bergsteinn Guðmundsson
Music: Ólöf Arnalds & Skúli Sverrisson
Sound design: Aron Þór Arnarsson
Choreography: Margrét Bjarnadóttir
Director´s assistant: Júlía Gunnarsdóttir
ÁSMUNDARSALUR
ECHOES OF THE AGES - 40 Years
of Violinmaking
01.10.2023 - 15.10.2023
Curation & exhibition design: Elín Hansdóttir
Graphic design: Studio Studio
ECHOES OF THE AGES - 40 Years
of Violinmaking
01.10.2023 - 15.10.2023
Curation & exhibition design: Elín Hansdóttir
Graphic design: Studio Studio
SCHERING STIFTUNG BERLIN
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
20.04.2023 - 02.07.2023
Curated by: Christina Landbrecht
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NOTHING HAPPENS
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
20.04.2023 - 02.07.2023
Curated by: Christina Landbrecht
CITY THEATRE OF ICELAND
SÍÐUSTU DAGAR SÆUNNAR
Premiere 28.10. 2022
Starring: Guðrún Gísladóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarsson & Snorri Engilbertsson.
Directed by: Una Þorleifsdóttir
Scenography & costumes: Elín Hansdóttir
Music: Gísli Galdur Þorgeirsson
Lighting: Pálmi Jónsson
Sound design: Þorbjörn Steingrímsson
SÍÐUSTU DAGAR SÆUNNAR
Premiere 28.10. 2022
Starring: Guðrún Gísladóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarsson & Snorri Engilbertsson.
Directed by: Una Þorleifsdóttir
Scenography & costumes: Elín Hansdóttir
Music: Gísli Galdur Þorgeirsson
Lighting: Pálmi Jónsson
Sound design: Þorbjörn Steingrímsson
SKÍRNIR - The Journal of the Icelandic Literary Society (established in 1827) featured the work of Elín Hansdóttir in it’s 196th edition.
SKÍRNARFJALL or Dante’s Purgatorio has been published in Icelandic with photographs by
Elín Hansdóttir.
Publisher: Gudrun Publishing
Translated: Einar Thoroddsen
Photographs: Elín Hansdóttir
Design: Börkur Arnarsson
Layout: Helgi Loftsson.
Elín Hansdóttir.
Publisher: Gudrun Publishing
Translated: Einar Thoroddsen
Photographs: Elín Hansdóttir
Design: Börkur Arnarsson
Layout: Helgi Loftsson.
KÜNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN
EIGENZEIT
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
19.05.2022 - 12.06.2022
The exhibition marks the end of a year long artist residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin.
EIGENZEIT
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
19.05.2022 - 12.06.2022
The exhibition marks the end of a year long artist residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin.
HARPA CONCERT HALL
HIMINGLÆVA
Unveiling 07.05.2022
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Mayor of Reykjavík Dagur B.Eggertsson unveiled HIMINGLÆVA, a new public sculpture by Elín Hansdóttir in front of Harpa Music Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland.
HIMINGLÆVA
Unveiling 07.05.2022
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Mayor of Reykjavík Dagur B.Eggertsson unveiled HIMINGLÆVA, a new public sculpture by Elín Hansdóttir in front of Harpa Music Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland.
BURGTHEATER
DER STURM
Premiere 12.03.2022
Director: Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
Scenography: Elín Hansdóttir
Costumes: Karen Briem
Music: Gabriel Cazes
Dramaturgy: Sebastian Huber
Starring :
Michael Maertens, Dietmar König, Maria Happel, Johannes Zirner, Nils Strunk, Roland Koch, Florian Teichtmeister, Lili Winderlich, Mavie Hörbiger
DER STURM
Premiere 12.03.2022
Director: Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson
Scenography: Elín Hansdóttir
Costumes: Karen Briem
Music: Gabriel Cazes
Dramaturgy: Sebastian Huber
Starring :
Michael Maertens, Dietmar König, Maria Happel, Johannes Zirner, Nils Strunk, Roland Koch, Florian Teichtmeister, Lili Winderlich, Mavie Hörbiger
GERÐARSAFN
KOPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
AD INFINITUM
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR & ÚLFUR HANSSON
14.01.2022 - 27.03.2022
Curated by: Brynja Sveinsdóttir
KOPAVOGUR ART MUSEUM
AD INFINITUM
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR & ÚLFUR HANSSON
14.01.2022 - 27.03.2022
Curated by: Brynja Sveinsdóttir
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM
IÐAVÖLLUR: ICELANDIC ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY
10.06.2021 - 17.10.2021
Group show
Curated by: Aldís Snorradóttir, Markús Þór Andrésson & Ólöf Kristín Sigurðardóttir
Artists:
Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir / Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir / Arna Óttarsdóttir /Arnar Ásgeirsson / Bjarki Bragason / Dodda Maggý / Elín Hansdóttir / Eva Ísleifs / Guðmundur Thoroddsen / Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir / Páll Haukur Björnsson / Rebecca Erin Moran / Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson / Örn Alexander Ámundason
IÐAVÖLLUR: ICELANDIC ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY
10.06.2021 - 17.10.2021
Group show
Curated by: Aldís Snorradóttir, Markús Þór Andrésson & Ólöf Kristín Sigurðardóttir
Artists:
Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir / Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir / Arna Óttarsdóttir /Arnar Ásgeirsson / Bjarki Bragason / Dodda Maggý / Elín Hansdóttir / Eva Ísleifs / Guðmundur Thoroddsen / Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir / Páll Haukur Björnsson / Rebecca Erin Moran / Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson / Örn Alexander Ámundason
BOOK LAUNCH
LONG PLACE
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
28.05.2021
Edited by Anne Kockelkorn
Designed by Dorothée Billard
Published by DISTANZ
NATIONAL THEATRE OF ICELAND
VERTU ÚLFUR
Premiere 22.01. 2021
Starring: Björn Thors
Directed by: Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir
Scenography: Elín Hansdóttir
Costumes: Filippía I. Elísdóttir
Music: Valgeir Sigurðsson
Lighting: Björn Bergsteinn Guðmundsson
/ Halldór Örn Óskarsson
Sound design: Elvar Geir Sævarsson
/ Valgeir Sigurðsson
VERTU ÚLFUR
Premiere 22.01. 2021
Starring: Björn Thors
Directed by: Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir
Scenography: Elín Hansdóttir
Costumes: Filippía I. Elísdóttir
Music: Valgeir Sigurðsson
Lighting: Björn Bergsteinn Guðmundsson
/ Halldór Örn Óskarsson
Sound design: Elvar Geir Sævarsson
/ Valgeir Sigurðsson
HARBINGER PROJECT SPACE
LATENT SHADOW
17.10.2020 - 17.11.2020
Curated by: Claudia Hausfeld & Daria Sol Andrews
Group exhibition with works by Berglind Hreiðarsdóttir, Anne Rombach, Elín Hansdóttir and Chelsey Honders. The four artists present a range of photographic works that explore the manipulation of surfaces and structure, the distortion of context, spaces of transition, the complication of comprehension and the literary meaning of images.
LATENT SHADOW
17.10.2020 - 17.11.2020
Curated by: Claudia Hausfeld & Daria Sol Andrews
Group exhibition with works by Berglind Hreiðarsdóttir, Anne Rombach, Elín Hansdóttir and Chelsey Honders. The four artists present a range of photographic works that explore the manipulation of surfaces and structure, the distortion of context, spaces of transition, the complication of comprehension and the literary meaning of images.
MARTA HERFORD
Glass and Concrete -
Manifestations of the Impossible
29.02.2020 - 04.10.2020
Group show
Curated by: Friederike Fast & Anne Schloen
Artists:
Francis Alÿs / Peter Bialobrzeski / Oliver Boberg / Matti Braun / Andreas Bunte / Daniel Buren / Louisa Clement / Louis De Cordier / Alia Farid / Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani / Thomas Florschuetz / Daniela Friebel / Vincent Ganivet / Jakub Geltner / Isa Genzken / Elín Hansdóttir / Mona Hatoum / Philipp Hennevogl / Stephan Huber / Thomas Huber / Aernoudt Jacobs / Jeffrey James / Isa Melsheimer / Jan Muche / Martin Mühlhoff & Christian Vossiek / Olaf Pernice / Túlio Pinto / Robin Rhode / Kilian Rüthemann / Kai Schiemenz / Wolfgang Schlegel /Adrien Tirtiaux / Tatiana Trouvé /Lena von Goedeke / Martin Walde (in cooperation with Bernd Weinmayer)
Glass and Concrete -
Manifestations of the Impossible
29.02.2020 - 04.10.2020
Group show
Curated by: Friederike Fast & Anne Schloen
Artists:
Francis Alÿs / Peter Bialobrzeski / Oliver Boberg / Matti Braun / Andreas Bunte / Daniel Buren / Louisa Clement / Louis De Cordier / Alia Farid / Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani / Thomas Florschuetz / Daniela Friebel / Vincent Ganivet / Jakub Geltner / Isa Genzken / Elín Hansdóttir / Mona Hatoum / Philipp Hennevogl / Stephan Huber / Thomas Huber / Aernoudt Jacobs / Jeffrey James / Isa Melsheimer / Jan Muche / Martin Mühlhoff & Christian Vossiek / Olaf Pernice / Túlio Pinto / Robin Rhode / Kilian Rüthemann / Kai Schiemenz / Wolfgang Schlegel /Adrien Tirtiaux / Tatiana Trouvé /Lena von Goedeke / Martin Walde (in cooperation with Bernd Weinmayer)
OPEN PROJECT SPACE
JEWELRY WAGON
29.03.2019 - 20.04.2019
Group show
Artists:
Brynhildur Pálsdóttir, Carl Boutard, Elín Hansdóttir, Kristján Guðmundsson, Rebecca Erin Moran, Valgerður Sigurðardóttir, Þór Sigurþórsson.
JEWELRY WAGON
29.03.2019 - 20.04.2019
Group show
Artists:
Brynhildur Pálsdóttir, Carl Boutard, Elín Hansdóttir, Kristján Guðmundsson, Rebecca Erin Moran, Valgerður Sigurðardóttir, Þór Sigurþórsson.
HARPA
A FLAG FOR A NEW NATION
opening 01.12.2018
Group show
Curated by Hörður Lárusson
Artists:
Kristín Þorkelsdóttir, Elín Hansdóttir, Jakob Sturla Einarsson, Arnar Ómarsson.
A FLAG FOR A NEW NATION
opening 01.12.2018
Group show
Curated by Hörður Lárusson
Artists:
Kristín Þorkelsdóttir, Elín Hansdóttir, Jakob Sturla Einarsson, Arnar Ómarsson.
GRÓTTA ICELAND
EARTH HOMING - REINVENTING TURF HOUSES
08.08.2018 - 01.09.2018
Group show
Curated by: Annabelle von Girsewald
Artists: Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir, Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir, Birgir Andrésson, Borghildur Indriðadóttir, Claudia Hausfeld, Daniel Leeb, Elín Hansdóttir, Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir, Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir, Hrönn Gunnarsdóttir, Kolbeinn Hugi Höskuldsson, Ólafur Sveinn Gíslason, Ólöf Nordal, Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Sean Patrick
O´Brian, Sólveig Aðalsteinsdóttir, Steingrímur Eyfjörð, Unnar Örn
EARTH HOMING - REINVENTING TURF HOUSES
08.08.2018 - 01.09.2018
Group show
Curated by: Annabelle von Girsewald
Artists: Anna Júlía Friðbjörnsdóttir, Ásdís Sif Gunnarsdóttir, Birgir Andrésson, Borghildur Indriðadóttir, Claudia Hausfeld, Daniel Leeb, Elín Hansdóttir, Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir, Hekla Dögg Jónsdóttir, Hrönn Gunnarsdóttir, Kolbeinn Hugi Höskuldsson, Ólafur Sveinn Gíslason, Ólöf Nordal, Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Sean Patrick
O´Brian, Sólveig Aðalsteinsdóttir, Steingrímur Eyfjörð, Unnar Örn
REYKJAVIK ART MUSEUM
DIVIDED BY TWO
28.10.2017
Artistic director: Berglind María Tómasdóttir
Collaboration between RÚV (The National Broadcasting Corporation Iceland) and the Reykjavík Art Museum. Composers and artists were invited to collaborate to create an audio-visual performance.
Concert #4:
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Elín Hansdóttir & Margrét Bjarnadóttir.
Stream here
DIVIDED BY TWO
28.10.2017
Artistic director: Berglind María Tómasdóttir
Collaboration between RÚV (The National Broadcasting Corporation Iceland) and the Reykjavík Art Museum. Composers and artists were invited to collaborate to create an audio-visual performance.
Concert #4:
Hildur Guðnadóttir, Elín Hansdóttir & Margrét Bjarnadóttir.
Stream here
SEQUENCES REAL TIME ART FESTIVAL
ELASTIC HOURS
06.10.2017 - 15.10.2017
Curated by Margot Norton
Artists:
Agnieszka Polska, Anna K.E, Cally Spooner, Elín Hansdóttir, Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir, Rebecca Erin Moran, Una Sigtryggsdóttir, Aki Sasamoto, Ásgerður Birna Björnsdóttir, David Horvitz, Florence Lam, Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir, Roman Ondak, Alicja Kwade, Birgir Andrésson, Edouardo Navarro, Habbý Ósk, Nancy Lupo, Sara Magenheimer
ELASTIC HOURS
06.10.2017 - 15.10.2017
Curated by Margot Norton
Artists:
Agnieszka Polska, Anna K.E, Cally Spooner, Elín Hansdóttir, Margrét Bjarnadóttir, Helena Aðalsteinsdóttir, Rebecca Erin Moran, Una Sigtryggsdóttir, Aki Sasamoto, Ásgerður Birna Björnsdóttir, David Horvitz, Florence Lam, Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir, Roman Ondak, Alicja Kwade, Birgir Andrésson, Edouardo Navarro, Habbý Ósk, Nancy Lupo, Sara Magenheimer
AWARD
OPTIMISM AWARD FOR CULTURE
Iceland, 2017.
Elín Hansdóttir receives the Icelandic Optimism Award, which has been awarded annually since 1981 to recognize and encourage Icelandic artists. It is patroned by President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.
OPTIMISM AWARD FOR CULTURE
Iceland, 2017.
Elín Hansdóttir receives the Icelandic Optimism Award, which has been awarded annually since 1981 to recognize and encourage Icelandic artists. It is patroned by President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and former President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir.
THE LIVING ART MUSEUM
THE PRIMAL SHELTER IS THE SITE FOR PRIMAL FEARS
25.11.2016 - 21.12.2016
Group show
Curated by Patrik Aarnivaara & Maija Rudovska
Artists:
Darren Banks, O.B. De Alessi, Shirin Sabahi, Alexandra Zuckerman, Johan Österholm, Christian Andersson, Elin Hansdottir, Yuki Higashino, Barbara Sirieix
THE PRIMAL SHELTER IS THE SITE FOR PRIMAL FEARS
25.11.2016 - 21.12.2016
Group show
Curated by Patrik Aarnivaara & Maija Rudovska
Artists:
Darren Banks, O.B. De Alessi, Shirin Sabahi, Alexandra Zuckerman, Johan Österholm, Christian Andersson, Elin Hansdottir, Yuki Higashino, Barbara Sirieix
LICHTPARCOURS BRAUNSCHWEIG
11.06.2016 - 22.09.2016
Artists:
Andreas Fischer, Thilo Frank, Tomás Saraceno, Kevin Schmidt, Alfredo Jaar, Kai Schiemenz, Michael Sailstorfer, Tobias Rehberger, Danica Dakic, Björn Dahlem, Elín Hansdóttir, Studio Drift
11.06.2016 - 22.09.2016
Artists:
Andreas Fischer, Thilo Frank, Tomás Saraceno, Kevin Schmidt, Alfredo Jaar, Kai Schiemenz, Michael Sailstorfer, Tobias Rehberger, Danica Dakic, Björn Dahlem, Elín Hansdóttir, Studio Drift
REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
DISRUPTION
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
16.04.2016 - 16.10.2016
Curated by: Dorothée Kirch
The Ásmundur Sveinsson Museum is dedicated to the works of Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893 - 1982) who was one of the pioneers of Icelandic sculpture. With the exhibition the works of Hansdóttir and Sveinsson are juxtaposed.
ÁSMUNDARSAFN
DISRUPTION
ELÍN HANSDÓTTIR
16.04.2016 - 16.10.2016
Curated by: Dorothée Kirch
The Ásmundur Sveinsson Museum is dedicated to the works of Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893 - 1982) who was one of the pioneers of Icelandic sculpture. With the exhibition the works of Hansdóttir and Sveinsson are juxtaposed.