Elín Hansdóttir

"Modernity arrived quite rapidly in Iceland, which called for a new facade," Says artist Elín Hansdóttir. Her exhibition casts a new, historical light on the current financial crisis in Iceland.

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Interview with Elín Hansdóttir, prepairing an exhibition last winter. The exhibition was born from a photo, of a house by the old Icelandic trading port in Hafnarfjörður, which startlingly echoes the current situation in Iceland.

Further information on www.elinhansdottir.net

Camera/editing: Þorsteinn J.

Translation: Anna Yates