Artist fills Korpúlfsstaðir with works spanning her life

Artist Unnur Óttarsdóttir has filled a large hall at Korpúlfsstaðir with works from different periods of her life in an exhibition that ends this weekend, mbl.is reports.

Called Connection Webs, the exhibition brings together mirror sculptures, participatory works, found objects, textile works, paintings and video pieces.

The bright, colourful textile works are made using batik. Some hang from large canvases suspended from the ceiling, while others drape over tables or cushions. Visitors can also lie on a bed and experience the exhibition from a different perspective.

Óttarsdóttir has worked with a range of materials, including paint and sculpture. She often creates participatory works as she explores ways to build a bridge between visual art and art therapy.

“I have invited viewers to take part in the works. Among other things, I have various mirror works in which people can look at and experience themselves. At the same time, I examine the connection between people,” she says.

One of the works is made from plexiglass, which people draw on from both sides. In this way, they reflect one another, an approach rooted in art-therapy thinking, Óttarsdóttir says.

The title Connection Webs refers to the connections between the works and the different periods of the artist’s life, as well as the links between her and the audience and among audience members.

Óttarsdóttir uses visual art in her work as an art therapist. She says she also sees the exhibition as exploring inner connections between herself and the viewer, which links back to art therapy.

An in-depth interview with Óttarsdóttir appears in Morgunblaðið’s Sunday edition.