Elín Hansdóttir

Mud brick spiral, 2012
Moroccan mud bricks, mirrors
Courtesy of the artist and i8 Gallery

Elín Hansdóttir‘s site-specific installations take many forms, including auditory or optical illusions, labyrinthian tunnels and motion-activated architectural elements. She creates self-contained worlds that seem to operate under their own set of rules, completely transforming a benign space into one that defies expectations and seems only to exist at a particular moment in time. Though her installations are complex in construction and technical craft, they take on a stark aesthetic, so that her work operates as a kind of blank slate for viewer experience and interaction. She has created and installed work in a number of international venues including the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik Art Museum, Frieze Projects, London and ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.

See also: www.elinhansdottir.net