Finnbogi Petursson

Koutoubia, 2012
Water, sin-waves, light

Finnbogi Petursson (b. 19.11.1959 in Reykjavik, Iceland, lives and works in Iceland) is known for electronic works that fuse sound, sculpture, architecture, drawings and moving components. Sound itself is his primary material, typically incorporated into spare sculptural installations that can involve multiple audio speakers placed on the wall, the floor or within columns. The speakers emit sequences of single tones that make what Petursson likes to call “drawings”: forms consisting not of visible marks but of invisible sound waves. Petursson’s sound sculptures often elicit a palpable sense of mystery and discovery, suggesting an openness to the kind of world-shaping powers that are especially evident in Iceland. Petursson was born in 1959 in Reykjavik and educated at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts in the capital.

See also: www.finnbogi.com, www.i8.is