Björk Viggósdóttir

Björk Viggósdóttir (b. 1982) lives and works in Reykjavík. She obtained a BA degree in visual arts from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2006. Björk studied art education at the Iceland Academy of the Arts and MA studies in applied cultural media studies at the University of Iceland. She has held solo exhibitions in Iceland and abroad as well as participating in several group exhibitions in USA, Europe, Asia, South America. Björk Viggósdóttir has had solo exhibitions in Gallery Þoka 2013, Reykjavik Art Museum 2011 and Hafnarborg The Hafnarfjördur Centre of Culture and Fine Art 2013.
In her artwork Björk works in different media and combines together so the viewer can use all their senses to experience the artwork. In her previous works she has sought to create installations that evoke certain perceptions of space. They often require viewer participation and encourage them to retreat from logic thinking and the tangible reality and unleash their imagination. Björk frequently collaborates with composers, musicians and dancers in her exhibitions.

Connection

Installation and audio- visual performance

The focus in the work is on signs and connections of the circle.

Circles out of white fabric are connected with strings.

Together mirror, projection and sound affect the senses.

The work touches up on a voyage of emotions and our connections with our roots, inner and outer identity. The energy that wraps our society and shapes the reality. The center of the self, ability to move and the search of the perfect self in spirit and shape. Are we a unity or endless?

Self,
root,
shape,
reality,
beginning,
energy,
unity,
endlessness,
center,
movement,
perfection,
end.