Thursday October 30th at 8 p.m., we invite you to an evening of poetry in connection with Hafnarborg’s autumn exhibition Total Babes. Curators Petra Hjartardóttir and Jasa Baka will read poems by Jóhannes S. Kjarval, Hrefna Sigurðardóttir and Gunnþórunn Sveinsdóttir and others. Hulda Vilhjálmsdóttir will also perform her own poetry and Dýrfinna Benita Basalan will present works by poets who have influenced her artistic practice.
The poetry evening complements the exhibition’s exploration of softness, power and feminine energy, highlighting how artistic expression manifests in both visual art and language. At its heart, the exhibition examines the multifaceted nature of cuteness, the divine feminine and the animistic belief that (mother) nature is a living, dynamic entity. These concepts are viewed through the lens of how they manifest in people, places and things, particularly at a time when feminine archetypes are reemerging and reshaping our understanding of identity and balance.
The featured artists are Berglind Ágústsdóttir and Hrefna Sigurðardóttir, Darsha Hewitt and Svava Skúladóttir, Dýrfinna Benita Basalan and Róska, Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir and Gunnþórunn Sveinsdóttir, Hildur Ása Henrýsdóttir and Kíkó Korriró, Hulda Vilhjálmsdóttir and Jóhannes S. Kjarval, Veronica Brovall and Sóley Eiríksdóttir. The exhibition is curated by Jasa Baka and Petra Hjartardóttir.
Free entry – everyone welcome.