Sunday March 22nd at 2 p.m., artists Weronika Balcerak and Lukas Bury will welcome visitors at Hafnarborg for a talk of their exhibition Some Honest Persons, along with co-curator Hólmar Hólm.

The exhibition looks at the long, often overlooked history connecting Poland and Iceland – one that began with trade long before Poles became the largest immigrant population in Iceland. By working with embroidery, video and painting and by combining archival materials with contemporary reflections, artists Weronika Balcerak and Lukas Bury revisit this unexpected cultural overlap. The exhibition highlights how everyday objects, labour and economic entanglements have influenced Iceland and Poland for nearly a century, revealing a relationship that began long before EU migration – and that continues to shape both countries today.

Lukas Bury (b. 1991) and Weronika Balcerak (b. 1996) form the Reykjavík-based artist duo Austur-Íslendingar. The name reworks Vestur-Íslendingar, a historical term used for Icelanders who emigrated to America, reflecting questions of arrival, displacement and belonging. They develop their projects through sustained processes of making and contextual inquiry, bringing together personal experience with historical reference. Their work is characterised by a careful use of materials and a clear spatial language, as they focus on how meaning is formed through presence, repetition and shared space.

Free entry – everyone welcome.