Latest

Social order I

Social order II

A "social order" is a relatively persistent system of institutions, patterns of interactions and customs, capable of continually reproducing at least those conditions essential for its own existence. The concept refers to all those facts of society which remain relatively constant over time. These conditions could include both property, exchange and power relations, but also cultural forms, communication relations and ideological systems of values.

Wall street concetration camp

Working title THE WALL street, living in Palestine.

Visa pour l´image, Perpignan France. 1-16 september 2012
EVENING PROJECTIONS - DEEP ICELAND / VANISHING CULTURE
Campo Santo

Project by Thorvaldur Örn Kristmundsson has been selected for screening at Visa Pour l´image in Perpignan France, at the evening projection in Campo Santo venue.

www.visapourlimage.com

The deep fjord Isafjardardjup, western part of Iceland. This project depicts the life of the farmers, deserted farms and the landscape of one the oldest farming communities in Iceland. Where hardship and harsh weather conditions have put a mark on their daily life from the times of the first settlers in Iceland.

Periodistas

Ashfall / The fifth season
Copenhagen Photo Festival, 07 - 17 june 2012

In the middle of summer on a bright sunny day, another season emerged.
The sky went black, color of nature changed, the clean air turned into a
thick ash cloud of glass particles and everything became alien.

The fifth season comes unexpected but changes the contrasts of nature
and life of its surround.

Vanishing culture

Deep Iceland - Westfjords

A story of the inhabitants, the farmers and there surroundings, who live in a remote part of Iceland, the West-fjords.

Pyramids in landscape

Form in nature that symbols a path made by man. Something that defines nature as a object to insert forms and stuctures.

Kept from time

Attic and storage - work in progress

Jon Sigurdsson

Jón Sigurðsson (June 17, 1811 – December 7, 1879) was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.

Work in progress -
Exhibiton schedule - Copenhagen 2013 - Reykjavik 2013

The poets

Icelandic culture is based on the inspiration of the poets of the past.

Work in progress

Vanishing culture II

The north east part of the country has a road that leads to a long and straight forward path to the most northern part of Iceland, named Melrakkasletta.

After centuries, the community is facing decreasing population, the farms are abandoned, only few remain. The culture is vanishing.

Nature above

Nature from above changes the way we see the common landscape. The nature is constant changing and so are we. What is now here can be gone tomorrow. Like nature we must think of our land as the last haven of peace and beauty. The light in the sky, colors of seasons and the element forces create earth´s most attractive gallery. Europe's biggest nature reserve is the Icelandic highlands.

The last puffin hunter

The Puffin is disappearing ” says an old man. He has been hunting Puffins for 60 years but now it seems that many centuries of tradition has come to an end. In the Island of Vestmannaeyjar puffin hunting is as close to the culture as summer after spring. In the high cliffs islands, puffin hunter´s wait patiently after the bird. When in range, the hunter pull´s up his net and moment´s later the bird is dead. Soon to be a delicates on the tables of the islanders. Hallgrimur Thordarson born 1926, and his son Heimir Hallgrimsson have hunted puffins for decades. A strong passion for bird hunting and outdoor activities is a interest they both share.

Near extinction

The White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), also known as the Sea Eagle is a large bird of pray and a close relative to the Bald Head Eagle. Equipped with extremely strong claws and sharp eyes that can spot a pray miles away makes this bird a king in his kingdom. This portrait project is a reminder for the people in the north, a magnificent bird, a species in extreme danger of being extinct.