In the early 1980s,
Roni Horn travelled to Iceland and lived alone for a few months in the (
supposedly haunted) lighthouse at Dyrhólaey. While there, she made rocky, earthy drawings. They formed the first volume of a currently incomplete, abstract
encyclopedia of the country [flash navigation] which has now progressed to include beautiful photographs of
hot pools, glaciers, lava and rivers. A river's surface has appeared in different guises within a university. She has even made
a library of water in
a little Icelandic town. However, those currently in or near London can visit
an exhibition in Tate Modern.
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posted by paperpete
on Apr 4, 2009 -
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