Ljósifoss Station
Nature in Design
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Restore by Björg Juto.
From the exhibition Nature in Design
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During the summer of 2010, The Ljósifoss Station, on the River Sog, will feature the exhibition Nature in Design.
The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through nature objectified by Icelandic designers and offers insight into the underlying ideas, e.g. through interesting interviews with Hrafnkell Birgisson, Katrín Ólína, Sigríður Sigþórsdóttir and Steinunn Sigurðardóttir.
Diverse natural phenomena and fond memories of nature past find expression in works such as 'Fjörulallar' (beach boys), 'Súkkulaðifjöll' (chocolate mountains), 'Kría' (arctic tern), 'Ugluspegill' (owl mirror), 'Leirpottur' (clay pot) and 'Bongóblíða' (scorcher), to name but a few. There are over 30 participating designers, including Brynhildur Pálsdóttir and Guðfinna Mjöll Magnúsdóttir, Dagný Bjarnadóttir, Guðrún Lilja Gunnlaugsdóttir, Hanna Jónsdóttir, Hafsteinn Júlíusson, Jón Björnsson, Katrín Ólína, Jóhanna Methúsalemsdóttir, Hildur Yeoman, Snæfríð Þorsteins and Hildigunnur Gunnarsdóttir, Sruli Recht, Vík Prjónsdóttir, and Tinna Gunnarsdóttir.
The exhibits encourage reflection on wildlife conservation, sustainability, manmade environments, and beauty. Each designer has a unique perspective on nature, and their treatment is as varied as nature itself.
The exhibition is a collaborative project between Landsvirkjun and Iceland Design Centre.The curator of the exhibition is Hlín Helga Guðlaugsdóttir.
Reality Check
Ljósifoss hydropower station also features the Exhibition Reality Check. The latvian artist Ieva Epnere presents photographs of icelandic teenagers in a series called I would like to be … . She asks the tenagers about their future dreams and photoghraps them in their private room before they leave home. Reality Check is a cooperative project between Landsvirkjun and Reykjavik Arts Festival.
Ljósifoss Station is open this summer on weekdays from 1–5 p.m. and at weekends from 1–6 p.m until August 28, 2010.
How do I get th
ere?
Since the Sog stations lie by Road 36, they fit into the popular Þingvellir circuit, which runs from Reykjavik via Mosfellsbær to Þingvellir and then south along the river Sog, where the stations are located.
Coming from Hveragerði or Selfoss, you would turn off Ring Road 1 onto Road 35 just north of Selfoss and then, after crossing the river, onto Road 36, which leads to the stations.