15.4.2024 \u2014 8.6.2024<\/p>\n
Opening: Saturday, April 13, 4-6 pm<\/p>\n
The Heath exhibition comprises recent photographs and videos by the renowned Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur- based, Canadian photographer Jessica Auer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Hei\u00f0in \u2013 an ongoing work, explores the history and development of Road 93, the highest altitude road in Iceland and the only overland route in and out of Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. In wintertime the road is closed for days, cutting off residents from supplies and the rest of society. This unique way of life, isolated and precarious, is in the process of radical change, as the mountain plateau known as Fjar\u00f0arhei\u00f0i may soon be replaced with a 13-km tunnel.<\/p>\n The Heath<\/span> documents this pivotal change through mediums of film, photography and storytelling over the past several years.<\/p>\n In 2021, when the news broke that a tunnel connecting Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur with the rest of Iceland would be built under Fjar\u00f0arhei\u00f0i heath, Jessica Auer instinctively began photographing along the road that will be replaced by this tunnel. As the residents of Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur approach their new reality, Jessica has been looking at how the imminence of this dramatic change is causing people to reflect on their experiences of the landscape as they look forward to the potential future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jessica\u00b4s research relates to the spirit of Art Historian Richard Deacon\u2019s visual essay on sculpture \u201cI wanted to talk about the future, but I ended up thinking about the past\u201d. In a similar vein, Marcel Proust\u2019s novel \u00c1 la recherche du temps perdu (In search of lost time), refers to how certain cues encountered in life evoke recollections of the past. This concept marks the foundation for Hei\u00f0in. In exploring the prospect of the tunnel, Jessica aims to invoke people\u2018s thoughts, memories and emotions toward the mountain pass, as an obstacle in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n Jessica Auer 15.4.2024 \u2014 8.6.2024 Opening: Saturday, April 13, 4-6 pm The Heath exhibition comprises recent photographs and videos by the renowned Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur- based, Canadian photographer Jessica Auer.\u00a0 Hei\u00f0in \u2013 an ongoing work, explores the history and development of Road 93, the highest altitude road in Iceland and the only overland route in and out of Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. In wintertime the road is closed for days, cutting off residents from supplies and the rest of society. This unique way of life, isolated and precarious, is in the process of radical change, as the mountain plateau known as Fjar\u00f0arhei\u00f0i may soon be replaced with [\u2026] <\/p>\n
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Jessica Auer is a Canadian photographer,\u00a0filmmaker, and educator based in Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, Iceland. Her work\u00a0focuses on\u00a0landscapes as cultural sites, examining societal attitudes towards place. Using\u00a0large format\u00a0photography, Jessica explores how landscapes are preserved,\u00a0altered, or commodified for sightseeing. She\u00a0received her MFA from Concordia\u00a0University in Montr\u00e9al and teaches part-time in the Photography\u00a0department. Her\u00a0work has been exhibited in museums, galleries, and festivals worldwide. In\u00a0Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur,\u00a0Jessica runs Str\u00f6ndin Studio, a photographic research facility\u00a0and educational institution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"