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| July 29th, 2012
We wrapped up our Northern road trip in Dalvik. We stayed in a family-run hostel decorated with antiques from Denmark including ice skates, skis, books, and chests. When we arrived, the air was filed with a fishy smell, but we could not find any... -
| July 13th, 2012
From Akureyri we were able to take a day trip to Lake Mývatn and the surounding area defined by its volcanic activity. On the way though, we stopped at Godafoss, one of many "fosses" in Iceland but really a very stunning place. Godafoss means... -
| July 11th, 2012
We took a road trip to the North and planned to visit Akureyri, Dalvik and Siglufjörður. On our way to Akureyri, we stopped to visit the Atlantic Leather Factory. We had heard that we could learn about the production of the fish skin used by... -
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We ran into the whimbrels on our way to Hoffellsjokull Glacier. You can see and hear both. -
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We took a road trip across the South coast of Iceland from Reykjavik to Höfn. The busses here are extremely expensive and inflexible so we looked for another option and found it at a tourist info center in Reykjavik. They offered a car rental... -
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| July 2nd, 2012
One of the most popular destination points in Iceland based on what we have heard from other Icelanders is the Westman Islands. It is an archipelago of the south coast of Iceland. The largest one, Heimaey, is the only populated island. It is famous... -
| July 1st, 2012
June 17, Iceland’s Independence Day. We had a great day that started with brunch with our hosts and their friend, actor Erlingur Gíslason. They cooked traditional Icelandic food for us including smoked salmon, lamb, and dried fish. We had a great... -
| July 1st, 2012
The biggest move of our trip was renting bikes. The busses in Reykjavik stop running at 10:30 PM which makes it hard to stay late in the city when everything starts happening. We were looking for bike rentals for awhile, but everything we... -
| July 1st, 2012
We captured a moment on the main street of Reykjavik completely by accident. -
| July 1st, 2012
After having brunch with our cool hosts, they graciously offered to take us to the Árbær Open Air Museum. The concept of the museum was very interesting because it portrayed the history of Icelandic lifestyle through houses, barns, costumes,... -
| July 1st, 2012
We arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland on Friday (Jun 8). The days are very long (literally). It’s 12 AM now, but the sun is still up. A man in a music store today told us to tape an elastic band to a sock to cover up our eyes to fall asleep at night. We...
Nazli Ozerdem and Matt Block
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Project Iceland: Creating a Collaborative Installation
We are couple who met at Brown. Matt '13 is a jazz musician from Philly and is concentrating in Music and History. Nazli '14 is a Brown-RISD dual degree student from Istanbul, Turkey concentrating in Art History (Brown) and Painting (RISD). (See Portfolio). We received a joint BISP Fellowship '12 to spend the summer in Iceland. We are living in Reykjavik and will be travelling to a number of remote Icelandic coastal villages. We are conducting research to be used in the development of a collaborative audio-visual installation planned for 2013. We will work with the local artists, institutions and attend cultural events in Iceland in order to better understand how diverse landscapes impact a unique arts tradition. Our conversations will document our experiences with words but more importantly with the corresponding sounds and images.
