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Press release from Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum May 10th 2024 View in browser
Sculptural Diversity in Fibers and Wood
Anni Bloch and Sigurjón Ólafsson
Her Excellency, Kirsten Rosenvold Geelan, Denmark's ambassador to Iceland,
opens the summer exhibition in Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum at Laugarnes
on Friday, May 31st at 4pm.The exhibition, Sculptural Diversity in Fibers and Wood, features three-dimensional textile works by the Danish artist Anni Bloch and selected sculptures by Sigurjón Ólafsson. The works of these artists are different in appearance, but Anni and Sigurjón have in common that they have created unconventional works of art with old traditional crafts. Both of them have worked with natural materials and made full use of the possibilities that the material allowed. Anni's works are made with a needle and threads in silk, hemp and even copper. Sigurjón's works in the exhibition are carved in wood − often with various additions − brazed metal works or molded in clay. 
Anni Bloch
is educated at the Håndarbejdets Fremmes Seminarium in Denmark.
Besides practicing her craft to create artwork,
she has studied the field of embroidery and published her results in the book
Dåbstøj - Kristenklæder: Historien om dåben, barnesynet og
tekstilerne (Baptism clothes, the history of baptism, the vision of infants and
the textiles) and reviewed articles. Her artwork has been exhibited in
Denmark, Sweden and Iceland.
On Sunday, June 2nd at 2pm, she will guide visitors through the exhibition.
Born in Iceland, Sigurjón
Ólafsson (1908−1982) studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and
lived in Denmark for almost two decades. He was regarded as one of Denmark’s most prominent
artists. After moving back to Iceland in 1945 he became one of the pioneers of abstract art
in Iceland and the leading portrait sculptor of his time. After he passed away his widow
founded the Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum in their home and his former
studio.The exhibition is sponsored by Fondet for Dansk-Islandsk Samarbejde and Dansk−Islandsk Fond
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