Katrín Elvars­dóttir

Katrín Elvarsdóttir (b. 1964) studied fine arts and photography in the US. Her photographic works tell fragmented narratives of an ambiguous nature, often playing on the idea of socially collective memory-making. They often serve as a placeholder for enigmatic events that the viewer inadvertently becomes a part of, a story half-realized, half-imagined. Her work might best be described as suggestive, choosing to reside in the realm of an unscripted, imagined timelessness, often utilizing cinematic methods, as well as soft focus and chiaroscuro. She continues to forego the photographic medium’s conventional documentation usage, rather focusing on the research of the medium itself and its innate possibilities towards contemporary image-making and aesthetical expression. Her work has been exhibited worldwide, in institutions such as The Reykjavík Art Museum and the National Gallery of Iceland, Forum Box in Helsinki, The Museum of Photography in Seoul, Martin Asbæk Gallery, Copenhagen and Frankfurter Kunstverein in Frankfurt. She has been awarded and nominated for numerous prestigious awards, such as the EIKON Award in Vienna, whose patron is the legend and feminist Valie Export. In 2008 Katrín was nominated for the Deutsche Börse award and in 2009 she received the Ridgefield Guild of Artists award.