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Áður fyrr var talið að lífverur gætu kviknað af lífvana efnum. Á 19. öld þótti það afsannað, meðal annars með tilraunum hins franska efnafræðings, Louis Pasteur. Í þessu verki er endurgerð afsönnun hans á sjálfskviknun lífs. Í báðum flöskum er næringarríkur vökvi en örverur berast ekki þangað alla leið inn um langa stútana. Annarri flöskunni var hallað svo vökvinn komst í mengaðan stútinn. Þar leynir sér ekki að líf hefur þrifist, hin stendur jafntær og líflaus og fyrr. 

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Magnús ÀrnasonMag. artBorn 1977, IcelandMagnus’s work, whether in his sound-pieces, sculptures or performances, stand on a vague line between the real and unreal, fiction and facts. In his recent work, he has worked with nature and natural history; moving away from the mythological references seen in his earlier work. Researching the realm of science and its history, questioning any one true method of its field and rather backing up in order to rediscover ‘truths’ or aeasthetic qualities otherwise hidden from us.            Magnús graduated from Akademie der Bildenden Künste in 2003, Vienna. Previously he studied both at I.M.U. School of Music, Reykjavik and the Technical College in Hafnarfjordur. Selected solo exhibitions: 2011, Homage, Reykjavik Art Museum-Asmunarsafn, Reykjavik // 2010, Of life, Natural History Museum of Kopavogur, Kopavogur // 2007, Polymorph, Locustprojects, Miami // 2005, Sjúkleiki Benedikts, Kling&bang, Reykjavik. Selected group exhibitions: 2009, when you sleep you don�t sin, Nowy Teatr, Warsaw // 2008, LISTE 08- The Young Art Fair, Basel // 2006, The Apostles’ Clubhouse, Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik // 2005 The Pantagruel Syndrome, T1 Torino Triennale Tremusei, Torino.

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