"KBB invites: ICELAND"
24 and 25 February 2006
In collaboration with Eskandal and Void, KBB organised an Icelandic weekend in the Raval.
Each day several video art pieces were projected, both on a big screen and on monitors, giving an idea of the Icelandic art scene. Including important artists like Sigudur Gudjonsson or Ragnar Kjartansson
On the 24th cult artist PÉTUR BEN performed live with his guitar, managing the hair on the shoulders of the audience.
On the 25th the very well-known DJ THOR performed until dawn coinciding with the National Day of Iceland generating the full house capacity.
The KBB project invites: ICELAND has counted on the collaboration of: Icelandair, Estrella Damm, Illy and Icelandic Glacial.
The video programme by KBB invites: Iceland included:
Stella. Dogga Maggy. 2004. (5m47s)
Sorrow conquers happiness. Ragnar Kjartansson.2005. (10m14s)
Audiovisual presentation. Carl Boutard. (8m14s)
Untittled. Unnr Andrea Einarsdottir. 2006. (5m7s)
Romantic undead. Kristin Björk Kristjánsdóttir. 2005. (1m20s)
Banalisation of melodrama. Malin Stålh. 2005. (4m45s)
Toilet. Unnr Andrea Einarsdottir. 2005. (4m46s)
Hýsill, de Sigudur Gudjonsson. 2004 45 min
Grotta. Haraldur Jönsson. 2005
About the live artists
Pétur Ben is an Icelandic singer and guitar player who normally plays his own compositions. On the other hand, he has also worked with Nick Cave for his production of “Woyzeck”, and such Icelandic artists as Mugison and Slowblow. Between these jobs, he composed the music for Bulgakov’s “Fatal Eggs” (in collaboration with Höskuldur Ólafsson) and Strindberg’s “A Dream Play”, both for the Reykjavík City Theatre. He also composes movie soundtracks, and is currently writing music for the film “Kvikyndi”.
DJ Thor
Since the end of the Eighties DJ Thor has been a leader in Icelandic club culture. He began breakdancing, but quickly absorbed the early marvels of hip hop and electronica and became a DJ. In 1989 he was the DMC DJ champion of Iceland, and today is one of the most respected DJs in Reykjavík, with a career made from playing in some of the biggest, hottest cities such as Berlin, NYC, London, Paris, Moscow, and Barcelona.
