EIRÍKUR PÁLL SVEINSSON
HISTORY OF ICELAND PART II: EIRÍKUR PÁLL SVEINSSON
28.03.2026 – 16.08.2026
Gallery 08
Dr. Eiríkur Páll Sveinsson (1934-2017), an otolaryngologist, attempted to scope out the course of life and the world by, among other things, printing out the internet in its early days. To avoid losing information he collected it, printed it out and kept it in a spiral binder. Sveinsson prepared 178 binders that include diverse things.
He wrote this in one of them:
“As I enjoy recording things and have plenty of time, I just create this in my mind and then put it on the pages here. Its unlikely that anyone will ever read this, except myself. The joy of writing this is the main thing“.
The notebooks exhibited were prepared by Sveinsson during the years 2000-2017. Open Exhibition Space adjusted this exhibition, which premiered in The Nordic House, Reykjavík, especially for Akureyri Art Museum. Courtesy of Sveinson‘s family and in collaboration with designer Eva Árnadóttir, one of his grandchildren.
Curators: Arnar Ásgeirsson, Örn Alexander Ámundason, Hildigunnur Birgisdóttir & Una Margrét Árnadóttir.
