The exhibition "Venus in Chaos" is open til June 28. The two Icelandic artists Sossa Björnsdóttir & Guðrún Vera Hjartardóttir will be exhibiting visual art and sculpture – they state in connection with the exhibition:
"This exhibition is the result of a collaboration and a lively dialogue between us: Sossa, painter, and Guðrún Vera, sculptor. Together we enter the exhibition space as female investigators, confronting the body, nature, and what lies beneath the surface.
Our works create a shared platform for an inner revolution. Where painting meets the three-dimensional form of clay, the inner space is allowed to manifest as outer space. Here, Venus does not stand as a figure of neutral aesthetics, but as a life force in the midst of chaos; she is energetic and shaping, and she refuses to be silent.
The title of the exhibition refers to the eternal tension between the creative impulse and the turbulence that characterizes modern times. Venus here is not merely an icon of beauty, but a fundamental force of love. She embodies human resilience in a world defined by conflict, rapid technological development, and systemic dissolution.
We explore existence from the perspective of the female artist, where Venus reminds us that life encompasses more than logic and work; it is about the joy of being and the beauty of loving and creating, even when everything else seems to be falling apart.
Through this exhibition, we pose the question: How do we preserve love and the creative spirit amidst chaos"?
Sossa Björnsdóttir was educated at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts (1979), at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1984), and subsequently from Tufts University in Boston & the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, United States – from which she holds a Master's degree. She has exhibited in many places around the world such as China (the Beijing Biennale), the US, Singapore, Portugal, the Florence Biennale, Italy, Iceland, and Denmark, and she is represented in a number of public and private collections. Sossa is a member of SIM – the Association of Icelandic Artists.
Guðrún Vera Hjartardóttir is an artist who primarily focuses on sculpture and site-specific installations. She studied at Iceland College of Arts and Crafts and earned a bachelor's degree at AKI Academie voor Beeldende Kunst in the Netherlands. In addition, she holds a Master of Arts in art education from Iceland University of the Arts. Guðrún Vera has exhibited in Iceland and many other places in Europe, as well as in the USA and China. She has had several solo exhibitions, including at the Reykjavik Art Museum, Kópavogur Art Museum, Gerðarsafn, and at Broadway Gallery in New York. Her works are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik Art Museum, and Gerðarsafn in Kópavogur, as well as in several other public and private collections.
Read about the artists and have a look at selected artworks at www.galleri-sam.dk
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