Björk Viggósdóttir: Óendandleg tilviljun // Infinite Randomness

Björk completed a B.A. in Fine Arts in 2006 at the Iceland University of the Arts, an M.A. in Applied Cultural Mediation at the University of Iceland, and a post-master’s Diploma in Art Education at the Iceland University of the Arts. She works as a visual artist and art teacher at the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts. Björk has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions both in Iceland and internationally, including in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia. Her solo exhibitions in Iceland include shows at Gallery Þoka, the Reykjavík Art Museum, and Hafnarborg. Björk also has a background in dance and music.

Her work often spans multiple media, where the visual language plays with the viewer’s senses. She creates installations that evoke particular sensory perceptions within a space, often requiring the audience’s active participation. Her art encourages viewers to step away from logical thought and tangible reality, instead unleashing their imagination.

 

INFINITE RANDOMNESS / ÓENDANLEG TILVILJUN

Chance is when two things merge that were never meant to occupy the same space—when a line is drawn between points that seem to share no commonality. While one thing happens, another occurs, creating a meaning that eludes capture, much like our attempts to describe the world.

Here, rice paper hangs in the air, and the movement of air animates the material, giving it a voice, as the artist’s sharp ink strokes flicker across the semi-transparent paper. The gallery space takes us on a journey where each step is an exploration of the unknown. The body acts as a vessel absorbing sound, while repetitive soundscapes chart the course in a fragmented or miniature world, where we seem to hold complete control.

The drumbeats quicken, the strokes flash across the paper, and the bone-white porcelain proves more fragile than we assume. As we blink, a mysterious video is projected onto a white surface. The world paints itself without us knowing the source of the pigments. Symbols invert themselves.

Björk Viggósdóttir is an artist who transforms space into a stage of perception. The blue and white color palette forms a recurring motif, much like the drumbeats and soundscapes that open up a prophetic sphere. We don’t merely look into it—we are inside it. We don’t observe infinity—we are infinity.

Text by Vilborg Bjarkadóttir

The exhibition is supported by the Visual Arts Fund and Myndstef.