Image No. 1 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Second House, 2008, C-prints mounted with acrylic glass and dibond, 16 panels, each 26,5 x 40 cm, Ed. of 3


Image No. 2 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Second House (detail), 2008, C-prints mounted with acrylic glass and dibond, 16 panels, each 26,5 x 40 cm, Ed. of 3


Image No. 3 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Eleven Drops, 2004, 11 Glass teardrops


Image No. 4 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
World, 1990-2007, clay, 26 elements, dimensions variable


Image No. 5 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Installation view: From Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1998, 15 drawings, 38 x 28 cm each, framed


Image No. 6 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Detailed installation view: From Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1998, 15 drawings, 38 x 28 cm each, framed


Image No. 7 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Untitled, 2004, Glass, mylar, steel, 4 parts, each element approx. 10 x 72 cm


Image No. 8 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Whatever Time We Choose, 1999, Glass stones, dimensions variable


Image No. 9 of Hreinn Fridfinnsson
Whatever Time We Choose (detail), 1999, Glass stones, dimensions variable
 

Born in 1943 in Baer Dölum, Iceland, Hreinn Fridfinnsson has been living in Amsterdam since 1971. He has had solo exhibitions at: Malmö Konsthall (2008); Reykjavik Art Museum and Serpentine Gallery, London (both 2007); Domaine de Kerguehennec, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Bignan, and Kyoto Art Center (both 2002). In 1993 he exhibited at the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik (1993) and represented Iceland at the 45th Venice Biennale. His work has also been featured in group shows including "Material Time/ Work Time/ Life Time," Reykjavik Arts Festival (2005), "Eblouissement," Jeau de Paume, Paris (2004), "Norden," Kunsthalle Wien and the "Carnegie Art Award," (both 2000), "Sleeping Beauty–Art Now, Scandinavia Today," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1983). In 2000, the artist was the recipient of the prestigious Ars Fennica Prize. Hreinn Fridfinnsson has been exhibiting with Galerie Nordenhake since 1989.

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