May 2009 The beginning: 53rd International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di VeneziaThe ireland : iceland project was conceived at the opening party of Ragnar Kjartansson’s show The End at The Icelandic Pavillion in Venice . We started to host random pop up salons in Dublin & Reykjavik across the next 12 months inviting artists, provocateurs and pioneers to participate in a “ what if ” enquiry. We were witnessing a seismic shift in our world, a new set of challenges and a new set of opportunities. Our small countries had experienced a dramatic roller coaster of expansion and contraction resulting in a climate of fear and uncertainty. We wanted to investigate the complexity of being alive at this moment in time. {More Info} |