Wednesday 19 March 2008

REYKJAVIK PHOTOGRAPHS [FEB 08]





IMAGES WHICH FORM PART OF A LARGER AMBITION TO DOCUMENT ICELAND'S INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE, HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO INTRODUCE THE PROJECT.

UPON RETURN TO ICELAND IN THE SUMMER, I WILL EXPAND UPON THE WORK I HAVE PRODUCED IN KRAFLA GEOTHERMAL AND LAXA HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS WITH FIELD STUDIES TO THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND.

THE IMAGES, TAKEN IN MINUS 17 DEGREES TEMPERATURES WITH GALE FORCE WINDS, HINT AT THE HARSH BEAUTY OF THE LANDSCAPE, AND THE DOGGED RESOURCEFULNESS OF ITS PROUD INHABITANTS.

FORMATS AND EXHIBITION LAYOUT ARE CURRENTLY BEING DECIDED AND A SPECIFIC EDIT OF ICELANDS INDUSTRIAL ENGINE WILL BE SHOWN IN LONDON AND REYKJAVIK.

SELECTED IMAGES AVAILABLE IN C PRINTS £200 EACH EDITION OF 20 PETERALEXANDER1@HOTMAIL.COM

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