Turf contains layers of time, culture, and history. Working with this material, you are in direct contact with Icelandic cultural history where peat and turf have historically been life-saving materials for the inhabitants on this barren island. Turf is still used as a building material in Iceland and the technical knowledge, as well as the knowledge about the cultural meaning, remains alive. 

Using an archaeological approach, I investigate the material, traditional building techniques, and the cultural landscape of Vestfirðir. Rather than being romanticized, working on-site in the Icelandic landscape makes you very aware of former generations hardships and trials and how exposed one can be when subjected to nature’s indifference to your well-being. 

Using natural materials that change over time, rot, grow, or dissolve, creates many possibilities for me as well as many problems. Since I don't expect the works to last, I allow myself to be in the moment and go wherever the material and the site takes me in terms of form, expression, and feeling. When I am finished, I make an analog photograph, which marks the end of my exploration with the specific piece. The photography is the proof of the events that have taken place.