aurl mt.
Glámur
Abandoned in 1966 and reputed to be haunted, the herring factory
in Hjalteyri, located in the north of Iceland, is today
partially transformed into an art center. Initially composed for
this center and to be heard in this same place, Glámur is
inscribed in this abandonment, in these deserted places, in the
history of this small fishing village of about 46
inhabitants.
This sound piece calls upon the Saga of Grettir, and is
set in the region where the main character finds himself cursed
after a fight with a ghost, Glámur. It reveals the sounds and
sonorities of the ruined spaces, making them emerge as invisible
elements whose presence comes to haunt and inhabit the place at
times.
Today ex-situ, Glámur has been rethought in the form of a
score so that it fits into the continuity of the ruin of the
factory from which it originates, that it resists in time by
reproducing itself.
Installation†, audio piece, 4 min 52