Sunnudaginn 29. mars kl. 14 munu Ragna the Wise, myndlistarmaður, og Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir, sýningarstjóri, taka á móti gestum og ræða um einkasýningu listakonunnar, Echo, sem nú stendur yfir í Hafnarborg.
In the exhibition, Ragna Fróða invites us into a magical world of patterns, colours, shapes and textures. Ragna's world is at once familiar and foreign, nostalgic and innovative. The starting point for the works in the exhibition is ink drawings, created in a flow state and in direct dialogue between the subconscious and the hand. Through a multi-layered working process, the uninhibited line from the handmade drawing is transformed into digitally embroidered works that appear on the border between the abstract and the figurative. Ragna's work is about the creative process itself – the interplay of colours, textures and narratives inherent in the patterns and symbols of the textile. By combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary technology, Ragna seeks to expand the boundaries of craft, textile design and fine art.
Ragna Fróða (b. 1970) is an artist, curator and teacher. Ragna studied fashion and textile design in Paris from 1992-1995 and then studied at the Textile Department of the School of Visual Arts and Crafts from 1996-1998. She has worked extensively abroad, but for the past fifteen years she has lived alternately in New York, Berlin and Reykjavík, and has been involved in numerous projects related to art, design and culture. For many years, Ragna was Head of the Textile Department at the Reykjavík School of Art and Crafts and Chair of the Textile Society. In recent years, she has been based in New York, where she runs her own studio alongside her work as Executive Director of Edelkoort Inc. and New York Textile Month. She has received various grants for her artistic work and her contribution to the arts and culture. Her works have been exhibited in Iceland, Europe and the United States.
