How do we allocate energy over each day? Over each life?

What form does your energy take? Do you feel it in your chest? In your stomach? Does it come out when you breathe?
Spoons can be a manifestation of energy.

They can contain something we could ingest and are used as a symbol of energy in daily activities (Spoon theory). Spoons are a unit of measurement in more ways than one. They can also represent a place and a time; an era can span either eternity or a single lifetime.

With these works, I want to approach eternity in the everyday, using the spoon as a tool to
capture energy that is both near and far from us.

Heimir Snær is a practising visual artist with a BA Hons in Fine Art from the University of Cumbria and a Master's degree in Fine Art from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. Heimir began his studies at the MÍR Painting Department in 2021 and has previously worked in the set design department for television and film.

Heiðar's current focus is on artworks related to the sun's movement, shadow, and the energy that lies within. The exhibition will feature works that convey ideas about the connection between the subconscious and the environment, through these natural phenomena.

The exhibition opening will be on Thursday, 12th June from 18:00-20:00 and all are welcome!

Other opening times:
Friday 13 June 13:00 – 18:00
Saturday 14 June, 13:00–15:00
Sunday 15 June 14:00 – 17:00
Tuesday 17 June 13:00 – 17:00

The event is sponsored by the Cultural and Tourism Committee.
of the City of Hafnarfjörður.

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How do we allocate the energy we use each day? Or over a lifetime?

What form does it manifest as? Do you feel it inside your chest? In your stomach? Does it leave?
you when you breathe?

Spoons can be a sign for energy. They can hold something we can consume and can be used
as symbols for energy used in mundane activities (e.g. Spoon theory).

Spoons are measurement devices for many different phenomena. They can represent a time and place, the
The Icelandic word for spoon, skeið, can also represent a period of time. Whether eternal or a
a period of a person's life.

With these works my intention is to get closer to eternity in the mundane, to use the spoon as a
A tool to capture energy that is simultaneously close to and far from us.

Heimir Snær is a visual artist with a BA Hons in Fine Art from the University of Cumbria and a
Masters degree from the Icelandic University of Arts. Heimir began his studies on the Fine Art painting programme at the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts in 2021 and has a previous career in TV and film art departments.

The exhibition opening is on Thursday, 12th June from 18:00-20:00 and all are welcome!

Other opening hours:
Friday 13th June 13:00 – 18:00
Saturday 14th June 13:00 – 15:00
Sunday 15th June 14:00 – 17:00
Tuesday 17th June 13:00 – 17:00

The event is sponsored by the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjordur.