Emotional flight

I see myself in your wings

feeling-fly

He breaks up

In pastel-coloured memories of childhood

I cut myself and scratch on your flaws

feeling-fly

Blood-borne toes

a familiar visual world of adventure

I am awake in your dreams

feeling-fly

Your hum is a string

between unexplored parts of the deep

and the uppermost layer of the atmosphere

My mask is a fracture of light.

feeling-fly

which is reflected in its wings

Pastel-coloured memories

María Rún Þrándardóttir was born in 1995 in Reykjavík, where she lives and works. María has an extensive background in visual art, having completed a BA in Fine Art in 2019 with a focus on performance and video art. In the same year, she undertook an internship with the visual artist Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir, as well as an internship with KÍM at the Venice Biennale.

In 2022, she was awarded an MSc in Arctic Environmental Change from the University of Helsinki, where she integrated fine art and environmental science. In the spring of 2026, she also completed a diploma in Painting from the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts.

Maria's main previous solo exhibitions are Disappearing at Kling & Bang in 2020, Particles of Sensing at the Finnish Meteorological Institute in 2022, and Black Lace at Gróska in Garðabær in 2023.

There will be a special exhibition opening on Thursday, 9th July from 18:00-21:00 and you are welcome!

Curator: Elvar Gunnarsson

Other opening times:

Friday 10 July, 13:00–18:00

Sat. 11 July 13:00 - 17:00

Sun. 12 July 14:00 – 17:00

LG // Litla Gallerý is supported by the Culture and Tourism Committee.

Hafnarfjörður's due to the event

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Sentimental fly

I see myself reflected in your wings

sentimental fly

They split into

Pastel-coloured memories of childhood

I cut myself with your fragments

sentimental fly

bleeding toes

are familiar worlds of fairy tales

I lie awake within your dreams,

sentimental fly

Your humming is a chord

between the unknown depths of the ocean

and the uppermost layers of heaven

My mask is a refraction

sentimental fly

reflected in its own wings

of pastel-coloured memories

María Rún Þrándardóttir was born in 1995 in Reykjavík, where she lives and works. She has a broad background in the visual arts, completing a BA degree in Fine Art in 2019 with an emphasis on performance and video art.

That same year, she undertook apprenticeships with the artist Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir and with the Icelandic Art Center at the Venice Biennale. In 2022, she received an MSc degree in Environmental Change in Higher Latitudes from the University of Helsinki, where she combined art and environmental science.

In the spring of 2026, she also completed a diploma in Painting from the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts. Selected solo exhibitions include Hverfandi at Kling & Bang in 2020, Particles of Sensing at the Finnish Meteorological Institute in 2022, and Svört blunda at Gróskusalurinn in Garðabær in 2023.

There will be a special exhibition opening on Thursday, 9th July from 18:00-21:00 and you are welcome!

Curator: Elvar Gunnarsson

Other opening hours

Fri 10th July 13:00 – 18:00

Sat 11th July 13:00 – 17:00

Sun 12 July 14:00 – 17:00

LG // Litla Gallerý is sponsored by the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður for this event.