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<\/p>\nThe artist and activist, \u00deorbj\u00f6rg Sign\u00fd \u00c1g\u00fastsson, has, as part of the Creative Summer Jobs programme in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, worked on the installation 'H\u00f6fgar Nau\u00f0ir', which profoundly addresses important issues concerning the situation of women in Iceland.<\/p>\n
Thorbjorg says the work is intended to interpret and stand against the injustice that affects all women in one way or another. Women experience injustice in today's society, such as prejudice, sexualisation, and a lack of safety in public places, day and night, among other things.<\/p>\n
Thorbjorg started working on the artwork just over a year and a half ago while she was studying, but since then the work has evolved, although it still follows the same storyline.<\/p>\n
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The sculpture, which she has built herself from scratch, is life-sized and has a wooden frame, built mainly from chicken wire and newspapers. To make the work as durable as possible, especially as \u00deorbj\u00f6rg would like to exhibit it outdoors, she will coat the wire frame with concrete. Gears will then surround the statue, with attached chains intended to symbolise the social constraints placed upon women. The idea is to attach or hang the chains from the ceiling, walls and streets, without disrupting the environment.<\/p>\n
Markmi\u00f0 \u00deorbjargar is to open up the discussion and get women to talk openly about their own limitations and privileges, but also to make the inequality tangible. \u201eWhen the audience gets to experience the artwork up close, it will be difficult to deny them the harsh reality of the matter, as they stand, look at and experience these obstacles that women face in society,\u201c says Thorbjorg.<\/p>\n
She therefore places great emphasis on examining how society treats women differently based on their skin colour, background, education, disability and economic status. This issue is very close to her heart, and she says her pride in the work grows with each passing day.<\/p>\n
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Thorbj\u00f6rg says she is really grateful for this opportunity and the fantastic experience that the creative summer jobs of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur have given her, allowing her creativity and her expression on an important issue to shine. She is grateful for the freedom and independence that comes with working on the project, as well as for the support she has received from the youth centre, Hamrinn, in making it this summer. H\u00fasasmi\u00f0jan has also helped to make the work a reality, by supporting \u00deorbj\u00f6rg with various materials.<\/p>\n
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