“In SPECTA we are excited to open What We Did Yesterday, a new solo exhibition by Icelandic artist Thordis Adalsteinsdottir. In a series of new paintings and works on paper, Adalsteinsdottir invites us into a surreal universe populated by both humans and animals, co-existing in various settings from large scale landscapes to small, confined spaces.
However surreal the imagery Thordis Adalsteinsdottir’s paintings seem, they touch on key topics of our time. The climate crisis and our doubtful relation to nature and animals are present in many of her works, and our focus on self-realization and civilization is nodded at through markers such as fine porcelain cups, a British gentleman’s night gown, iPhones and a running man. The themes are intertwined as different sides to the same story. Contemporary life has alienated us to animals and nature, we want to behave as we please in terms of lifestyle and the result in the end is a roaring climate crises and unsustainable lifestyle to both planet, nature and human being.
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