EXHIBITIONS
We Are Ós / Þetta er us
The installation "We are Ós/ Þetta er us" presented broadsheets with an excerpt or a complete work from each founding member of Ós Pressan: Agata Wiśniewska, Angela Rawlings, Anna Valdís Kro, Beatriz Portugal, Ewa Marcinek, Juniper Francalanza, Mica Allan, Randi W. Stebbins and Virginia Gillard.
The idea was based on a new, inclusive approach to writers of all languages and backgrounds; voices that had not been heard before in Icelandic literature.
The month-long installation was held at Grófin in Borgarbókasafn Reykjavíkur, in 2015, and was part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in Iceland.
"The Glacier" by Agata Wisniewska
“The Glacier” is a poem about the absurdity of social and economic differences and how that is connected to absurd ecological problems reflecting travelling. It was inspired by a visit to Vatnajökull.
"Fell" by angela rawlings
"Fell" is a visual poem straddling two languages. In Icelandic, "fell" means "mountain" and in English, "the past tense of fall." angela rawlings designed her visual poem to resemble Snæfellsjökull.
"Fordómar" by Anna Valdís Kro
If you collect groups from all margins of society and put them in a map, what would it look like? The visual poem "Fordómar" is an excerpt from Anna Valdís Kro's manuscript focused on prejudices and experiences of marginalized groups
"Bludgeoned by a Stamp" by Beatriz Portugal
"Bludgeoned by a stamp” is a flash fiction piece that illustrates how society’s rules and barriers are imposed on and can affect personal lives.
"Polishing Ice" by Ewa Marcinek
Sometimes struggling with social integration resembles struggling with one's love life. "Polishing Ice" is a collection of short stories and vignettes by Ewa Marcinek written from an immigrant perspective.
"The Medicine" by Juniper Francalanza
"Beacon" by Mica Allan
The piece "Beacon" is about finding a voice and an audience to connect with and how doing that can bring colour to your world. It's also about how to communicate with cats.
"Interrogatories" by Randi Stebbins
"Interrogatories" represents a playful, but probing, look at the scrutiny immigrants face in their new homes. The legal format pokes fun at the unwritten societal rules obliging the others to answer both frivolous and personal questions.
"Aftur Að Oz" by Virginia Gillard
Imagine travelling so much that 'home' becomes a confused dream. "Aftur Að Oz" is Virginia Gillard's visual header piece to a series of autobiographical vignettes written in the creative non-fiction genre.
