undone
During a period of five days the artists Elaine Grainger and Moa Gustafsson Söndergaard worked with the gallery space at Körpasstradir in Reykjavik. The space which was an old working barn, became the starting point of the work undone.
For each day to begin with a sculptural intervention of the architectural features. For each day to choose a different path to follow.
A project whose core is situated around temporality and how to collectively map and understand it within a space. The artists worked organically alongside each other. Starting off with rearranging and observing the change of work from previous days. Keeping a sense of playfulness yet a sincere approach to the installation, crucially being sensitive to the space not imposing themselves on it. Creating works that correspond with both the space and the artist's own sculptural voice. Using materials that are familiar to the surrounding area, also including selected materials, brought in to interact with the set environment.
The outcome is a temporary installation where gentle gestures suggest that someone has been there mapping and reflecting upon its existence.
This collaboration has been initiated during the beginning of an international residency at SIM Reykjavik, Iceland, March 2022. An immediate connection was made between the artists Elaine Grainger (IE) and Moa Gustafsson Söndergaard (SE) on a personal level and also through informal discussions relating to commonalities in their practices. The artists proposed a collaborative site-specific intervention in the space linked to the residency site.