Dagana Vona
The Days of Hope - from a line in the poem, "Dvel ég í draumahöll", by the poet Kristján frá Djúpilæk. In the far northeastern part of Iceland is a lovely, if remote fjord called Bakkafjorður, and ever present is the mountain, Gunnólfsvíkurfjall that disappears into the ocean on the horizon. There are several farms that are abandoned, but still show their resilience to the weather. Featured in this work are two such houses found there - Miðfjarðarnes II and Djúpilækur, which was the home of the famous Icelandic poet, Kristján frá Djúpilæk. Both houses now are home mostly to passing sheep and blowing wind. The plants were harvested in Bakkafjorður. Featuring multiple layers of photo screen print, combined with acrylic painting, this piece measures 80 cm square and is on stretched canvas.