Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir combines elements of audio, video, performance, sculpture, drawing and text to create conceptual assemblies that can be read on diverse levels, exploring themes such as cultural identity, consumerism, nature, valor and fear. Some of her recent solo works and performances include Erklärung, Binaural, The Census and The Assembly of the Holy. Hauksdóttir graduated from The Sandberg Institute (MFA) in 2006 and has been a member of the Dieter Roth Academy since 2000. She was the director of the Living Art Museum in Reykjavík from 2011 to 2014. She is involved in publications, lectures and research on artist initiatives and performance art and holds a visiting artist position at the Iceland Academy of the Arts.
lives in Seydisfjord, Iceland and Berlin, Germany
Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir
born 1972 in Iceland