Magnús Sigurðarson (IS)

Different places around the world where Sigurðarson has travelled and lived have left their residues in his work. Faced with new surroundings, he has arbitrarily chosen a standpoint and scrutinized the layers that compose the identity of the place at hand; visual culture, clichés, traditions and history. This evenhanded interaction of an individual with his environment has been a steady undercurrent in Sigurðarson’s work. This simple video shows him in the role of a television host, shifting eye contact with different cameras as he announces distinct things that he is thinking about at that given moment.