Primordial Landscapes: Iceland Revealed

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Jul 2 2015 - Apr 2017

Photographer Feodor Pitcairn and poet Ari Trausti Guðmundsson reveal a land of fire, ice, hardy life, and natural beauty. Experience the remote beauty of Iceland, a land sculpted by the elements and forged by active geologic activity.

Iceland is a geologically active wonder, with diverse and magnificent landscapes constantly transformed by fire and ice. Pitcairn and Guðmundsson explore of the forces that shaped Iceland's past and will influence its future.

Exhibition overview from museum website


Whether you go or not, the exhibition catalog Primordial Landscapes: Iceland Revealed explores the diverse and raw beauty of Iceland's extraordinary landscapes through striking images by photographer and naturalist Feodor Pitcairn and the inspired words of geophysicist, author, and poet Ari Trausti Guðmundsson.   A map and index provide intriguing geological and cultural information about the content of the photographs.



  • Photography
  • Contemporary
  • Landscape
  • Feodor Pitcairn

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