Public art and other weird sights of Reykjavic

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Groups of tourists enjoy "Sólfar" (The Sun Voyager), by Jon Gunnar Arnason



Another view of Sólfar.


Untitled pile of rocks by me. I used rocks that were part of the retaining wall so hopefully there were no Huldufólk in them.


"Móðurást" (Motherhood) by Nína Sæmundsson, the first piece of non-memorial public art in Iceland supposedly.


I don't know what these two sculptures are but they figure in a funny scene in the movie 101 Reykjavik so I had to photograph them.


I take this to be a commentary on the economic situation.


This is in front of the store with the dragon doorway.


This is perhaps the coolest piece of public art I've ever seen. Or maybe it's the coolest fountain I've ever seen.

Comments

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

great balance! and holy crap that moss wall is AMAZING.

[urb-banal.livejournal.com]

wow!

[drocera.livejournal.com]

This is my dream vacation. Looking forward to many more pictures!

[brush-rat.livejournal.com]

Love the moss wall. I wonder if I could make one out here... Uh wait, never mind.

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

I would figure Solfar: The Sun Voyager for either a New Age album or a Sword and Sorcery novel.

[bellelvsbeast.livejournal.com]

Wow I really love that moss wall fountain!!! :)

[bosoxmom.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing the great pictures. It looks like a great place to visit. I love the first picture..and the 101 Reykjavic one...

The BBC show Top Gear had a race of some kind up there in Iceland and the scenery was fabulous!

[gwodder.livejournal.com]

solfar! I remember seeing that when we were in Reykjavik.