The term ‘heimsk’ means ‘stupid’ in Icelandic and comes from the word ‘heim’ meaning ‘home’. It refers to the people who never leave the safety and comfort of home and therefore not collecting knowledge and experience from the world.
As a group of five called Óheimsk, we decided to leave the confines of our nurturing island to spread our practice, archives, experiments and experiences. All of us have their roots in an underground art scene in music, visual, performance and edible arts.
We travelled to Fabryka Sztuki in Łódź and spent a week preparing a multidisciplinary art event, finalized on the 28th of September: opening with a poster exhibition and edible installation and as the evening progressed, transforming into a live music performance and a DJ set, accompanied by VJ.
Team ÓHEIMSK:
Pola Sutryk
Kosmonatka - Natka Klimowicz
knackered - Ida Schuften Juhl
Hell Moonk - Máni Sigurðsson
XWIFE - Eiríkur Rúnar Ásgeirsson
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Thank you Fabryka Sztuki, Goethe Institut and Icelandic Art Center for making it happen!