Esseyja

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In the video essay I present and disseminate the work Eyja (island), a site specific, participatory performance from autumn 2020 performed in Hrísey an Island off the north coast of Iceland. The piece is a contemplative performative experience on what it means to belong and is a part of my artistic research ´How Little is Enough, Sustainable Methods of Performance for Transformative Encounters. The challenges of the Hrísey reflect the global challenges of current times. The settlement on the island has been categorised as being vulnerable, where life and lifelihood is fragile and different measures have been put into place to strenghen the home settlement. The work is created with the participation of the inhabitants of Hrísey that together with the artists prepared the island for guests that through the performance are invited to critically investigate their own ideas on what it means to belong. Through nature observations, genuine exchange, symbolic gestures and structured dialogue, human and non human existence on the „island“ is contemplated in the gentle hands of the future of the island, the children. The video essay is a ´work in progress´.
Eyja was produced in collaboration with Akureyri Theatre Company and was supported by Eyþing Agenda 2030 action plan foundation, Sóknaráætlun 2020-2024 linked to the Agenda 2030 . The guiding light for the action plan is: How can we use Agenda 2030 to strenghen our home settlement?
Eyja is by Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir in collaboration with Gréta Kristín Ómarsdóttir and the inhabitants of Hrísey.

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