On Saturday, November 29th at 13:00, artist Eggert Pétursson will welcome guests and speak about his works at his newly opened exhibition, Roði, along with Aldís Arnardóttir, exhibition curator and director of Hafnarborg. The exhibition features both new paintings and graphic works by the artist, who for many years has gained attention for his unique and passionate interest in Icelandic nature, especially the flora of the country.

In the Sverrir Hall of Hafnarborg, Eggert presents paintings created specifically for the exhibition, continuing his exploration of Icelandic nature and now turning his gaze upward – toward mountain vegetation and the open sky. The smallest plants become a grand landscape where vegetation and the earth’s surface transform into a finely tuned visual structure reflecting time, light, and change. Also on view is a series of new graphic works created in connection with the forthcoming translation of Paradiso from Dante’s Divine Comedy, where the spiritual and symbolic world interacts with the artist’s grounded perspective.

Eggert Pétursson (b. 1956) lives and works in Reykjavík. He studied at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts and the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht. His works have been exhibited at the Living Art Museum, Reykjavík Art Museum, Hafnarborg, Nordatlantens Brygge in Copenhagen, and Pori Art Museum in Finland. Notably, Eggert received second prize in the Carnegie Art Award 2006 (Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Reykjavík, Copenhagen, and Nice). He also illustrated a popular edition of Íslensk flóra by Ágúst H. Bjarnason, first published in 1983. Eggert is represented by i8 Gallery in Reykjavík, where he has frequently exhibited. Several books devoted to his work have also been published.

Admission is free – everyone is welcome.