Innocence is a newborn child, a newly hatched chick, the new life facing an unknown world.
We are shaped by our surroundings, upbringing, experiences, culture, and values, yet the core nature of each individual is unique.

We categorize everyone into certain groups, species, levels of danger, and hierarchies.
What happens if a person lets all their defenses fall — or has never learned to build them?

Most likely, they would be shattered; standing alone in their innocence, fragile, and forced to fight for their life.

If they survive, they gain deep knowledge and learn that no one is the same.
It would be a tragedy if they adopted the same rules as those who tried to destroy them.

The most important lesson is to withdraw from what does not serve their needs, from what hurts and destroys.

The story in the animal paintings is to allow each individual to find their own path, their place — and to beware of what can undermine their life.

Let us celebrate diversity and that which gives us vitality and inspires us to move forward in life.

— Laufey Elíasdóttir, 2025

In Art She Breathes

From a young age, Laufey has sought refuge in art — music, film, theatre, visual art…

At seventeen, she founded the punk band PPPönk; in her twenties, she studied film acting in Los Angeles; in her thirties, she found a home on the stage in Norway.

A year before moving to Norway, she began painting animals — vivid and alert beings, full of wild truth.

For Laufey, art is oxygen — a way to breathe, heal, and understand herself and the world.

Unbound by artistic form, she listens and moves between mediums.

For her, art is not the final answer — it is the way, the journey itself.

A special exhibition opening will take place on Thursday, October 23, from 18:00–20:00, and you are warmly welcome!

Other opening hours:

Fri. Oct 24 13:00–18:00
Sat. Oct 25 13:00–17:00
Sun. Oct 26 14:00–17:00

LG // Litla Gallerý is supported by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Hafnarfjörður for this event.