Sandra Dögg
1974

In the early years of this century, Sandra Dögg studied both design and photography at the Technical College Reykjavík. While photography has long been her primary artistic medium, she has also worked across various forms of design and craftsmanship.Over the years she has presented both solo and group exhibitions, published two photography books, and seen her images included in several art publications.

For a long time, Sandra did not consider herself an artist, yet it was evident that the artistic impulse ran through every fibre of her being. She moves fluidly between different media, finding presence and momentum in the act of making. Time and place fall away, and the medium she enjoys most is always the one in her hands at that particular moment.

Curious, experimental, and precise, Sandra has continuously explored new ways of working. Four years ago, she began creating collage works on lacquer discs — shellac records, the early predecessors of the vinyl records known today. The circular form that defines these records carries a history older than art itself, linking us symbolically to notions of sacredness and time. It is a form that fascinates while simultaneously imposing clear limitations.

The records are delicate and fragile. When Sandra first began working with them, she herself was in a state of fragility, navigating the aftermath of profound personal grief. The collages — assembled from fragments of images gathered from many directions — became a space for exploration, adjustment, and reconstruction. Through them, she pieced herself together anew, forming something from elements once bound to other shapes and contexts.

Both the records and the images she uses are objects often found in second-hand markets, sometimes dismissed as discarded or obsolete. Yet from this apparent disorder, art emerges — unruly at first, then shaped and guided by the hands of the maker.

The records continue to resonate, though they communicate in a new way, and it is precisely this transformation that Sandra seeks in her creative practice: to experiment and discover, until what is and what was becomes what may be. What is old — even considered outdated — becomes new.

Each work is meticulously constructed from fragments that feel as though they naturally belong together, guided not only by the artist´s own narrative instincts but also open to interpretation by those who encounter them.

There will be a special exhibition opening on Thursday, November 4th  from 18:00-21:00 and you are welcome!

Other opening hours

Fri                            5th   Des           15:00 – 20:00
Sat                           6th   Des          13:00 – 20:00
Sun                          7th   Des           13:00 – 18:00

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