Here we are in Tórshavn and yes the Finn can excitedly confirm they do have live grass growing off their roofs here. The locals have already proven to be extremely friendly. Their sushi is some of the best we’ve ever tasted and we’ve had nothing but calm, good weather since we came. This winter season must be a myth. … Góðan morgun, Føroyar
Ólafur is our second plumber to take part in Eyes as Big as Plates. His wife got in touch saying ‘my Ólafur will do it!’ Brave Ólafur met us open-minded and enthusiastic just east of Grindavík, hugging the coastline of the Atlantic ocean. … Ólafur, my Ólafur & the luminous Edda
More on our final shoot day here soon, today is a traveling day.
Eyes as Big as Plates will be posting next from The Faroe Islands! … Takk fyrir – thank you Iceland, we will be back…
Today we were housebound until late afternoon due to the feisty winds, but it was the perfect day for a visit to the Icelandic post office. Lava rocks, kvann and crispy twigs are now on their way to Norway on a ship. If you happen to be in Oslo in the end of January, you can come and see them in the flesh. We can reveal the exciting facts on that soon. … Things to do in Iceland when the weather is too stormy for a shoot
In order to join Eyes as Big as Plates, Jórunn Lísa Kjartansdóttir generously took the day off work. She had seen the callout for models in the local newspaper Morgunblaðið (the oldest newspaper in Iceland, founded in 1913) and thought it sounded like fun. … Rauðhólar – The Red Hills with Lisa
Location hunting for Edda’s upcoming shoot at the geothermal area of sulphur fields and hot springs in Seltún. … DANGER! Steam eruptions
We are under Iceland’s spell. Trying to describe the awe-inspiring power and pull of these landscapes makes us want to swear (we never swear). … Two Birds in one day
We are very wary of the delicate, slow-growing flora in Iceland and have been warned many times not to touch the luscious moss. Apparently it takes a thousand years to grow. We are staying well clear of the moss and focusing on the withered leftovers of the summer gone by and the exotic lava rocks. … The road to Grindavík
First day of location hunting and materials scavenging in the vicinity of Reykjavik. … Byko, Smarið, Edda, Grótta, Riitta & Karo
Our eyes find it hard to adjust to the mind-blowing scenery. For the last 24 hours we have been pointing left and right, saying “this could be a good location, this could be a good location, this could be a good location”. We are simply spoilt. … Eyes as Big as Plates – Iceland!
Major announcement from the Eyes as Big as Plates HQ this morning: Riitta has been nominated as one of 5 candidates for Ars Fennica, the most prestigious art prize in Finland! … Riitta nominated for Finland’s most prestigious art prize, Ars Fennica!
Thanks wholeheartedly to the brilliant people of The Finnish Institute in France / Institut Finlandais and the Arts Promotion Centre Finland for making this episode of Eyes as Big as Plates possible. Warm thank yous to the wonderfully professional team at L’Atelier Publimod also, for exceptionally good service beyond all expectations. … Merci boucoup & au revoir
