Anna Líndal
Artist
Anna Líndal is a Reykjavík-based visual artist whose research-led practice explores the intersections of science, nature, and societal structures. Her work delves into the fragility of everyday life and examines the dynamic relationship between human systems and natural processes. Drawing from her own experiences in nature and her participation in expeditions with scientists, she investigates how measurement, scale, and temporality shape our understanding of the world, particularly how human and geological time scales converge in objects and environments.
Projects for Volcanic Attitude
The Seismographic Trace of Emotion
During the conversation Vibrant Soils in Naples she will reflect on her response to an active Volcano, discussing the act of removing trees, soil, and plants just before the advancing lava flow covered the land at the eruption site at Reykjanes 2021.
Archiving Surprises
During the hike to Cratere la Fossa on Vulcano, Anna Líndal will unfold a performative talk on craters, drawing on years of encounters with these remarkable landscapes where the Earth's interior becomes visible. “I still vividly remember the experience of swimming through ice and pumice in the Grímsvötn crater at Vatnajökull glacier in 2013.
Selection of Recent Exhibitions, Projects, Research or Conferences
She studied at the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts and earned Higher diploma in Fine Art from the Slade School of Fine Art in London in 1990. In 2012, she completed a Master of Advanced Research in Art and Design at St. Lucas University College of Art & Design in Antwerp.
She has participated in major international exhibitions, including the Istanbul Biennial (1997), the Gwangju Biennale (2000), and the Reykjavík Arts Festival (2005). In 2017, the Reykjavík Art Museum presented a solo exhibition of her work. After teaching at the Iceland University of the Arts (IUA), she became a Research Professor at the same institution in 2026.
Dopo aver insegnato alla Iceland University of the Arts (IUA), nel 2026 diventa ricercatrice presso la stessa università.
Places
Il Giardino dei capezzoli, Napoli
La Fossa Crater, Vulcano
