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Thordis Erla Zoega's 'Domestic Sci-fi' at BERG Contemporary

exhibition · 2026-05-04

Thordis Erla Zoega's exhibition 'Domestic Sci-fi' at BERG Contemporary in Reykjavík, Iceland, runs through 2025. The show uses venetian blinds as its dominant material, exploring the collision between biological time and technological time. Works include 'Forecast' series of AI-generated sunrises and sunsets printed on slats, 'Everyday' featuring a dichroic film disc rotating counterclockwise, and 'Dawn' with a large circular disc and two white hands. Dichroic film was originally developed by NASA. The exhibition text is by Thordis Erla Zoega and Kristína Aðalsteinsdóttir, with photography by Vigfús Birgisson.

Key facts

  • Exhibition 'Domestic Sci-fi' at BERG Contemporary, Reykjavík, Iceland, 2025.
  • Artist: Thordis Erla Zoega.
  • Venue: BERG Contemporary, Klapparstígur 16, 101 Reykjavík.
  • Materials: venetian blinds, dichroic film, AI-generated gradients.
  • Works: 'Forecast', 'Everyday', 'Dawn'.
  • Dichroic film originally developed by NASA.
  • Text by Thordis Erla Zoega and Kristína Aðalsteinsdóttir.
  • Photography by Vigfús Birgisson.

Entities

Artists

  • Thordis Erla Zoega
  • Kristína Aðalsteinsdóttir
  • Vigfús Birgisson

Institutions

  • BERG Contemporary
  • NASA
  • Catapult

Locations

  • Reykjavík
  • Iceland
  • Klapparstígur 16, 101 Reykjavík

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