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|  Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008  Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:21 pm | |
| And I hear he's sporting a new tattoo! 
I think he looks very nice. 
And here's a link to another article. Maybe we can entice our dear friend, Vigs Thy Girl to help us with a translation. Pretty please? 
Click on pdf.
http://vefmidlar.visir.is/VefBlod/?paper=fbl
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:26 pm | |
| If you can get the video, Kal, the translation is here!:
| Quote: | The Danish video interview at the museum in Reykjavik.
R = reporter and V = Viggo
V.: Welcome to the museum!
R.: Thanks! Why have you chosen to show your photos here?
V.: Because I was invited and thought it was a good place. I have been here before and seen other exhibitions. And It was also a good excuse for returning to Iceland. It’s the 4th time I’m here and I like very much to be here.
R.: You have just said that it’s a kind of a gift because we don’t have so much wood/forest here.
V.: Yes, that’s right! They are almost pictures of wood/forest or trees in one way or another all of them. People in the wood/forest, animals in the wood/forest but mostly only trees. And that is because you don’t have so many (trees) here,
R.: The photos are from many places. Many different places. Isn’t a tree a tree all places?
V.: Each tree is something special just like people are. All of them different. But I consider them as human beings; I must say. I feel good being with most trees. I don’t start quarrelling with trees. Not especially. And if I do I guess it’s my own fault because I haven’t kept an eye with where in the wood I’m walking and then I get hit on my nose. And I guess it’s my own fault.
R.: But what about the other artistic forms you use. For instance you write poetry, you paint, you compose music and then you are also an actor. Does all of it come from the same source?
V.: Yes, it has something to do with ……….. I think it’s a way to keep an eye, to listen, to take part in my own life, take part of what goes on in the world.
R.: What do you think about the response you get from the audience. Are you accepted in another way because you are such a well-known actor?
V.: If I only earned my living by being a photographer, then not so many people knew me. Hopefully there will be some people who like what I do and some will buy photos and buy books as they do now. But I’m very well aware that especially after “The Lord of the Rings” and the film I have made later that people know me and then some times they come to exhibitions like this one because of the work I do as an actor.
R.: Is it “The Road” or what?
V.: It’s “The Road”, too. No matter what. Just they come and when they have come look at the photos. Then no matter what. Then they look at the photos and decide if they like them or perhaps they don’t like them.
R.: Aare you a nature …………..?
V.: Nature lover?
R.: Yes.
V.: I like being out in the nature. I also like big cities. But if I’m not allowed to walk in the wood/forest or be outdoors a little every day then I become a little stressed.
R.: Is it because you come from Denmark which is a little (dangerous/poor) of nature?
V.: I really don’t know. I don’t come from Denmark. I grew up a little in Denmark and I have my family over there, but I have lived many places in the world and I appreciate the nature in every places. It’s just something I like. I like to hike, to walk in the wood/forest. To walk in the mountains.
R.: So you look at yourself as a Dane?
V.: I look at myself as a person in the world.
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I'm sorry but I have tried to make the text a little larger so it's easier to read. But without luck.
The 2 words in a (.......) are my guess to at word she said which I couldn't hear distinctly. I couldn't hear if she said "farlig" = dangerous or "fattig" = poor in Danish. It can also be a 3rd word and I guess I better try to find out so we can solve what she says. The Danish nature is neither dangerous nor poor!! Viggo speaks better and more distinct Danish than she does.
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:29 pm | |
| I can try! But I don't know Icelandic so I have to use an online translator. And I have to translate to Danish first to be sure I know what I have to write in English.
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:41 pm | |
| | Vigs Thy girl wrote: | If you can get the video, Kal, the translation is here!:
| Quote: | The Danish video interview at the museum in Reykjavik.
R = reporter and V = Viggo
V.: Welcome to the museum!
R.: Thanks! Why have you chosen to show your photos here?
V.: Because I was invited and thought it was a good place. I have been here before and seen other exhibitions. And It was also a good excuse for returning to Iceland. It’s the 4th time I’m here and I like very much to be here.
R.: You have just said that it’s a kind of a gift because we don’t have so much wood/forest here.
V.: Yes, that’s right! They are almost pictures of wood/forest or trees in one way or another all of them. People in the wood/forest, animals in the wood/forest but mostly only trees. And that is because you don’t have so many (trees) here,
R.: The photos are from many places. Many different places. Isn’t a tree a tree all places?
V.: Each tree is something special just like people are. All of them different. But I consider them as human beings; I must say. I feel good being with most trees. I don’t start quarrelling with trees. Not especially. And if I do I guess it’s my own fault because I haven’t kept an eye with where in the wood I’m walking and then I get hit on my nose. And I guess it’s my own fault.
R.: But what about the other artistic forms you use. For instance you write poetry, you paint, you compose music and then you are also an actor. Does all of it come from the same source?
V.: Yes, it has something to do with ……….. I think it’s a way to keep an eye, to listen, to take part in my own life, take part of what goes on in the world.
R.: What do you think about the response you get from the audience. Are you accepted in another way because you are such a well-known actor?
V.: If I only earned my living by being a photographer, then not so many people knew me. Hopefully there will be some people who like what I do and some will buy photos and buy books as they do now. But I’m very well aware that especially after “The Lord of the Rings” and the film I have made later that people know me and then some times they come to exhibitions like this one because of the work I do as an actor.
R.: Is it “The Road” or what?
V.: It’s “The Road”, too. No matter what. Just they come and when they have come look at the photos. Then no matter what. Then they look at the photos and decide if they like them or perhaps they don’t like them.
R.: Aare you a nature …………..?
V.: Nature lover?
R.: Yes.
V.: I like being out in the nature. I also like big cities. But if I’m not allowed to walk in the wood/forest or be outdoors a little every day then I become a little stressed.
R.: Is it because you come from Denmark which is a little (dangerous/poor) of nature?
V.: I really don’t know. I don’t come from Denmark. I grew up a little in Denmark and I have my family over there, but I have lived many places in the world and I appreciate the nature in every places. It’s just something I like. I like to hike, to walk in the wood/forest. To walk in the mountains.
R.: So you look at yourself as a Dane?
V.: I look at myself as a person in the world.
©LQB |
I'm sorry but I have tried to make the text a little larger so it's easier to read. But without luck.
The 2 words in a (.......) are my guess to at word she said which I couldn't hear distinctly. I couldn't hear if she said "farlig" = dangerous or "fattig" = poor in Danish. It can also be a 3rd word and I guess I better try to find out so we can solve what she says. The Danish nature is neither dangerous nor poor!! Viggo speaks better and more distinct Danish than she does. |
That's great Vigs. So pleased you could share this with us.  I know how much hard work translations can be. 
And a reminder from my post in March.
| Quote: | The proceeds from the show in Reykjavik will go to the Iceland Nature Conservation Association. I found a link to the site it is in English but there is also a link to the Icelandic one which is more up to date. There are some interesting projects with the WWF that you can read about and a lot of them are in English.
Here are links:
http://www.inca.is/
http://www.natturuverndarsamtok.is/ |
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:51 pm | |
| If anyone is wanting to buy the book Skovbo, I found a place where it is only $27 unlike the $45 being charged by Perceval Press and elsewhere. www.strandbooks.com That is quite a saving!
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:10 am | |
| Geez that is significant savings!
Here's a video from Iceland of the Skovbo exhibit.
It's Viggo walking around being interviewed. In English with Icelandic(?) subtitles.
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:17 pm | |
| From www.icelandreview.com
08/06/2008 | 11:00
Snapped up
It’s not that often that Reykjavík gets a Hollywood star in town – and less often that the locals make a fuss about it. But Viggo Mortensen was in town last week to open his exhibition at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography – and the guy certainly pulled a crowd. Around 1600 people attended and all but a handful of his photographs were purchased during the exhibition opening alone.
The Danish-American is perhaps best known for his acting, having played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings and Nikolai in Eastern Promises (for which he was nominated for an Oscar), but is also a photographer, painter, poet and singer.
To be honest, I had only read about his photography and art and had somehow missed the fact that he was also one of Hollywood’s most sought after actors until someone filled me in last week. But, the throngs of females at the opening event certainly knew who they were coming to see.
It was a strange experience to see in Reykjavik, where people supposedly don’t get carried away with celebrities, the excitement which surrounded Mortensen and his exhibition. While Mortensen was signing copies of his photography books – and there was a long line of people waiting to meet him – there was a large group of women taking photos (and filming the event too, judging by the You Tube entries I stumbled across while researching his work) of what seemed like his every move. There were no less than four security guards, though, to ensure everything went smoothly.
Now, to his photographs, which is of course why I attended. Mortensen’s exhibition, entitled Skovbo, which translates as Home in the Forest in Danish, consists of over 100 pictures – some black and white, some out of focus and almost all concerning nature, particularly trees. Some of the photos were taken in Iceland – others across Europe and the world including places like Morocco and New Zealand. The images are like dreams or memories – the light and shadows, the perspective of each combining to create ambience.
And while the photographer writes in his exhibition brochure that he is “[...] aware of the controversies surrounding the effects of industrialization on the Icelandic landscape,” he prefers not to make a direct comment on the issue with Skovbo, but rather says that “The consequences of human interference with Nature speak for themselves.” Mortensen manages to capture something as ordinary (for an Australian, at least) as a tree in an extraordinary and unique fashion. But for Icelanders trees are not something of the everyday landscape and Mortensen says that he “[...] brings mostly images of trees as a sort of gift from abroad because I know that there are not that many trees in Iceland.”
The profits of the photographs (each on sale for ISK 30-40,000 or USD 390-520) are being donated to the Icelandic Conservation Association and those from his books, to the Museum. Again, not a direct comment about environmentalism, but it’s a strong message nonetheless.
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:46 pm | |
| From mbl.is
Photographer Einar Falur
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Photographer Arni Saeberg
Taken May 31
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Photographer Arnthor Birkisson
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:49 pm | |
| Photographer IclandicLilly
Photographer Finnbogi Helgason
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:52 pm | |
| From visir.is
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:56 pm | |
| Photographer Naja
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:26 pm | |
| Yoo-hoo, Vigs??? Is this a language from which you can translate?
http://www.ljosmyndasafnreykjavikur.is/syningar-viggo.htm
Despite the language barrier, we can see some of Viggo's work.
I love the picture of the child.
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:16 pm | |
| From Iceland Review Online
| Quote: |
08.06.2008 | 11:00
Snapped up
It’s not that often that Reykjavík gets a Hollywood star in town – and less often that the locals make a fuss about it. But Viggo Mortensen was in town last week to open his exhibition at the Reykjavík Museum of Photography – and the guy certainly pulled a crowd. Around 1600 people attended and all but a handful of his photographs were purchased during the exhibition opening alone.
The Danish-American is perhaps best known for his acting, having played Aragorn in Lord of the Rings and Nikolai in Eastern Promises (for which he was nominated for an Oscar), but is also a photographer, painter, poet and singer.
To be honest, I had only read about his photography and art and had somehow missed the fact that he was also one of Hollywood’s most sought after actors until someone filled me in last week. But, the throngs of females at the opening event certainly knew who they were coming to see.
It was a strange experience to see in Reykjavik, where people supposedly don’t get carried away with celebrities, the excitement which surrounded Mortensen and his exhibition. While Mortensen was signing copies of his photography books – and there was a long line of people waiting to meet him – there was a large group of women taking photos (and filming the event too, judging by the You Tube entries I stumbled across while researching his work) of what seemed like his every move. There were no less than four security guards, though, to ensure everything went smoothly.
Now, to his photographs, which is of course why I attended. Mortensen’s exhibition, entitled Skovbo, which translates as Home in the Forest in Danish, consists of over 100 pictures – some black and white, some out of focus and almost all concerning nature, particularly trees. Some of the photos were taken in Iceland – others across Europe and the world including places like Morocco and New Zealand. The images are like dreams or memories – the light and shadows, the perspective of each combining to create ambience.
And while the photographer writes in his exhibition brochure that he is “[...] aware of the controversies surrounding the effects of industrialization on the Icelandic landscape,” he prefers not to make a direct comment on the issue with Skovbo, but rather says that “The consequences of human interference with Nature speak for themselves.” Mortensen manages to capture something as ordinary (for an Australian, at least) as a tree in an extraordinary and unique fashion. But for Icelanders trees are not something of the everyday landscape and Mortensen says that he “[...] brings mostly images of trees as a sort of gift from abroad because I know that there are not that many trees in Iceland.”
The profits of the photographs (each on sale for ISK 30-40,000 or USD 390-520) are being donated to the Icelandic Conservation Association and those from his books, to the Museum. Again, not a direct comment about environmentalism, but it’s a strong message nonetheless.
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Do you get the impression that the writer might have seen the exhibit as a bit of a girl-fest?
Good to see the profits going to a worthwhile cause. It must cost a lot in time and money to put together all these pieces and exhibit them.
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| | Subject: Re: Reykjavik Museum of Photography Exhibit 2008 Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:52 pm | |
| I'm so sorry Jen! But I don't know Icelandic. I could of course use an online translator but I don't trust it. I have tried such one before and it translated the text so bad that I hardly understood it. And it was difficult for me to change it to an understandable language.
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