Augnablikin is a collaborative project by Icelandic artists Antonía Bergþórsdóttir and Íris María Leifsdóttir, exploring the creative potential of Icelandic and Greenlandic earth materials. They show a retrospective exhibition at Hafnar.space, presenting work from the past five years. Opens on 4-8th of December.

Blending natural substances such as glacial clay, they capture ephemeral moments shaped by the flow of time and nature. Through photography and short films, they document the transformation of their work and the influence of natural forces on the creative process. Traveling across Iceland, the artists collect local materials and respond to the landscape through painting, ceramics, sculpture, and lens-based media. Their site-specific approach embeds meaning into place, allowing nature to act as both material and collaborator.

Íris María Leifsdóttir (b. 1993) holds an MFA from the Iceland University of the Arts and a BA in Sociology. Her work explores glacial movement as a metaphor for time and impermanence. She paints with the weather and refers to her works as Weathered Works, shaped by environmental forces and co-created with nature.

Antonía Bergþórsdóttir (b. 1995) is a ceramicist and founder of FLÆÐI, an artist-run initiative. She graduated in ceramics from the Reykjavik School of Visual Arts in 2020 and has studied mold-making in France. Her practice focuses on sustainability, working with local and reclaimed materials, especially glacial clay, both in Iceland and Greenland.