Using humour, biographical material and myths, the artists depict memories of the past, human relationships and key contemporary themes, creating narratives that focus on human nature rather than the natural environment of the Nordic countries.
Visitors will find themselves transported to a Nordic fantasy world where caricatures and comics provide inspiration and represent fully-fledged, independent works of art. The works in the exhibition unveil a perception of comic art that presents to the viewer stories which are expressed graphically, as illustrations or through textiles, paintings or installations.
The idea behind the exhibition came from Nordic House on the Faroe Islands, but in addition to Faroese artists, visual and comic artists from Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Denmark are also represented. The exhibition was first shown in Nordic House in autumn 2014 before relocating to Northern Atlantic House in Copenhagen in 2015 and then the comics festival in Helsinki and the Nordic Institute on the Åland Islands.
Exhibition conceived by Sif Gunnarsdóttir, director, Nordic House, Faroe Islands
Exhibition curated by Lotte Nishanthi Winther, Master of Arts in Art
For further information please contact Eha Vain, cultural adviser to the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Estonia (telephone: +372 627 3104; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)