Hugarangur

EDITION

2023, Shortlisted

school

Ljósmyndaskólinn School of Photography, Reykjavik, Iceland

Links

gsifphotography.com
@gsifolafs

Amidst the chaos of life, we glide freely on a romantic rollercoaster through the past, present and future. We hang by a thread, and the circle of life has begun to dance along a very narrow tightrope. There will be an overdose of deadly deep crevasses. Even the rainbow begins to weep. A powerful pawn, you have a big part to play in the drama of life. In you exists a magical strength in an eternal little flower. Balance and hope reside within your love. Hugarangur is an Icelandic word that can be translated as mind ache or something that bothers the mind. The book Hugarangur is a personal response on ecological challenges that we are facing today. Photographs of children captured in their own feelings along with photographs from Icelandic nature captured on expeditions where feelings were allowed to take over, either positive or negative. I worry about the future on earth for my children. I'm sad how fast the glaciers in Iceland are melting, how forests and unspoiled nature are getting smaller by day and I don't like biodiversity and species being in danger of extinction. I suffer from climate grief and climate anxiety and when pushing myself out of the rabbit hole of depression I have learned that one form in dealing with that issue for individuals is to be more connected to nature. Visit nature more often, learn more about it, care better for it, gain healing power from it, give back and just overall grow more love in our hearts for nature. In the journey of making this project a glimpse of hope was found. I believe our children and elements of nature will work better together than previous generations for a better future on earth with stronger mutual connections.