Ísar Svan: Virðulegar þýðingar upplifana / A Truthful Translation of Experience · Þula Hafnartorg

A Truthful Translation of Experience continues Ísar Svan’s exploration of the landscapes of childhood and how they continue to emerge in his work. In these works, the landscape does not appear as a direct depiction of a specific place, but rather as a source of images, forms, and emotions that are continually transformed through painting. The works approach landscape as something that remains within us, continuing to shape our experiences long after we have left a place behind.

 

Through painting, Ísar seeks to translate these experiences into a visual language in which the boundaries between memory, lived experience, and imagination become blurred.

Ísar Svan (b. 1999) is an emerging artist based in Reykjavík. His practice centers on exploring the relationship between his internal landscapes and the physical environment he grew up in – an emotional terrain that continues to exert a deep, enduring influence.

Primarily a painter, Ísar also works with drawing and video, weaving together introspective narratives that often blur the lines between memory and geography.