Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir Iceland, b. 1980

Her practice engages with the dynamic interplay between materials, mechanisms, and human presence, allowing raw elements to shape the work as much as the artist herself. These staged systems highlight the impermanence and interdependence of all things, encouraging repeated encounters that reveal gradual change and layered meaning.

By challenging traditional boundaries between artist and material, Tryggvadóttir constructs experiences that shift perception. Her installations offer a space to reconsider relations and relationships as systems of reciprocal support—not as observers, but as part of a shared and evolving system.

Her work has been presented at the National Gallery of Iceland, The Reykjavik Art Museum, Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, and internationally from Mexico City to Greenland. In 2021, she received the Guðmunda Art Prize, recognizing her significant contributions to the Icelandic art scene.