Chromatic: Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir

The exhibition Chromatic by Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir displays a new series of watercolour works and a sculpture stemming from the artist's ongoing research project Multipolar which explores the history of the magnetic field of the Planet.

In her praxis Tryggvadóttir explores invisible forces in nature in a quest of furthering her understanding of our surroundings. In a collaboration with leading specialists in the Earth's magnetic field she explores possible artistic scenarios where the magnetic force can influence situational spaces. Chromatic presents one of those scenarios. In the series Magnetic Allure Tryggvadóttir stages watercolour performances where the water renders the colour in an autonomous process affected by magnets. Pitch black iron based particles move across the topography of the paper, pulled towards different magnetic forces lined up at various points on the paper. These impressive and playful works are mesmerizing as they blur the lines of material and artistic agency. The task of deciphering where the magnetic process stops and Tryggvadóttir´s manipulation begins becomes impossible.