Brynja Bjarnadóttir

April 29, 2017.

Posted by Nisa Nur Sayan.

Brynja Bjarnadóttir, February 2017

Brynja Bjarnadóttir is an Icelandic Musician who stayed with us during January and February 2017. She has been writing songs for the last 4 years and she decided to come here for far away from her daily routines and focus her own artwork. She has recorded 3 songs and inspired by the darkest winter of east fjords! During her stay, She also has been recording videos with her vintage camera and she experimented in ceramic and metal workshops with the other artists.

Brynja Bjarnadóttir in ceramic workshop, February 2017

Brynja is also a member of the band Dark Marcy which she formed with the other visiting Artist & Musicians at the Centre. Dark Marcy performed a couple of concerts at the Centre and where very well received. Dark Marcy has a facebook page worth visiting.

The Dark Marcy – Brynja Bjarnadóttir, Sacha Ratcliffe, Billie Zizi, Marina Shaltout, January 2017

Þór Þorbergsson & Brynja Bjarnadóttir are a good friend and they collaborated on Brynja’s dance performance during their residency in February 2017. Then, They recorded their performance in front of the ocean with the vintage camera at the end of their stay.

Þór Þorbergsson & Brynja Bjarnadóttir, February 2017

// More of Brynja’s Music & Video //
https://soundcloud.com/hestur

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEWD8jqWayI&sns=fb

Dark Marcy Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItiFxyOre3k

Check out the interview about her stay here:

Thank You Brynja!