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Ruritania
Artist: Nicole Desautels, 2nd year MA Fine Art student.
The name Ruritania was first used in Anthony Hope’s 1894 novel Prisoner of Zenda as the location of a fictional town of a royal kingdom in central Europe. Ruritania has since been used as a term within academia and fairy tales to convey a romanticised or idealized portrayal of what a European town should be like, often denoting a utopia especially within political circles “what is greatness and how can that be best achieved”. Nicole Desautels takes the name Ruritania and utilizes recognizable symbols of power in objects that we directly or indirectly interact with everyday, thereby placing them in the role of the performer, a role that traditionally is taken by a person to embody an idea, sentiment or message. Desautels acts as a catalyst for these objects. The viewer is left to reexamine the relationship between us and these objects and the symbols that they represent, as well as the disconnect of what is being perceived versus what is being felt.
Nicole Desautels is a multimedia artist of Icelandic and Francophone descent from Treaty 1 Territory. She is a graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours program from the University of Manitoba. Her previous works focused primarily on time-based media, such as video and performance. She has been selected for participation in juried shows and has participated in many group shows in Canada and Iceland. Ruritania is her first solo exhibition. She is currently in her second year of the MA Fine Arts Program at the Iceland University of the Arts.
Opening: February 15th, 15:00 – 18:00
February 16th-20th 2025 open in the afternoons or by appointment (nicole23@lhi.is). February 21st, open by appointment.
Location: RÝMD, Völvufell 17, 111 Reykjavík.
Photo credits: Sisters Lumière / Instagram: @sisters_lumiere
