New Environments

Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm UTC+00:00

Herma | Reykjavík

Herma
Publisher/HostHerma
New Environments
Advertisement
Welcome to New Environments, an exhibition presenting the final projects of students graduating from the MA Design and New Environments programme at Iceland University of the Arts.
New Environments refers to social, environmental, and technological challenges that call for situated and context‑responsive approaches to design. Through field research and close engagement with communities, landscapes, and specific conditions, students have developed independent design practices in which critical thinking, research, and creative exploration generate new perspectives and possibilities.
The projects are diverse in both subject matter and scale. Working with local materials and environments can give rise to new ways of working in which technology and craft meet in unexpected ways; other projects focus on waste and overlooked materials as potential resources. Some propose rituals that reawaken our relationship with the environment beyond the constant stimuli of technology and the information society, while others shape inclusive design practices that foster care and sensitivity within the social sphere.
The exhibition features prototypes, interactive installations, collaborative projects developed with communities and institutions, and narrative design works accompanied by reflective texts that situate the projects and invite further reading and conversation.
---------
Velkomin á sýninguna Nýir möguleikar / New Environments, afrakstur lokaverkefna nemenda í meistaranáminu MA Design and New Environments í Listaháskóla Íslands.
Yfirskrift sýningarinnar vísar til félagslegra, umhverfislegra og tæknilegra áskorana sem kalla á staðbundnar og samhengistengdar aðferðir í hönnun. Með vettvangsrannsóknum og nánum tengslum við aðstæður í samfélagi, umhverfi og náttúru hafa nemendur þróað sjálfstæðar hönnunaraðferðir þar sem gagnrýnin hugsun, rannsóknir og skapandi nálgun leiða fram ný sjónarhorn og möguleika.
Verkefnin eru fjölbreytt í efnistökum og aðferðum. Sum vinna með staðbundið efni og umhverfi þar sem tækni og handverk mætast á nýjan hátt, önnur beina sjónum að úrgangi og vanmetnum efnum sem mögulegum auðlindum, enn önnur leggja til helgisiði sem endurvekja tengsl okkar við umhverfið handan stöðugs áreitis tækni- og upplýsingasamfélagsins, og svo sem kalla eftir því að efla umhyggju og næmni innan hins félagslega rýmis með inngildandi hönnun.
Á sýningunni má sjá frumgerðir, gagnvirkar innsetningar, samstarfsverkefni við samfélag og stofnanir, ásamt frásagnarkenndum hönnunarverkum og ígrunduðum textum sem setja verkin í samhengi og opna fyrir frekari lestur og samtal.
Advertisement

Event Venue

Herma, Hverfisgata 4, 101 Reykjavíkurborg, Ísland, Reykjavík, Iceland

Tickets

Icon
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

Ask AI if this event suits you:

More Events in Reykjavík

Afm\u00e6lislei\u00f0s\u00f6gn um h\u00f6ggmyndagar\u00f0 \u00c1smundar Sveinssonar
Wed, 20 May at 04:15 pm Afmælisleiðsögn um höggmyndagarð Ásmundar Sveinssonar

Ásmundarsafn

Innbl\u00e1stur \u00ed B\u00f3kasafni Mosfellsb\u00e6jar
Wed, 20 May at 05:00 pm Innblástur í Bókasafni Mosfellsbæjar

Þverholt 2, 270 Mosfellsbær, Iceland

Deep Rest \u2013 Reset Your Nervous System
Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Deep Rest – Reset Your Nervous System

Yoga Shala Reykjavík

Me\u00f0 l\u00f6gum skal land byggja - L\u00f6gregluk\u00f3rinn, Rokkk\u00f3r \u00cdslands og Stebbi Jak
Wed, 20 May at 08:00 pm Með lögum skal land byggja - Lögreglukórinn, Rokkkór Íslands og Stebbi Jak

Harpa tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhús / Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre

M\u00e1l\u00feing HD-samtakanna - Sterkari saman
Thu, 21 May at 02:00 pm Málþing HD-samtakanna - Sterkari saman

Háskólinn í Reykjavík

Sandrayati
Thu, 21 May at 05:00 pm Sandrayati

Óðinsgata 2, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland

A Visit to Helgafell: How the Sagas Relate to Modern Life
Thu, 21 May at 05:00 pm A Visit to Helgafell: How the Sagas Relate to Modern Life

Arngrímsgata 5, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland

Vi\u00f0 f\u00f6gnum sumri
Thu, 21 May at 05:00 pm Við fögnum sumri

Skólavörðustígur 20, Reykjavík, Iceland

Sk\u00f3laslit S\u00f6ngsk\u00f3lans \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm Skólaslit Söngskólans í Reykjavík

Söngskólinn í Reykjavík

Reykjavík is Happening!

Never miss your favorite happenings again!

Explore Reykjavík Events