Des photos prises en Islande pays de son épouse, par le photographe anglais. Il en rapporté des photographies en noir et blanc de tout ce qui l’entoure dans ce paysage si particulier : la nature, les paysages, les gens, l’intérieur de sa maison ; introduction avec un texte de Birgir Andrésson, introduction de Christopher Taylor, texte de Monica Dematté.
“Steinholt is a house in the fishing village of Þórshöfn in the remote northeast corner of Iceland. Built in 1929 by my wife’s paternal grandparents, the house was given a name before there was a street. My wife, Álfheiður, was named after her grandmother. The closeness of their relationship and the unexpected circumstances by which we came to acquire this small house, are where the photographic project begins. Informed by stories and written accounts, I have retraced the movements of my wife’s ancestors as they criss-crossed the landscape, in search of work or a place to live. The resulting series of black and white analogue photographs compiled over the last five years are an attempt to interpret the past and investigate the origin of names as a means to inhabiting the landscape.” – Christopher Taylor.
Zoologiste et photographe autodidacte, Christopher Taylor (né en 1958) a beaucoup voyagé en France, en Islande, au Japon, en Inde et en Chine. Il a organisé des expositions solo et de groupe à Paris, Madrid, Londres, Pékin, Delhi, Mumbai et Calcutta, et est représenté par la Galerie Camera Obscura à Paris, et Tasveer en Inde.
