Jónsi’s Hrafntinna (Obsidian) and Jean-Luc Moulène and Teams are two of Mona’s three showcase temporary exhibitions. While Jónsi’s installation arouses an emotional and even transcendental response in his evocation of Iceland’s natural environment, Jean-Luc Moulène’s exhibition is more subtle, with the French artist employing three-dimensional modelling and local technicians to shape elemental materials like wood, sandstone, wax, and zinc.
A recent Mona acquisition, Jónsi’s installation is inspired by the 2021 eruption of the volcano Fagradalsfjall in the artist’s native Iceland. At the time, Jónsi was stranded in America and missing home. draws on Jónsi’s musical talents to produce an experience that is deeply moving, evoking the melancholy and beauty of the Icelandic landscape—a landscape that has striking similarities to some
