An evocative chronicle of the power of solitude in the natural world
I-m often asked, but have no idea why I chose Iceland, why I first started going, why I still go. In truth I believe Iceland chose me.-from the introduction
Contemporary artist Roni Horn first visited Iceland in 1975 at the age of nineteen, and since then, the island-s treeless expanse has had an enduring hold on Horn-s creative work. Through a series of remarkable and poetic reflections, vignettes, episodes, and illustrated essays, Island Zombie distills the artist-s lifelong experience of Iceland-s natural environment. Together, these pieces offer an unforgettable exploration of the indefinable and inescapable force of remote, elemental places, and provide a sustained look at how an island and its atmosphere can take possession of the innermost self.
Island Zombie is a meditation on being present. It vividly conveys Horn-s experiences, from the deeply profound to t
