02:31. scream #1. 12:58. Midpunkt_katainga_listokkar_stutt.mov. 22:43. the artist playing chess with the media - Venture Capital - Katrín Inga - Gallery Gudmundsdottir
: Inspired by the video, she begins a project called Land Self Love . She treks into the canyons of Börkur’s place ( Barkarstaðir ), using her own physicality to map the landscape. She films herself standing perfectly still in the wind, trying to become the unmoving midpoint of the chaotic Icelandic weather. midpunkt_katainga_listokkar_stutt.mov (540p).mp4
: Elín becomes fascinated by the midpoint of the stretching gum—the moment right before it snaps. She realizes her own life has been a series of stretches toward other people’s expectations, but she has never found her own center. Midpunkt_katainga_listokkar_stutt
The filename refers to a video project by Icelandic contemporary artist Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir . The title combines "Miðpunktur" (Midpoint), her artist name "Katrín Inga" (Kata Inga), and "Listokkar" (an Icelandic slang or portmanteau related to "Art Us" or artistic collective), with "stutt" meaning "short". She treks into the canyons of Börkur’s place
We could focus on the of the film or delve deeper into the Icelandic folklore that might influence Elín's journey. Katrin Inga - Artist - Vimeo
: While cleaning out a defunct art collective’s studio (the "Listokkar"), Elín finds an old 540p monitor playing a looping video titled Miðpunktur . It shows nothing but a single piece of chewing gum being stretched and reshaped—a symbol of "perfect abstract form".
The story follows Elín, a woman living in the high-contrast landscape of West Iceland. She has spent her life feeling like a "poorly made object" ( eins og illa gerður hlutur ), never quite fitting into the rigid roles of her small town.
