Iceland

‘It’s evil’: Björk declares war on open-pen salmon farming in Iceland

We speak to the singer about her fight against fish farming in Iceland, her admiration for Rosalía, and what kind of sea creature she would choose to be

Music

Nov 09, 2023

James Greig

Film & TV

Watch Björk as a whispering seeress in The Northman trailer

Robert Eggers’ Viking revenge film also stars the Icelandic singer’s daughter, plus Alexander Skarsgård and Anya Taylor-Joy

Film & TV

Dec 21, 2021

Felicity Martin

Fashion

Nike ACG Campaign

How tech and glacial field trips are igniting a new era at Nike ACG

Showing the ultimate dedication to testing, ACG’s design director and head of innovation at Nike explain why technology, athletic insights, and Iceland are paving the way for the collection’s future

Fashion

Nov 19, 2021

Music

Björk shares choral masterpiece with the Hamrahlid Choir

Björk shares a new choral masterpiece with the Hamrahlid Choir

‘Cosmogony’ explores the origin of matter and astrophysical systems

Music

Nov 06, 2020

Patrick Benjamin

Film & TV

The slow-burn Icelandic noir tackling toxic masculinity and grief

Icelandic writer-director Hlynur Pálmason discusses his latest feature A White, White Day, an intense character study about a widower consumed by loneliness

Film & TV

Jul 06, 2020

Nick Chen

Music

Björk is playing three shows in Iceland in August – complete with audiences

With Iceland having nearly eliminated coronavirus, Björk will play to crowds in Reykjavík to raise money for women’s charities

Music

Jun 29, 2020

Selim Bulut

Music

Björk in conversation with Sufi mystic Llewelyn Vaughan-Lee

The two thinkers go deep on creation, spirituality, and nature in a one-on-one initially published in a booklet made for the Cornucopia tour

Music

Nov 21, 2019

Music

How Björk’s choreographer made Cornucopia’s musicians move like petals

Margrét Bjarnadóttir reveals how to find what is special inside every dancer

Music

Nov 21, 2019

Aimee Cliff

Music

Björk revisits her old school to play a surprise DJ set

School dances in Iceland sound pretty great

Music

Apr 13, 2019

Thom Waite

Fashion

clifford jago stylist photography iceland

Enter the surreal world of Clifford Jago, the non-existent fashion stylist

We catch up with the anonymous duo behind the character

Fashion

Apr 25, 2018

Dominic Cadogan

Music

Cyber - photo by Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir

Meet the women running Iceland’s rap scene

Though the country is often associated with artists like Björk and Sigur Rós, hip hop is fast becoming its most popular genre – at Iceland Airwaves festival, we meet five female acts who are making that happen

Music

Nov 09, 2017

Lior Phillips

Photography

Julian Klincewicz, Grace Ahlbom’s PURE, DESIRE

Teen boys and boredom collide amongst the beauty of Iceland

Julian Klincewicz and Grace Ahlbom journey to Iceland for their new collaborative project PURE, DESIRE – premiered here

Photography

Mar 14, 2017

Ashleigh Kane

Music

Meet the women putting the fire in Iceland’s music scene

While the country is known for ethereal music and progressive politics, these musicians are showing there’s still a lot to fight for – and doing so with decidedly un-whimsical music

Music

Nov 16, 2016

Lior Phillips

Arts+Culture