Features the dwelling Austurgerði 13, lost to the 1973 eruption of Eldfell, as it reveals itself through a layer of fresh snow and volcanic ash. Landscape format. Signed on the reverse by the artist.

One of seven archival giclée prints of photographs which form a series called ‘Where the Land Rises’, produced using medium format and digital negatives. Photographed by Glasgow School of Art alumnus Peter Holliday in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland during the spring of 2015. Several of the prints were originally made for the 2015 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.

‘Where the Land Rises’ explores the complex interrelations between humankind and nature set against the unpredictable terrain of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in southern Iceland. Investigating themes of absence and remembrance, I examine the volcanic eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973, reflecting on how this sudden and unexpected trauma to the order of existence irreversibly transformed both the island’s topography and the collective psyche of the people who call it home. ‘Where the Land Rises’ ultimately considers the perception of the landscapes that surround us, and perhaps more significantly, how the changing environments we inhabit shape the human situation.

The cemetery gates of Vestmannaeyjar with the volcanoes Eldfell (left) and Helgafell (right) visible in background. Landscape format. Signed on the reverse by the artist.

One of seven archival giclée prints of photographs which form a series called ‘Where the Land Rises’, produced using medium format and digital negatives. Photographed by Glasgow School of Art alumnus Peter Holliday in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland during the spring of 2015. Edition of 20. Several of the prints were originally made for the 2015 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.

‘Where the Land Rises’ explores the complex interrelations between humankind and nature set against the unpredictable terrain of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in southern Iceland. Investigating themes of absence and remembrance, I examine the volcanic eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973, reflecting on how this sudden and unexpected trauma to the order of existence irreversibly transformed both the island’s topography and the collective psyche of the people who call it home. ‘Where the Land Rises’ ultimately considers the perception of the landscapes that surround us, and perhaps more significantly, how the changing environments we inhabit shape the human situation.

The town of Vestmannaeyjar, as seen from the harbour, backgrounded by the volcanoes Eldfell (left) and Helgafell (right). Landscape format. Signed on the reverse by the artist.

One of seven archival giclée prints of photographs which form a series called ‘Where the Land Rises’, produced using medium format and digital negatives. Photographed by Glasgow School of Art alumnus Peter Holliday in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland during the spring of 2015. Edition of 20. Several of the prints were originally made for the 2015 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.

‘Where the Land Rises’ explores the complex interrelations between humankind and nature set against the unpredictable terrain of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in southern Iceland. Investigating themes of absence and remembrance, I examine the volcanic eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973, reflecting on how this sudden and unexpected trauma to the order of existence irreversibly transformed both the island’s topography and the collective psyche of the people who call it home. ‘Where the Land Rises’ ultimately considers the perception of the landscapes that surround us, and perhaps more significantly, how the changing environments we inhabit shape the human situation.

A Christian crucifix marks the spot of the Eldfell crater. Landscape format. Signed on the reverse by the artist.

One of seven archival giclée prints of photographs which form a series called ‘Where the Land Rises’, produced using medium format and digital negatives. Photographed by Glasgow School of Art alumnus Peter Holliday in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland during the spring of 2015. Edition of 20. Several of the prints were originally made for the 2015 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.

‘Where the Land Rises’ explores the complex interrelations between humankind and nature set against the unpredictable terrain of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in southern Iceland. Investigating themes of absence and remembrance, I examine the volcanic eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973, reflecting on how this sudden and unexpected trauma to the order of existence irreversibly transformed both the island’s topography and the collective psyche of the people who call it home. ‘Where the Land Rises’ ultimately considers the perception of the landscapes that surround us, and perhaps more significantly, how the changing environments we inhabit shape the human situation.

Portrait of Gunnar Stefánsson, fisherman and inhabitant of Vestmannaeyjar, at his home. Portrait format. Signed on the reverse by the artist.

One of seven archival giclée prints of photographs which form a series called ‘Where the Land Rises’, produced using medium format and digital negatives. Photographed by Glasgow School of Art alumnus Peter Holliday in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland during the spring of 2015. Several of the prints were originally made for the 2015 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.

‘Where the Land Rises’ explores the complex interrelations between humankind and nature set against the unpredictable terrain of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in southern Iceland. Investigating themes of absence and remembrance, I examine the volcanic eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973, reflecting on how this sudden and unexpected trauma to the order of existence irreversibly transformed both the island’s topography and the collective psyche of the people who call it home. ‘Where the Land Rises’ ultimately considers the perception of the landscapes that surround us, and perhaps more significantly, how the changing environments we inhabit shape the human situation.

The memorial garden, built upon the ‘new lava’ in remembrance of the 1973 eruption of Eldfell. Landscape format. Signed on the reverse by the artist.

One of seven archival giclée prints of photographs which form a series called ‘Where the Land Rises’, produced using medium format and digital negatives. Photographed by Glasgow School of Art alumnus Peter Holliday in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland during the spring of 2015. Edition of 20. Several of the prints were originally made for the 2015 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.

‘Where the Land Rises’ explores the complex interrelations between humankind and nature set against the unpredictable terrain of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in southern Iceland. Investigating themes of absence and remembrance, I examine the volcanic eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973, reflecting on how this sudden and unexpected trauma to the order of existence irreversibly transformed both the island’s topography and the collective psyche of the people who call it home. ‘Where the Land Rises’ ultimately considers the perception of the landscapes that surround us, and perhaps more significantly, how the changing environments we inhabit shape the human situation.

A view of the ‘new lava’ laid down by the 1973 eruption of Eldfell. Landscape format. Signed on the reverse by the artist.

One of seven archival giclée prints of photographs which form a series called ‘Where the Land Rises’, produced using medium format and digital negatives. Photographed by Glasgow School of Art alumnus Peter Holliday in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland during the spring of 2015. Edition of 20. Several of the prints were originally made for the 2015 Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.

‘Where the Land Rises’ explores the complex interrelations between humankind and nature set against the unpredictable terrain of the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in southern Iceland. Investigating themes of absence and remembrance, I examine the volcanic eruption of Eldfell on the island of Heimaey in 1973, reflecting on how this sudden and unexpected trauma to the order of existence irreversibly transformed both the island’s topography and the collective psyche of the people who call it home. ‘Where the Land Rises’ ultimately considers the perception of the landscapes that surround us, and perhaps more significantly, how the changing environments we inhabit shape the human situation.