The Eldfell Birthday Event (2004)

Ilana Halperin

C-type photographic print on MDF

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Classification:

Photograph

Materials:

C-type photographic print, MDF (Medium Density Fibre Board)

Dimensions:

40.5 x 60.5 cm

Accession Number:

GLAHA55275

Credit:

Purchased with funds from the National Collecting Scheme for Scotland which was originated and operated 2003-2006 by the Contemporary Art Society and supported by the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council, 2005

Scheme:

National Collecting Scheme for Scotland (NCSS) (2003-2006)

Ownership history:

Purchased from doggerfisher by the Contemporary Art Society, as part of its National Collecting Scheme for Scotland, with the aid of National Lottery funding through the Scottish Art Council, 1 September 2005; presented to The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, 2005

Relationship:

doggerfisher, Edinburgh The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Subject:

Volcano, Nature, Change

In 1973 a massive volcanic eruption on Heimaey, an island lying just off the southern coast of Iceland, led to the formation of a new landmass: an ash cone which was named Eldfell. Thirty years later in October 2003, Ilana Halperin travelled to Heimaey to celebrate both her own and Eldlfell's thirtieth birthday. This trip was the starting point for Nomadic Landmass, Halperin's first solo exhibition at doggerfisher, Edinburgh, Scotland in 2005. The exhibition included photographic images taken en-route to Eldfell by Halperin from the window of a small plane; drawings inspired by the Heimaey eruption; geological specimens; and footage of the actual 1973 eruption and evacuation of the island filmed by The Center for Short Lived Phenomena at The Smithsonian Institution, USA. The Hunterian, University of Glasgow in Scotland acquired a photograph, four drawings and one of the mineral samples, with funds from the National Collecting Scheme for Scotland which was originated and operated 2003-2006 by the Contemporary Art Society and supported by the National Lottery through the Scottish Arts Council.

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