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VELGJA
/nausea
Velgja awakes within a conversation between the subconscious and the self in a dream. It arises and offers us clues about our lives - appearing to us in various ways: an upset stomach, series of sleepless nights, endless itching and bleeding wounds. Heavy, heavy breathing. As the waves within us demand to come forward. The piece expresses the nausea of the inner life moments before the itching begins.
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VELGJA is an audio/visual installation (audio/video and poem) premiered at IÐNÓ, Reykjavík, summer 2019. Later, presented at RASK #2 in Reykjavík. 2020 and at Young Nordic Music Festival in Denmark, 2021.
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Created by Ásdís Birna Gylfadóttir (visuals) and Ragnheiður Erla Björnsdóttir (audio, poem).
VELGJA
ég er inn í þér
volgur sopi
syndi
bít og klíp
píreygður
mallar sopi
sofna
veðra og vagga
nísti
volgur grípur
krýpur og klofnar
svíður
volgur sopi
NAUSEA
I am inside of you
a lukewarm sip
swim
bite and pinch
squinting
a sip is simmering
fall asleep
erode and cradle
gnash
lukewarm grabs
kneels down and cracks
stinging
a lukewarm sip
Poem and translation by Ragnheiður Erla Björnsdóttir
Poem on display