Börkur’s “Conditions” at Blythe Projects
Emerging Icelandic filmmaker and photographer Börkur has marked his long-awaited debut in the contemporary art world with Work in Progress. Börkur began his career in still photography and later expanded his artistic repertoire to include directing.
He has directed commercials for Nike, Honda, Baileys and The Guardian along with music videos for Richard Ashcroft, Supergrass and Nine Black Alps. Börkur’s short film, Support, has gained global recognition at film festivals and is being distributed by Canal + in France.
Work in Progress unveils two ongoing projects.
Conditions is a series of poignant, sometimes unsettling, portraits. Borkur’s portraits reveal the physical, mental and emotional landscapes of an individual under the strain of addiction, fear and cultural alienation.
Come to Harm, a short film written by Stuart Beattie (Pirates of the Caribbean, G.I. Joe, Australia), is set in a society fueled by fear and suspicion. It is a stylish, kinetic thriller that sparks paranoia and culminates in a very unexpected finale.
Blythe Projects will present raw footage of Come to Harm currently being shot in Iceland.