Driftwood


‘Driftwood’ brings into question politicising and romanticising human migration based on differentiating it from

any other movements in nature. Historically, the wood drifting to the shores of Iceland has been a precious

material in the mostly woodless island, hence returning driftwood to the sea is a quiet yet rebellious act against

the economic and political perspective on migrations.


Comissioned piece for the  Vestur í Bláin multidisciplinary art project, Reykjavik, 2020.

Collaboration with Ewa Marcinek.

Music by Julius Pollux.


Press coverage:

https://grapevine.is/icelandic-culture/art/2020/10/15/creating-visibility-with-sound-julius-rothlaender-claire-paugam-on-vestur-i-blainn/