Let the Bloody Revolution Live

Eyfjörð has had a successful career for four decades and his work reflects our perceptions, experiences and understanding. This is nothing new in art – one might even say that this is the primary concern of all artists – but Eyfjörð’s exhibitions stand apart because he insists on always turning up many and often contradictory answers to every question. He thinks – and sometimes obsesses – on his subjects and tries to look at them from different perspectives. He often seeks and quotes the opinion of others, even engaging spirit mediums to canvass opinions from “beyond the veil”.

In the run-up to the exhibition Eyfjörð had a session with the clairvoyant Ágústa Sigurfinnsdóttir who mediated the following:

1. Kali is the first thing that appears above the exhibition and the opening on 30 March. Kali (Sanskrit: काली, Bengali: কালী, Kālī), also known as Kalika (Bengali: কালিকা, Kālikā) is a Hindu goddess and represents the eternal energy of the universe. The name Kali means “black” but has also taken on the meaning “force of time” (kala). Kali is the goddess of time, death and transformation. Kali is most often depicted as a dark and vicious monster and in many cases thought to represent total destruction. Complex Tantric studies within Hinduism have broadened its definition, even to the point of considering Kali “the finite reality” or Brahman. Kali has sometimes been worshipped as Bhavatarini or literally as the universal saviour.
2. The numbers 3, 6, 9 appear strong, they can be interpreted as either the number of works or those who leave. Their sum is 18 and thus the final outcome is 9. Work no. 9 sticks out especially. The mask is therefore strong, it can be found in works 6 and 9.
3. Three will become expectant, two offended and one excited. He buys. In a ring, the final point can also mark its start. Is this the end of something and a start of something else?
4. But you’ll receive a message, a letter or a phone call about the works from someone who’s connected to them. Somebody drops a glass. In the closer left corner when entering the hall.
5. This will have considerable effect. Double-edged. Positive. Some will be surprised and stare. It is a known fact that dogs bark at what they do not know. Many people have a watchdog in their head which warns them against possible danger, such as new ideas. Novelty has often been met with barking and biting. However, these watchdogs have very little effect on the overall view. Artists don’t have to prepare their ideas to suit the appetite of every starving dog. Ignore the barking.
6. An old work, which always gave problems, props up in the discussion, it would appear that it finally gets where it’s supposed to be. A woman appears, slim and dark, well-educated and intelligent, she will evaluate things. She is very good at what she does and has been employed by a foreign party to choose and decline.
7. The autumn is prominent, or the time just into winter. The next steps are connected to the number 11, hope drives everything. HOPE, ESPOIR, VON, SPERANZA.
8. Heraclitos does make an appearance. He shows up to present to us his only book which has been preserved. He kept it in the Artemis Temple in Ephesus. Heraclitos claimed that most people were asleep in their own world. If we ever awoke from this sleep, we might possibly approach some sort of real truth about our existence.
9. Joy appears in the people who come, and happiness with the guests. I see an older woman with a stick, and her granddaughter. They are fun to be with, but not the people we hoped for. A friend brings a beautiful companion. Jealousy rears its head. Eugène Ionesco: “Only the ephemeral is of lasting value.”
10. No, but someone from the north is involved and a doctor gets in touch.
11. The state-run media attends to their cultural duties.

The world expresses itself in patterns. Everything is constantly changing. Is there any beauty in the present situation, in the chaos? Looking back, it can be seen what has changed and which patterns led us here. What can the individual do to influence matters? Look inward, then you will see what’s always been hidden. It was there all along. Conscience, ideas, transformation and holistic treatment. Kali reappears to say goodbye, she is surrounded by dancers. Small bells around their ankles provide the accompaniment. For new things to happen, old things must be pushed aside.

Ágústa Sigurfinnsdóttir, clairvoyant