[mayhem in iceland] more than the sum of its parts

Primal instincts with the daughters of Snorri

We all like a good disaster happening to someone else to reinforce our own comfort zone:

A geyser cut through the asphalt of a parking lot in central Reykjavík yesterday, while a tree sprouted straight through a Skoda.

Apparently, that is the path of destruction a French giant has left behind. His daughter, a giant mechanical marionette, will stroll through the streets of Reykjavík tomorrow to calm her father down.

“The artworks do more than brighten up the everyday life. They create a real quality of life, increase understanding and humanity, said Thórunn Sigurdardóttir, the artistic director of Reykjavík Arts Festival, which ends May 26.

Click here to watch a video of the geyser and the Skoda.

And here I was thinking that it was finally beginning - the dreaded hand of the Nordic revenge.