Kompendium 37 2018 Gavle i Seyðisfjördur Gables in Seyðisfjörður Norwegian influence, timber and corrugated iron snapshots “For a period of 2

“For a period of 2 years Kessels and Ellery collected scrap metal and shared the fascination of the aesthetic quality of their found materials

before the trees become bare and the water turns clouded with frost

Bremen 2002

Each piece of clothing tells its own story

Kompendium 37 2018 Gavle i Seyðisfjördur Gables in Seyðisfjörður Norwegian influence, timber and corrugated iron snapshots “For a period of 2In the 19th century Norwegian sawmills started to produce ready made houses in kit form for export. Norwegian businessmen established in Seyisfjrur started importing these buildings both as homes, business premises and public buildings. The many preserved, colorful, Norwegian style wooden houses covered in corrugated iron, render Seyisfjrur unique in Iceland. Import to Iceland af corrugated iron from England began in 1870. First it was used on roofs