Exhibition Nordic Nature
NORDIC NATURE
The Nordic Nature exhibition is organized by Nordic Bookbinding Society in collaboration with the Icelandic National and University Library and the Icelandic bookbinders JAM-group.
We would like to thank all bookbinders and book artists who took part in the exhibition! There were 59 entries altogether from all the Nordic countries and even beyond. So many wonderful different ways to approach the theme of the exhibition. Congratulations everyone for your great work! We hope that this exhibition will be an inspiration for us all and also to new binders.
Welcome to enjoy the exhibition in its many forms!
You can visit the Nordic Nature physical exhibition at the National and University Library of Iceland in Reykjavik. It opened 23rd of April and will be open until 1st of September. Please note that the library will be closed for two weeks’ summer holiday beginning Monday 21st of July and will reopen again Tuesday 5th of August. What a wonderful excuse to travel to Iceland if you ever needed one! https://landsbokasafn.is/
You can see the exhibition online: https://www.nordicnature.online/. Alongside the details and the descriptions of the bindings there are several photos of each binding. Click them open to enjoy the full view of them.
At the exhibition website you will also find links to 3D images of the bindings. The images open in Sketchfab, which is hosting the big 3D files. If you like, you can sign in and start to follow the account StevieBoy9395!
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/thea-stenkamp-ea320746a4d94b50952c08f7b7cd718b
The images of the bindings are also being posted one per day on the Nordic Bookbinding Society’s
Instagram account
https://www.instagram.com/nordicbookbindingsociety/
Facebook account
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550820665496
PA prize
This was not a competition but as stated in our articles of association, one of the participants was to be awarded the PA prize (150 €). The selection was to be made by the NBS exhibition committee, and they wished to give the award for outstanding craftsmanship.
The committee chose to give the award to Thea Stenkamp, who is a student in Leksand Folkhögskola.
Congratulations Thea for your beautiful binding!
A BIG THANK YOU
To all our partners and sponsors and all the people who have given their time and expertise to make the NORDIC NATURE exhibition a great success:
Grafía (Graphics Union – Iceland) and Nordisk Kulturfond for financial support.
National and University Library of Iceland for hosting the exhibition, providing facilities for the photography and the 3D scanning and organising and co-funding the catering for the opening.
Tækniskóli (Technical College Reykjavik) for printing the 4-page booklets and the posters.
Sólrún Svana Pétursdóttir for creating the exhibition leaflet and poster with blueberries.
Helgi Bragason for photographing the books and Stefán Jón Sigurðson for help.
Stephen Hannah for scanning and processing the 3D images of the exhibits.
Ólafur Jóhann Engilbertsson for setting up the exhibition at the library.
Einar Sveinn Ragnarsson for creating the exhibition website.
Kristine Novika Svensson and Johanna Svenonius for the Instagram and Facebook exhibitions.
Stephen Hannah and Kristine Novika Svensson for communicating with the participants of the exhibition and keeping NBS informed about the plans in Iceland.
Most of all NBS wants to thank the Icelandic bookbinders’ JAM group for being the driving force behind this exhibition and organising all the wonderful activities held in connection with the opening!
Read more about the opening festivities in our blog articles! blog/
If you have any questions concerning the exhibition please send e-mail to kristine@nordicbookbindingsociety.com
WELCOME TO JOIN NBS AS A MEMBER!
This society and its activities are aimed at all levels of bookbinders and book artists, whether professional, retired, students or amateurs. We also warmly welcome organisations and companies as well as supporting members and all kinds of book enthusiasts. To be a member you don’t have to live in a Nordic country. You are all very welcome to join and help build this bookish community together! Here is the link to signing up to be a member:
https://nordicbookbindingsociety.com/plans/different-memberships/
The founding congress and some of our future work has been made possible by support from following organisations:
Nordisk Kulturfond
Grafisk Almenvelgørende Fond, Denmark
Kungl. Patriotiska Sällskapet, Sweden
Espoon Kirjansitojat ry — Esbo Bokbindare rf, Finland
De grafiske fags legatfond, Denmark
Ida Petrons minnesfond, Sweden
