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Form\u00e1li b\u00f3karinnar er skrifa\u00f0ur af samstarfsmanni Erlu til margra \u00e1ra, s\u00fdningarstj\u00f3ra s\u00fdningarinnar Jonatan Habib-Engqvist sem jafnframt tekur forvitnilegt vi\u00f0tal vi\u00f0 listamanninn \u00fear sem fari\u00f0 er \u00fat \u00ed a\u00f0fer\u00f0arfr\u00e6\u00f0i Erlu vi\u00f0 m\u00e1lunina sj\u00e1lfa. Jonatan er kennismi\u00f0ur \u00e1 svi\u00f0i m\u00e1lverksins \u00ed Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 og \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum vettvangi en hann ritst\u00fdr\u00f0i me\u00f0al annars b\u00f3kinni ‘Thinking Through Painting’ (2014) sem fjallar um ath\u00f6fnina a\u00f0 m\u00e1la sem listranns\u00f3knart\u00e6ki. \u00cd vi\u00f0talinu leggur Erla fram \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00f3narhorn a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 standa frammi fyrir au\u00f0um striganum s\u00e9 eins og a\u00f0 b\u00faa sig undir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 steypa s\u00e9r \u00fat \u00ed \u00e6vint\u00fdri sem eigi eftir a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra s\u00e9r \u00f3fyrirs\u00e9\u00f0nar upp\u00e1komur. H\u00fan hafi enga stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 \u00feeim, \u00fe\u00e6r gerast bara \u00ed ferlinu og sem h\u00fan ver\u00f0i a\u00f0 l\u00fata \u00feeim, m\u00e6ta \u00e1 vellinum og t\u00e6kla. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9 mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem er framundan s\u00e9 \u00f3r\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0 annars myndi henni fara a\u00f0 lei\u00f0ast flj\u00f3tlega. H\u00fan l\u00edkir \u00feessu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 henda s\u00e9r \u00fat \u00ed \u00f3lgandi flj\u00f3ti\u00f0 snemma a\u00f0 vori. \u00dea\u00f0 s\u00e9 s\u00e1rsaukafullt a\u00f0 st\u00f6kkva ofan \u00ed og missa \u00feannig stj\u00f3rn. H\u00fan ver\u00f0i bara a\u00f0 berast me\u00f0 straumnum, takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem gerist \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni og n\u00e1tt\u00farul\u00f6gm\u00e1lin og \u00e1 sama t\u00edma reyna a\u00f0 st\u00fdra l\u00edkamanum \u00ed \u00feessari hringi\u00f0u. Vi\u00f0tali\u00f0 heldur s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1fram og kemur inn \u00e1 t\u00e6kin sem h\u00fan notar vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3knina e\u00f0a fer\u00f0ina; litanotkun, beitingu pensilsins, l\u00fdsingu, sj\u00f3narhorn, val \u00e1 myndefni og anna\u00f0 sem mj\u00f6g uppl\u00fdsandi er a\u00f0 lesa um.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var texti \u00fe\u00fdska s\u00fdningarstj\u00f3rans Kyllikki Zacharias sem vakti mesta athygli hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r. \u00cd greininni fjallar Kyllikki um a\u00f0fer\u00f0arfr\u00e6\u00f0i Erlu vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3kn og undirb\u00faning e\u00f0a um \u00fe\u00e1 lei\u00f0 sem farin er \u00e1\u00f0ur en sest er ni\u00f0ur og m\u00e1la\u00f0. Erla beitir a\u00f0fer\u00f0arfr\u00e6\u00f0i sem h\u00fan kallar ‘Task Painting’ e\u00f0a ‘M\u00e1la\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt tilm\u00e6lum’. B\u00f3kin fjallar um m\u00e1lverk sem h\u00f3fu vegfer\u00f0 s\u00edna sem tilm\u00e6li til listamannsins fr\u00e1 Magn\u00fasi Sigur\u00f0ssyni, Craniv Boyd, Hildigunni Birgisd\u00f3ttur, Stanislaw Ruksza, Katarzyna Kalinka og \u00f3\u00feekktum v\u00e6tti \u00ed Witherle sk\u00f3gi \u00ed Maine \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum. \u00cd greininni sem inniheldur fj\u00f6lda lj\u00f3smynda er rakin a\u00f0fer\u00f0arfr\u00e6\u00f0i sem byrjar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Erla bi\u00f0ur vini s\u00edna um a\u00f0 gefa s\u00e9r tilm\u00e6li sem ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fatgangspunkti ranns\u00f3knarvinnu \u00fear sem Erla vi\u00f0ar a\u00f0 s\u00e9r myndefni sem tengist tilm\u00e6lunum. Erla fer \u00ed fer\u00f0alag sem innbl\u00e1si\u00f0 er af \u00feekkingu hennar \u00e1 listas\u00f6gu heimsins og n\u00e1tt\u00farulegum fyrirb\u00e6rum og landslagi en einnig myndbrotum \u00far hversdagsl\u00edfinu. Myndirnar eru valdar af kostg\u00e6fni og s\u00ed\u00f0ar nota\u00f0ar til hli\u00f0sj\u00f3nar vi\u00f0 m\u00e1lunina. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00e1 \u00feessu stigi sem Erla stendur \u00e1 bakka flj\u00f3tsins og hendir s\u00e9r \u00fat \u00ed af miklu hugrekki og ranns\u00f3knin heldur \u00e1fram sem ath\u00f6fn e\u00f0a prakt\u00edk. Vandlegur undirb\u00faningur er \u00feannig ekki sama og fyrirsj\u00e1anleiki. Me\u00f0 \u00feessari a\u00f0fer\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur Erla a\u00f0 eigin s\u00f6gn a\u00f0 rottu sem byggir eigin v\u00f6lundarg\u00f6ng og vitnar \u00fear \u00ed franska rith\u00f6fundinn Raymond Queneau. \u00dearna er Erla a\u00f0 t\u00e6kla hi\u00f0 \u00f3endanlega listr\u00e6na frelsi sem listamenn hafa noti\u00f0 \u00ed sk\u00f6pun sinni s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld og meitlar s\u00e9r lei\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum sj\u00e1lfskipa\u00f0ar takmarkanir tilm\u00e6lanna til a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 kjarnanum \u2013 h\u00fan finnur undankomulei\u00f0. H\u00fan \u00fearfnast \u00feessara sj\u00e1lfbygg\u00f0u takmarkana og undankomulei\u00f0ar vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00feetta algera frelsi gerir au\u00f0ann strigann a\u00f0 einskonar pl\u00e1netu \u00e1n sportbrautar. \u00dea\u00f0 vanti s\u00f3lina e\u00f0a kerfi til a\u00f0 sn\u00faast \u00ed kringum. Algert frelsi s\u00e9 l\u00edka alger \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fatkomunni og \u00feannig ver\u00f0i au\u00f0i hv\u00edti striginn a\u00f0 martra\u00f0akenndu hyld\u00fdpi.<\/p>\n Fremst \u00ed b\u00f3kinni er a\u00f0 finna inngangstexta eftir listr\u00e6nan stj\u00f3rnanda Bethanien listastofnunarinnar, Christoph Tannert, en Erla er ein af f\u00e1um \u00edslensku listam\u00f6nnum sem hafa hloti\u00f0 \u00feann hei\u00f0ur a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00fathluta\u00f0 vinnustofu \u00ed Bethanien sem sta\u00f0sett er \u00ed mi\u00f0ju listasenunnar \u00ed Berl\u00edn. \u00dea\u00f0 sem Tannert finnst \u00e1hugavert vi\u00f0 m\u00e1lverk Erlu er a\u00f0 h\u00fan fetar s\u00ednar eigin lei\u00f0ir um lei\u00f0 og h\u00fan \u00e1 \u00ed st\u00f6\u00f0ugu samtali vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0ina. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki n\u00fdtt af n\u00e1linni a\u00f0 listamenn noti sj\u00e1lfskipa\u00f0ar takmarkanir e\u00f0a reglur og tilm\u00e6li til a\u00f0 f\u00e1st vi\u00f0 listk\u00f6pun s\u00edna. \u00dea\u00f0 sem er \u00e1hugavert er a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a hvernig Erla da\u00f0rar vi\u00f0 liststefnur og a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir fort\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 h\u00e1tt sem tikkar \u00ed takt vi\u00f0 samt\u00edmann. Tannert vitnar \u00ed Erlu sem tekur fram a\u00f0 h\u00fan skilji \u00fea\u00f0 sem svo a\u00f0 hlutverk m\u00e1lverksins \u00ed samt\u00edmanum s\u00e9 f\u00f3lgi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 skapi r\u00fdmi fyrir s\u00e1lir einstaklinga, \u00fea\u00f0 gefi s\u00e1linni r\u00f6dd \u00ed augnablikinu. Hin einstaka r\u00f6dd s\u00e9 \u00e1 sama t\u00edma hin samf\u00e9lagslega r\u00f6dd, og sta\u00f0bundin r\u00f6dd s\u00e9 a\u00f0 sama skapi hin algilda r\u00f6dd. H\u00fan vonar a\u00f0 m\u00e1lverkin hennar s\u00e9u aldrei lokani\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur, heldur miki\u00f0 frekar a\u00f0 \u00feau opni sl\u00edk r\u00fdmi.<\/p>\n B\u00f3kin f\u00e6st v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed borginni. Me\u00f0al annars \u00ed M\u00e1l og Menningu og \u00e1 \u00f6llum helstu s\u00f6fnum. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00e6rd\u00f3msr\u00edkt a\u00f0 spegla eigin listsk\u00f6pun \u00ed a\u00f0fer\u00f0arfr\u00e6\u00f0i Erlu og um a\u00f0 gera a\u00f0 n\u00e6la s\u00e9r \u00ed eintak en einnig vegna \u00feessa a\u00f0 um \u00feessar mundir stendur yfir \u00f6nnnur einkas\u00fdning Erlu \u00ed Hallgr\u00edmskirkju. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur h\u00fan teki\u00f0 fyrir sk\u00f6punars\u00f6guna sem einhvers konar tilm\u00e6li til a\u00f0 hefja skapandi feril. \u00cd s\u00fdningarstj\u00f3ratextanum kemur Jonatan inn \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 nota \u00fe\u00e1 listr\u00e6nu a\u00f0fer\u00f0 a\u00f0 skapa kerfi \u00ed kringum listsk\u00f6pun s\u00edna \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00e1lgist Erla \u00e1 gagnr\u00fdnin h\u00e1tt langl\u00edfar en \u00fat \u00far s\u00e9r gengnar hugmyndir um hinn gu\u00f0d\u00f3mlega innbl\u00e1stur og skylda hugmynd um a\u00f0 listama\u00f0urinn skapi \u00far engu \u2013 ex nihilo. M\u00e1lverkin \u00ed Hallgr\u00edmskirkju byggja \u00e1 sj\u00f6 teikningum \u00far \u00cdslensku teiknib\u00f3kinni en hafa \u00ed h\u00f6ndum Erlu d\u00fdpka\u00f0 verulega tilv\u00edsunarheim sinn. \u00dearna er v\u00edsa\u00f0 \u00ed \u00edslamska list, tarot spil, mynsturger\u00f0 Ndebele f\u00f3lksins \u00ed Su\u00f0ur-Afr\u00edku, egypskar fornminjar, dulspeki gy\u00f0inga, evr\u00f3pska sem og \u00edslenska og japanska list en l\u00edka hversdag Erlu sj\u00e1lfrar. M\u00e1lverkin ver\u00f0a fer\u00f0alag um heim Erlu. H\u00f6fu\u00f0verk s\u00fdningarinnar er m\u00e1la\u00f0 me\u00f0 hli\u00f0sj\u00f3n af s\u00edmamynd sem h\u00fan t\u00f3k upp \u00ed r\u00fami af sj\u00e1lfri s\u00e9r liggja \u00ed leti \u00e1 sj\u00f6unda degi vikunnar. Gefur h\u00fan \u00ed skyn a\u00f0 letin sj\u00e1lf s\u00e9 \u00fear sem uppruna sk\u00f6punar s\u00e9 a\u00f0 finna.<\/p>\n![\"bokattach\"](\"https:\/\/artzine.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bokattach.jpg\")
\nErla S. Haraldsd\u00f3ttir „Make a painting of trees growing in a forest“, 2015, monograph. Crymogea. H\u00f6nnun: Ariane Spanier, Stephie Becker,\u00a0Texti: Christoph Tannert, Dr. Kyllikki Zacharias, Jonatan Habib Engqvist.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"dok_erla_s_h_kalmar_konstmuseum_2015_11_michelangelo_miskulin_47\"](\"https:\/\/artzine.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Dok_Erla_S_H_Kalmar_konstmuseum_2015_11_Michelangelo_Miskulin_47.png\")
„Make a Painting of Trees Growing in a Forest“ 2015. Solo exhibition. Kalmar konstmuseum, Kalmar, Sweden. Lj\u00f3smyndari:\u00a0Michelangelo Miskulin.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"genesis_hallgrim\"](\"https:\/\/artzine.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/genesis_hallgrim.jpg\")
\nFr\u00e1 Genesis s\u00fdningunni \u00ed Hallgr\u00edmskirkju. Lj\u00f3smyndari: Vigf\u00fas Birgisson.<\/strong><\/p>\n