Dream of the Benzene Ring - Heimir Snær

The Dream of the Benzene Ring er málverkasýning eftir Heimir Snær sem sameinar málverkið og hljóð. Verkefnið er innblásið af stöðluðum varúðarmerkjum sem finna má á olíu tengdum varningi eins og blöndunarmiðlum fyrir olíumálningu. Þessi varúðarmerki bera með sér senur sem boða hryllilega framtíð, líkt og myrkar forspár sem eiga enn eftir að rætast.

Hvert verk á sitt samsvarandi hljóðverk, í þeim heyrast raddir þeirra sem hafa orðið fyrir hættum hvers varúðarmerkis.

Sýningin var fyrst opnuð fyrir almenningi í Á Milli Space (@a_milli_space) í Júní 2026.

The Dream of the Benzene Ring is a visual project which combines figurative painting accompanied with auditory installations. The project is inspired by standardized hazard symbols, commonly found on petroleum based products such as painting mediums. The scenes depicted on these hazard symbols tell of a grim future, akin to foreboding prophecies yet to unfold. Stemming from a standardized visual iconography, meant to transcend any language barrier, the dire situations depicted in them are made even stranger due to its sleek, cut and dry, black and white motif that is void of all humanity. By making them bleed through the veil of the painted world, these harrowing scenes are brought closer through the flesh of sharp but oddly sweet smelling oil paint.

Utilizing sound installations, each work will have an accompanying spoken word piece that connects voices possibly touched by each tragic warning. These voices will forward a prophecy, each connected to its painted counterpart.