Author: Nick Miners

Item: Ástarljóð (Love Poems) by Davið Stefánsson Ösp, who alternates between living in London and Iceland, grew up on a farm called Tjörn in Svarfaðardalur, near Dalvík in northern Iceland. The family used to be farmers but […]

Item: Westman Islands landscape Ástþór (who calls himself Astor for non-Icelandic tongues) grew up in Vestmannaeyjar, a town in the Westman Islands which lie to the south of the Icelandic mainland. Growing up in Vestmannaeyjar was great […]

Item: Áræðni (Determination) Clara grew up in the Árbær suburb of Reykjavík where she played freely outdoors among nature. In 2007 she moved to London to study Architecture. It wasn’t her original plan to study […]

Item: ‘Uruz’ rune necklace Rannveig is an opera singer from Garðabær, near Reykjavík, who moved to London in September 2012 to study for a Master of Performance degree at the Royal College of Music. She […]

Item: Allt Önnur Ella (‘A Very Different Ella’) by Ingólfur Margeirsson Elín moved to London in January 2010 to be with Bragi, whom she had met during the summer holiday in Reykjavík. While in London […]

Item: Kría (tern), designed by Óskar Valdason Bragi is an actor, musician and filmmaker. He moved to London six years ago to train in drama and graduated in 2010. He has been working in film […]

Item: Handmade scarf Hjördís moved to the UK just two weeks before this photo was taken; she wants to improve her English, to seek out new opportunities and to try living in a new environment. […]

Item: Wrist warmers Guðný is a cellist, and moved to London in 2011 to study for a Masters degree at the Royal Academy of Music. When she is practising, she needs to keep her hands […]

Item: Book of Icelandic Songs Helgi came to London in 2011 to study for a Masters in Classical Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and drama. After graduating he became a Fellow of Composition […]

Item: The Raven Sesselía moved from Iceland to London in 2008 to study drama. She graduated as an actress and a director in the spring of 2012 and since then has played various roles and worked […]

Item: Smásögur (‘Short Stories’) by Halldór Kiljan Laxness Harry has been in the UK since 2008 when he began training as an actor. He graduated a year ago and has no plans to leave at […]

Item: Topas Gummi moved to the UK in August 2012 to become a nanny. He found Iceland to be very small and wanted to do something more with his life. Topas is an Icelandic vodka […]

Item: Íslensk Orðabók (Icelandic Dictionary) Many moons ago, Svava met a boy, fell in love and followed him to England. The relationship didn’t last but it changed the course of her life completely and, ten […]

Item: Djúpur Bjarni lived in Iceland until he was 13, when he moved with his parents to Mozambique. After a few years in Maputo, 2 years at boarding school in South Africa and 6 months […]

Item: Hákarlar (sharks) Charlotte is half British, half Icelandic, but grew up in South Africa, Texas, Norway and Scotland. After university she went to Iceland for the first time to connect with her Icelandic roots […]

Item: Lopapesya Nanna moved to London in 2009 in order to study European Theatre Arts. Having graduated with a BA (Hons), she is now, in her own words, a ‘struggling actress’ at the beginning of […]

Item: Rjúpan (‘The Ptarmingan’) Guðný moved to England when she was 24 and every time she returned to Iceland she would take a photo of Rjúpan as a memento. As a child she had been fascinated by […]