Advent in the highlands. Authors: Sigurjón Pétursson, Þóra Hrönn Njálsdóttir. Advent in the Highlands – Photography Book by Sigurjón Pétursson and Þóra Hrönn Njálsdóttir. The inspiration for the photographs in this book is sought in the famous novella, Aðventa á fjöllum (Advent – The Good Sheperd) by the Icelandic author Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889-1975). The book was first published in German in 1936 as Advent im Hochgebirge.
Ljósmyndirnar sem prýða bókina eru afrakstur níu vetrarferða höfundanna um sögusviðið á Mývatnsöræfum.
While others prepare for the holy time of Christmas, the shepherd Benedikt and his two friends are out searching for lost sheep in the mountains, to bring them through deep snow and winter blizzards to safety. Sigurjón’s approach is to select 120 phrases and sentences from the novella, and then choose a location, date, and time for each photograph with relevance to the quotations. Instead of bringing us living sheep from the winter mountains Sigurjón brings us images of winter beauty frozen in time.
While others prepare for the holy time of Christmas, the shepherd Benedikt and his two friends are out searching for lost sheep in the mountains, to bring them through deep snow and winter blizzards to safety. Sigurjón’s approach is to select 120 phrases and sentences from the novella, and then choose a location, date, and time for each photograph with relevance to the quotations. Instead of bringing us living sheep from the winter mountains Sigurjón brings us images of winter beauty frozen in time.
The photographer Sigurjón has here cought the soul of Gunnars novel.
