Specialism: Platform 8


The new raw material in east Iceland is aluminium. This project explores the potential of unconventional collaborations where the hyper-automated meets the handmade.


The Alcoa factory in the Eastfjords processes 940 tonnes of aluminium a day, none of which is used locally. Introducing the cut-offs from the aluminium smelter as the novel raw material, I collaborate with local craftsmen and merge with their traditional sources of material and skill.


‘Eastlocal’ aims to connect the local community with the recent aluminium industry, to provide seeds for a fresh way of thinking about production, possible economies and local identity.


Supported by: MAKE by Þorpið, Alcoa Fjardaál, Iceland Forest Service