The exhibition TYPE + DRAFTS + IDEAS introduces Krot & Krass’s practice. Conceived as an installation, it presents various type experiments based on the artist’s research on Iceland’s graphic history, from large murals to prints. Their main research subject has been Höfðaletur, the only original Icelandic typeface dating back to the 16th century and traditionally used for wood carvings. Höfðaletur can be quite indecipherable, and its use and development has been mystified. Höfðaletur was passed on within the community; more often than not, it changed in the hands of each artist. At some point, this development stopped. Over their careers, the artists have continued Höfðaletur’s development— along with other Icelandic types like Munkaletur, Fléttuletur, or Galdraletur —activating them through contemporary projects and expanding their forms while honoring their history and ancestrality.
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