Hljóðheimar

A series where music, photographs and sound sources are morphed into a unique listening and visual experience.

Vatn og raf

Árni Grétar / Björgvin Sigurðarson / Jóhannes Pálmason

Vatn og raf (Water and Electricity) is a vinyl LP by musicians Jóhannes Birgir Pálmason and the late Árni Grétar Jóhannesson (Futuregrapher). It was released alongside a solo photography exhibition by Björgvin Sigurðarson.

Water and electricity takes us on a journey through four hydropower stations located mostly in the Þjórsá river area. The group incorporates them into original music and photographs that describe the special characteristics of each power plant and their surrounding environment.

Field recordings were made in the power plants, at the lagoons and in the immediate environment with special microphones, including geophone, hydrophone and electromagnetic sensors.

Vinyl cover and 12 page booklet of photographs by Björgvin Sigurðarson
Photographs - Each an edition of 1, printed on 310g Fine Art Baryta

Exhibited at Gallery Port, 2025