Katrín uses a “Diana” plastic camera to
transform her subjects into an atmospheric,
dream-like world. Her ‘This world…’
series, which was inspired by a quote by J. Böhme
from 1682, began in 1999 when she was living
in England next to a 400-year old cemetery.
Katrín Elvarsdóttir was born in 1964 in
Ísafjördur, Iceland. After graduating with a
degree in French literature from the
University of Iceland in 1988 she moved to the
U.S. to study photography. She graduated with
a B.F.A. from The Art Institute of Boston in
1992. Katrín has focused on fashion and
editorial photography, as well as a variety of
fine art projects. Katrín's work has been
exhibited in Europe and the U.S.; her
digitally manipulated Polaroid transfers can
be found in the art collections of LEGO and
private collections in Europe and the U.S. She
has lectured on visual art and taught at the
Kolding Design School, Denmark, and the
International Business Academy. Photographs by
Katrín have appeared in numerous
publications: Scanorama (Sweden), IN
(Denmark), Euroman (Denmark), Stuff Magazine
(USA), “O” (Iceland), and DNR (USA). Katrín
currently lives in New York.
