COUPLING BOLUNGARVÍKSHRINKING WEST-FJORDS

This photobook documents the shrinking effects in various places in the West-fjords region Ice-land. Wether it abandoned telecommunication station, abandoned farms, cementaries (cars & people), closed recording studio, desolated pier or emty houses in the still existing towns.

Photographs taken by Pétur Blöndal Magnason during study trip, March 2012Thanks to my father Magni, my travelling partner

REYKJAVÍK

WEST-FJORDSREGION

Bolungarvík Bæir

Melgreseyri

Nauteyri

Arngerðareyri

Reykjanes

Suðureyri

Flateyri

Garðstaðir

ARNGERÐAREYRIFORMER COMMUNICATION & RESIDENTIAL

HOUSING FOR THE FAGRANES FERRY OPERATOR

REYKJANESBOARDING SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1996

GARÐSTAÐIRFARM TURNED INTO CAR CEMENTARY

NAUTEYRIFORMER AGRICULTURAL LAND

FAGRANES FERRY PIERMELGRASEYRI

MELGRASEYRIABANDONED FARM IN 2002

BÆIR SNJÁFJALLASTRÖNDABANDONED FARM & SUMMER HOUSES

SUÐUREYRIDEMOLITION OF A RESIDENTIAL HOUSING

THE TANK - SUÐUREYRI

ORIGINALLY A COD LIVER TANK WAS RENOVATED INTO A RECORDING STUDIO

CLOSED IN 2010

FISHERMENS CEMENTARYLOCATED BETWEEN ÍSAFJÖRÐUR & BOLUNGARVÍK

BOLUNGARVÍKALL THE FIVE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN UNOCCUPIED FOR YEARS