Wednesday 8 September 2009
				Dear Internet The Armoury [Vopnabúrið] has opened amongst the retrofitted once-rusting ships and abandoned private fisheries of Reykjavik's Fishpacking District. The new store presents for acquirement the Sruli Recht arsenal of non-products and the illustrated topo-graphic narratives of Megan Herbert.
				Everything... used in putting The Armoury [Vopnabúrið] together was reclaimed from the now abandoned construction sites around Reykjavík - from the dried and weather-worn shipping palettes to the long wood scaffolding, old metal frames, steps and wheeled bases. The Vopnabúrið sign was made from discarded rusted roofing sheets and cut to shape with a water jet, and to create the colour of the floor we mixed a hue somewhere between blood and rust - an overall theme and tone for the store. As we stripped away the former layers of the room its beautiful structure and colossal concrete beams emerged and became the grand highlights that now define the space. The high walls are lined with a patterned corrugated cardboard, and the industrial castors were bestowed by the custodial facility from their inoperative waste containers. Hidden above a floating ceiling were old crucifix-shaped timber girders that supported the structure from which we now suspend the lighting. The interior of The Armoury is a filtered reflection of its surrounding environment. Photographs of The Armoury - Marino Thorlacius
Be welcome, Megan Herbert and Sruli Recht
The Armoury / Vopnabúríð Hólmaslóð 4 Reykjavík 101 - Fishpacking District Iceland General Opening Hours: Mon-Sat [+354]5344238 or press and sales enquiries: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it SRULI RECHT.COM ~
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