Island Zombie

An evocative chronicle of the power of solitude in the natural world

I¿m often asked, but have no idea why I chose Iceland, why I first started going, why I still go. In truth I believe Iceland chose me.¿from the introduction

Contemporary artist Roni Horn first visited Iceland in 1975 at the age of nineteen, and since then, the island¿s treeless expanse has had an enduring hold on Horn¿s creative work. Through a series of remarkable and poetic reflections, vignettes, episodes, and illustrated essays, Island Zombie distills the artist¿s lifelong experience of Iceland¿s natural environment. Together, these pieces offer an unforgettable exploration of the indefinable and inescapable force of remote, elemental places, and provide a sustained look at how an island and its atmosphere can take possession of the innermost self.

Island Zombie is a meditation on being present. It vividly conveys Horn¿s experiences, from the deeply profound to t