by category

(for a complete listing refer to the Curriculum Vitae)

Books

THE MESSAGE POUCH

1986

Images from this often refered to as a classic of Icelandic children’s literature
AN ANGEL IN THE AUDIENCE

1992

Few examples from this collection of Pocket Plays
MY NAME IS BETTERBY BUT YOU CAN CALL ME BOBO

1998

Three first chapters from this prize winning novel, soon to be published in Germany, Denmark, Spain and Greece
ARE YOU BETTERBY? I HAVE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE

2000

Image of the cover from the last besteller about Betterby
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Bookworks

GAMES

1989

Text from this book, published by VOSS FORLAG in Amsterdam
JOKES

1989

Text from this book, published by VOSS FORLAG in Amsterdam
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Collages and cuts

CORRECTIONS (Doré)

1991

Arranged prints of Dorés bible illustrations (16)
STATUS

1993

Photoworks, showing life models as classical, broken statues (with Larus Karl Ingason)
ACADEMIES

1996

“Class photos from four important icelandic academies; one grocers shop, a shoemakers, a second hand bookshop and a menswear shop (With Pall A. Palsson and Rannveig Helgadottir)”
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Editions

BOOKWORKS

ongoing

 
Few examples of bookworks and other editions.
POSTCARDS

ongoing

Few examples of postcards published for various reasons.
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Illustrations

FAIRY-TALE POSTERS FOR THE TELECOMPANY

1985

These posters were the main reason publishers invited Thorsteinsson to make his own childrens book. A year later the Message Pouch was published.
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Interactive installations

THE A-SHIFT

1994

Photo- and sculpture installation dealing with the image, the myth and the reality of the fireman
EXCHANGED WORKS

1996

Valuables from unknown persons on display in a museum. In excange they could pick museum pieces to have around at home.
PHONE

1996

In a huge international exhibition in Denmark visitors could call all the cities sponsoring the show and thank the inhabitants for their contribution
DREAM OFFICE

1997

A video announces the opening of an office where the general public can get professional help to make their dreams come true
FOR THE UNKNOWN ARTIST

1998

Images from a flower shop made in a Paris museum where guests could buy fresh flowers for the unknown creative persons in their life
YOUR FREE TRIP TO ICELAND

1999–2000

In an exhibition in Germany one of the visitors could win a free trip to Iceland for two persons. He arrived 9 months later with his friend and finished the artwork
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Paintings, drawings and stolen goods

SELFPORTRAIT (From the selfportrait series)

1990

From a large series of signed and stamped pages, cut out from fashion magazines.
ART/TRASH (Reykjavik)

1992

Organised mixture of images and objects from the artists studio, version #1
ART/TRASH (Växjö)

1992

Organised mixture of images and objects from the artists studio, version #2
NEO-GEO READY MADES

1993

Ready Made prints on paper, suggesting an image of the immediate surroundings
REFILL

1993

A collaborative work of artistic tapistry where Thorsteinsson tried in vain to work in a creative way with the sculpture artist next to him
PICTURES IN FRAMES

1995

Just what it says...
BLUE PICTURES

1996

The artists attempts to make sellable art, mainly to finance a more ambitious exhibition coming up
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Performances

YOUR PORTRAIT (ALL IN) NOW 200 FRANKS ONLY

1990

Working as a street artist in a respectable exhibition creates many questions
NEXT BAZAAR IS ON SATURDAY AT 3 O´CLOCK

1996

Four perfomances staged in a museum by four women’s societies selling cakes and presents
101 REYKJAVIK STAR STREET-MAP

1998

Finally mapping the homes of the Icelandic Celebrities and announcing the birth of Reykjaviks own Sunset Bouleward, made in collaboration with artist Joni Jonsdottir
MUSIC HALL

2000

Solving the problem of the Music Hall discussion in Helsinki, by making a big one by the Töölönlahti Bay, made with help from FINNAIR, an Opera choir and composer TAPANI RINNE
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Photo installations

MARILYN

1999

Installation on United Airlines flight between LA and NY, USA. Gallery Hallsson
POETRIOTICS

1994

A huge exhibition of collected and home made portraits in combination with poetry on postcards (With Birgir Andresson, Leifur Thorsteinsson and Ingibjorg Bjornsdottir)
WELCOME

1995

Photos, life size, showing three homeless figures with empty background (With Arnaldur Halldorsson)
YOU NAME IT

1995

Examples from a photo installation where people were encouraged to find a better way to use the exhibition spaces
IMAGES OF MARY

1996

Collection of images, sent by almost all women named Maria in the artists hometown, installed as in a chapel.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO ART (Newspaper)

1996

Printing 12 innocent faces in a newspaper once a week for 6 weeks, thanking them for their contribution to art caused many questions for at least 72 persons. (With Stefan J Hafstein)
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Photos and prints

ACTIVITIES

1996

Photos, illustrating the domestic life of the artists hometown (With Arnaldur Halldorsson)
ICELANDIC ART

1997

Frames from TV news, showing icelandic diplomats in front of icelandic paintings, printed on canvas.
TOUCH (Akureyri, 30. 12. 1997)

1997

Photos showing physical contact of different people. (With Hordur Geirsson)
SEARCHING FOR MARIA MAGDALENA IN GOES

1998

Examples of 16 postcards printed and installed in a church, for an exhibition dedicated to Maria Magdalena
VISITING HOUR

1999

Ink-jet prints/photos showing models between extremely white sheets (With Arnaldur Halldorsson and Helena Jonsdottir)
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Radio

THE POCKET THEATRE

1991–1992

Few scripts (from a collection of short plays for radio)
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Sculptures (out there)

HOUSE

1990

A suggestion of an underground house, following the tradition of old icelandic architecture
BRIDGE (Goes)

1991

Foundations of a bridge either under construction or falling down
LERKI/BIRKI

1995

A bold attempt to create a new type of tree by fixing two different types togheter, made under strong influence of recent achivements in science
LANDMINES

1998

Planted land mines in a German city - both the German way and the chaotic way
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Small sculptures and installations

BANKFORM

1989

Eight similar installations were made for a bank, based on a well known form and even better known material.
SANDSCAPE

1993

A piece that was made in Sweden and later got lost on it´s way to Iceland. This is most likely the only existing version of it.
SITUATION (Shoes)

1993

A simple gesture of showing the real situation of a grown man.
BATHOUSE

1998

A dedication to the Bathouse, a health spa in Reykjavik meant only for women, made in collaboration with Linda Petursdottir, former Miss World
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Sound installations

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO ART (Tower)

1995

A tower, very much in the tradition of border control posts, announced the gratitude to the real sponsors: the individual tax payers. (With Studio Granda architects)
ONE MINUTE IMAGES

1996

15 one-minute answers given by 15 anonymous persons on questions about life and death (with Thorsteinn J.)
SONG CONCERT

1998

Images from a concert the guests had to enjoy through locked doors, since they arrived too late to get in.
HOME SWEET HOME

2000

“A real live recording from an icelandic bedroom gives pedestrians some ideas while passing the museum; only to be heard outside opening hours.”
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Theatre

THE MESSAGE POUCH

1993

The three first scenes from this popular play based on ThThs children’s book
TALESPIN

1995

The three first scenes from a play written for the Theatre of the Icelandic School of Drama
ME AND MY BOY

1998

The three first scenes from a drama, written for one of the most interesting theatre groups in Iceland
AND BJÖRK, OF COURSE...

2002

120-minute contemporary drama, soon to be introduced at the Royal Court Theatre in London
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TV

CHILDRENS HOUR

1994–1996

In two years ThTh made more than 50 scripts for the main children program on State TV
THE POCKET THEATRE

1995–1996

A Priest talks to a Convict

The script with some images from one of the 14 pocket plays already perfomed on TV
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Videos

MORE SPECIFIC

1989

The script from this long lost video, made in Maastricht
JESUS IS CLOSER TO HOME

1999

A documentary on eight individuals in a heavy neighbourhood in a well known European city (With Olafur Johannesson and Ragnar Santos)
DOCUMENT ON DISAPPEARANCE

2000

A mockumentary on a disappeared swedish girl, made in collaboration with five art students

THE MOST REAL DEATH (by three bullets)

2000 & 2001

Documentation of 37 swedes being shot by imaginary bullets while left alone in a room (2000) & latest version shot in Milano, Italy (2001), in cooperation with film maker Helena Jonsdottir
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