Kontakt 002: Reykjavik

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« 27 hours in a beautiful place with a bad camera »

by Liam Campbell

I had a cheap disposable camera sitting in a cupboard for months, unsure of what to use it for. Then it hit me: a really bad camera ought to capture a really beautiful place. But then something didn’t feel right — instead of trying to replicate Iceland’s beauty, as so many other artists have done before, why not just show what it actually looks like?

So I took my bad camera to Iceland and shot each of the 27 frames at 27 minutes past every hour for 27 hours — harbour, hotel bed, Hagavagninn, or Hallgrímskirkja — no matter what was in front of me. It became an act of truth and objectivity, not an exercise in aesthetics.

Standard Edition:

  • 1x zine (36 pages, A5 uncoated 120/200gsm)

  • 1x contact sheet insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

  • 1x photo print insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

Cariad Edition (limited to 10 copies only):

  • 1x zine (36 pages, A5 uncoated 120/200gsm), signed and numbered

  • 1x contact sheet insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

  • 1x photo print insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

  • 1x exclusive art print (A4 pearlescent 300gsm), signed and numbered

  • 1x unique handwritten note from the artist

  • Hand-packed in Wales and limited to 10 copies only

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« 27 hours in a beautiful place with a bad camera »

by Liam Campbell

I had a cheap disposable camera sitting in a cupboard for months, unsure of what to use it for. Then it hit me: a really bad camera ought to capture a really beautiful place. But then something didn’t feel right — instead of trying to replicate Iceland’s beauty, as so many other artists have done before, why not just show what it actually looks like?

So I took my bad camera to Iceland and shot each of the 27 frames at 27 minutes past every hour for 27 hours — harbour, hotel bed, Hagavagninn, or Hallgrímskirkja — no matter what was in front of me. It became an act of truth and objectivity, not an exercise in aesthetics.

Standard Edition:

  • 1x zine (36 pages, A5 uncoated 120/200gsm)

  • 1x contact sheet insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

  • 1x photo print insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

Cariad Edition (limited to 10 copies only):

  • 1x zine (36 pages, A5 uncoated 120/200gsm), signed and numbered

  • 1x contact sheet insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

  • 1x photo print insert (A5 glossy 250gsm)

  • 1x exclusive art print (A4 pearlescent 300gsm), signed and numbered

  • 1x unique handwritten note from the artist

  • Hand-packed in Wales and limited to 10 copies only

Shipping Information

Free UK shipping.

Reduced international shipping:
Europe from £3.35; Rest of world from £5.35

Estimated delivery times:
UK: 2–3 working days
Europe: 3–5 working days
Rest of world: 6–10 working days