Magnús Helgason (b. 1977) is a visual artist based in Iceland. He graduated from the AKI, Akademie voor beeldende kunst Enschede, in Holland (2001) and has since devoted himself to experimental filmmaking and painting, and in recent years, has worked more prominently with installations. Magnús often uses found materials that he transforms into two-dimensional paintings or three-dimensional installations, taking objects and materials, either eroded by nature or that which was intended for other purposes, and arranging them into an entirely new object. Magnús’s art does not need explanation. Ideally, the works bypass the brain and hit the viewer directly in the heart. Magnús lives and works in Akureyri.