Although Þórdís Jóhannesdóttir has long used photography as her medium, she is not considered a traditional photographer. Photography serves as the foundation that she then breaks apart, stretches, and pulls in both a figurative and literal sense. Þórdís draws her subject matter from everyday life; the materials are forms and color gradients that she captures on her travels, whether in the art of others, architecture, or out in nature. She then uses these images as a basis for further development of three-dimensional works. The foundations of her images are plywood or aluminum plates that have been broken in such a way that they form shapes that resonate with or reflect the materials appearing in the photograph. The result is surfaces that take on light and shadow in different ways, creating works that extend into space and play on the boundaries between the two- and three-dimensional. Þórdís Jóhannesdóttir (b. 1979) studied fine arts at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, earning a BA in 2007 and an MA in 2015. Þórdís has exhibited widely in Iceland, both her own works and in collaboration with Ingunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir under the name Hugsteypan. Recent exhibitions include Far at Hafnarborg and Afrit at Gerðarsafn, both of which were part of the Icelandic Photography Festival 2020.