"sentiment extra" by Claire Paugam - Solo exhibition

sentiment extra, Claire Paugam’s solo exhibition, plays with the identity of photographs as the ultimate representation of reality. Combining layers of both analog and digital textures, her photographs enter a poetic dimension, a reflection of the extr feeling (sentiment extra) she feels while taking pictures.

extra close is an onsite installation created for the entrance hall of Alliance Française. Photographs meeting while taking over the space, suspended moments coexisting and forming together an open door to other spaces, so close.

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Opening Saturday February 1st at 3pm

Location: Alliance Française í Reykjavík, Tryggvagötu 8.

Opening hours:

  • weekdays from 1pm to 6pm
  • Saturdays from 10am to noon

About Claire Paugam

Claire Paugam is a French artist (b.1991), who lives and works in Reykjavik and recipient of the Motivational Award 2020 delivered by the Icelandic Art Prize. After graduating from the Master of Fine Arts of the Iceland University of the Arts in 2016, Claire has exhibited in Iceland and abroad, such as the Young Art Biennale in Moscow (2016), at Gerðarsafn Art Museum (2018 and 2023) and at the Reykjavik Art Museum for a solo exhibition (2021).

In parallel with her exhibition sentiment extra at Alliance Française, Claire presents an artwork for the Icelandic Photography Festival at the Reykjavik Photography Museum, open till the 16th of March 2025.