Reykjavik, "Sun voyager"
In 1986, the district association of the west part of the city funded a competition for a new outdoor sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the city of Reykjavík. Jón Gunnar’s Sun Voyager won the competition, and the aluminium model (42,5 x 88 x 36 cm) was presented to the city for enlargement. The full-sized Sun Voyager was eventually unveiled on Sæbraut on the birthday of the city of Reykjavík, August 18th, 1990.
WE ALL HAVE OUR FANTASY BOATS, VESSELS THAT WE DREAM OF SAILING AWAY IN, INSIDE DREAM. IN MY SHIPS I UNITE MY OWN FANTASY, PRECISION AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT BOAT BUILDERS HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE AGES. THE SUN SHIP GIVES US THE PROMISE OF UNINHABITED LAND. Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931-1989).
Reykjavik, "Sun voyager"
In 1986, the district association of the west part of the city funded a competition for a new outdoor sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the city of Reykjavík. Jón Gunnar’s Sun Voyager won the competition, and the aluminium model (42,5 x 88 x 36 cm) was presented to the city for enlargement. The full-sized Sun Voyager was eventually unveiled on Sæbraut on the birthday of the city of Reykjavík, August 18th, 1990.
WE ALL HAVE OUR FANTASY BOATS, VESSELS THAT WE DREAM OF SAILING AWAY IN, INSIDE DREAM. IN MY SHIPS I UNITE MY OWN FANTASY, PRECISION AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT BOAT BUILDERS HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE AGES. THE SUN SHIP GIVES US THE PROMISE OF UNINHABITED LAND. Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931-1989).