Kartöflur // 2019-2020 - CGFC & Reykjavík City Theatre

In the performance Kartöflur (e. Potatoes) the multi art group CGFC explores potatoes and their context in Iceland. Through the farmers behind the production and their feelings regarding the potato, the group goes on a research-rollercoaster to get to the bottom of what happened to Helga Gísladóttir, the forgotten but revolutionary potato farmer in Hrunamannahreppur, and to how chips are made.Apart from the performance, the group painted a portrait of Helga Gísladóttir and handed it over to the Ministry of Agriculture, where it was accepted and will hang on it’s walls for years to come.

Shown at the Reykjavík City Theatre, Iceland in September 2019 and 2020.

In 2020, the piece premiered as a three part radio drama at Rás 1: https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/kartoflur-flysjadar/30743