HULDA RÓS GUÐNADÓTTIR

 Silicon metal, partially polished. A series of sculptures of irregular shape and different sizes. 2025.

Powered by Nature was created as part of the second iteration of the ongoing SILICA research project, in which Hulda Ros Gudnadottir investigates the global industrial processes behind silicon production. The first iteration, S-I-L-I-C-A-0-1, was presented at Scharaun, Berlin, curated by Jaro Straub, with text by Erin Honeycutt. An earlier preview of the research project appeared in the 20th anniversary exhibition Ocean Dwellers at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, curated by Solvej Helweg Ovesen.

The project traces the production chain of silicon used in industrial high-tech manufacturing, including semiconductors and solar cells. The sculptures are made from metallurgical silicon produced at a smelter in northern Iceland, owned by a German industrial company with historical roots in the Ruhr region.