Pictures from Steingrímur Eyfjörð's exhibition:

Pictures from the opening:

For the 2007 Biennale in Venice, Iceland had to give up it's rented pavilion in the Giardini where the oldest part of the exhibition is still centered and turn instead to a beautiful old palazzo on the Grand Canale. However, the new location is both roomier and more dramatic, and proved the perfect context for Steingrímur Eyfjörð's multi-faceted exhibition of sculptures, drawings, installations and video. Opening night saw the palazzo packed with enthusiastic guests and soon after, the first reviews showed that Steingrímur was getting his messsage across and attendance has since proved that the new location is no barrier with audience figures matching and exceeding those that could have been expected in the Giardini.

Critics praise the exhibition for its subtle images and Steingrímur for his humorous approach and his light touch. Critic Laura Cumming wrote in the Observer that: 'Iceland has a real humourist in Steingrimur Eyfjord, who has 'consulted' an elf to help find a hidden sheep for his magical sheep-pen (which naturally remains empty): a ludicrous odyssey in images and words that sends up the customs of the country.'

Italian critic Riccardo Mazzoni wrote: 'The objects and the installations chosen by the artist reflect many thematic concerns. The poetry, the analysis of the languages, the playfulness, Icelandic nature and the many references ... all togehter form a great net which the visitor must unravel, wondering which is the Icelandic identity and which is the identity of his own nation.'