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Heiðrikur á Heygum
Heiðrikur á Heygum (born 1983 in Tórshavn), known by the stylised mononym HEIDRIK, is a Faroese artist who is currently based in Denmark as of 2020. His career has spanned multiple genres and mediums throughout his decades-long career. Art In the realm of painting, Heiðrikur works mainly with watercolors, covering subjects such as parenthood, sexuality, social stigma involving guilt, shame and loneliness. Heiðrikur has also created cover art for albums from musicians such as Eivør, ORKA, Páll Finnur Páll , SAKARIS, Guðrið Hansdóttir and BYRTA. Film and music videos Heiðrikur began his career in film in 2006 by directing a music video for his song ''Tár torna'' from his debut album ''An Invisible Gun'' (2006). Three years later, he directed his first short film ''Mítt Rúm'' in 2009. The short film premiered at the Faroese film festival in October 2008, and won awards at the Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) and UNGFILM09, winning the Rasmus-Award in the latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the Kirkjubøreyn. They are separated by the Sandá River. The city itself has a population of 13,957 (2022), and the greater urban area has a population of 21,078, including the suburbs of Hoyvik and Argir. The Norse (Scandinavians) established their parliament on the Tinganes peninsula in AD 850. Tórshavn thus became the capital of the Faroe Islands and has remained so ever since. Early on, Tórshavn became the centre of the islands' trade monopoly, thereby being the only legal place for the islanders to sell and buy goods. In 1856, the trade monopoly was abolished and the islands were left open to free trade. History Early history It is not known whether the site of Tórshavn was of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
