2015

New years greeting – Geiri’s house

New years greeting – Geiri’s house

Geiri’s house, the former home of native artists Ásgeir Jón Emilsson at Oddagata 4c, graces Skaftfell’s greeting card. Geiri was creatively compulsive and decorated his house with great care. His story is unique and today the house stands as a testimony of the social conditions of hearing impairment in the past. Oddagata has been in charge of the center in recent years and has been held virtually unchanged since Geiri past away in 1999. Over the past two years Geiri’s house has been closed to the public and with the help of generous supporters considerable work has gone into reconstruction, […]

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