{"id":13768,"date":"2026-01-18T23:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/?p=13768"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:53:35","slug":"minningarord-um-bjorn-roth-1961-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/minningarord-um-bjorn-roth-1961-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Minningaror\u00f0 um Bj\u00f6rn Roth (1961-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00c9g hef aldrei sagt nemendum a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef l\u00e6rt meira af \u00feeim en \u00feeir af m\u00e9r. (Bj\u00f6rn Roth, 5. j\u00fal\u00ed 2021)<\/em>

\u00deann 2. jan\u00faar 2026 anda\u00f0ist Bj\u00f6rn Roth, myndlistarma\u00f0ur, s\u00fdningarstj\u00f3ri og kennari. Bj\u00f6rn var fr\u00e1 upphafi einn helsti samverkama\u00f0ur Skaftfells, mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var myndlistar \u00e1 Austurlandi, og gegndi mikilsver\u00f0u hlutverki \u00ed uppbyggingu starfseminnar. Hann var einn af stofnendum mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar og sat \u00ed s\u00fdningarnefnd fr\u00e1 1999. \u00deegar s\u00fa nefnd var l\u00f6g\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur t\u00f3k hann vi\u00f0 sem listr\u00e6nn hei\u00f0ursstj\u00f3rnandi, fr\u00e1 2008 til 2010. Samhli\u00f0a sinnti hann formennsku \u00ed Skaftfellsh\u00f3pnum fr\u00e1 2001-2008 og sat sem varama\u00f0ur \u00ed stj\u00f3rn Skaftfells, \u00e1rin 1997 til 2004. Auk \u00feessa hanna\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rn \u00fatlit b\u00edstr\u00f3sins \u00e1 jar\u00f0h\u00e6\u00f0 mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6rn var einn af fyrstu listam\u00f6nnunum sem s\u00fdndu \u00ed s\u00fdningarsal Skaftfells \u00e1ri\u00f0 1999 \u00feegar salurinn var v\u00edg\u00f0ur eftir endurb\u00e6tur. \u00dear var hann \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0um f\u00e9lagsskap, \u00e1samt listam\u00f6nnunum Bernd Koberling og f\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00ednum Dieter Roth (1930-1998). R\u00famlega t\u00edu \u00e1rum seinna, \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010, opna\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rn einkas\u00fdningu \u00ed Skaftfelli, \u00fear sem annar g\u00f3\u00f0ur ma\u00f0ur sem er n\u00fdfallinn fr\u00e1 skrifa\u00f0i s\u00fdningartextann, Gu\u00f0mundur Oddur Magn\u00fasson (1955-2026).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6rn var fr\u00e1 upphafi lykilma\u00f0ur \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 velja listamenn til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna og setja upp s\u00fdningar \u00ed Skaftfelli. Fyrir hans tilstu\u00f0lan komu margir vel \u00feekktir listamenn, me\u00f0al annars \u00e1\u00f0urnefndur Bernd Koberling \u00e1samt Olav Christopher Jenssen, Paul Osipow og Fredie Beckmans. Auk \u00feess s\u00fdningarst\u00fdr\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rn nokkrum mikilv\u00e6gum s\u00fdningum, t.d. Myndlist um allan b\u00e6<\/em> \u00e1ri\u00f0 2005 sem var hluti af listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni \u00c1 Sey\u00f0i og Fer\u00f0alag<\/em> \u00e1ri\u00f0 2008 sem var hluti af Listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. Einnig s\u00fdningarst\u00fdr\u00f0i hann 15 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6liss\u00fdningu Skaftfells, Hnall\u00fe\u00f3ra \u00ed s\u00f3linni<\/em>, \u00e1ri\u00f0 2013. \u00dear voru til s\u00fdnis fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg prentverk eftir Dieter og f\u00e9kk s\u00fdningin g\u00f3\u00f0ar vi\u00f0t\u00f6kur. H\u00fan fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist seinna til Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar og var sett upp \u00ed Hafnarborg \u00e1ri\u00f0 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00cd samstarfi vi\u00f0 Kristj\u00e1n Steingr\u00edm J\u00f3nsson \u00e1tti Bj\u00f6rn frumkv\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a umfangsmesta samstarfsverkefni Skaftfells fr\u00e1 byrjun, n\u00e1mskei\u00f0i\u00f0 Vinnustofan Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/em>. Vinnustofan var haldin alls \u00e1tj\u00e1n sinnum fr\u00e1 2001 til 2018, fyrir BA \u00fatskriftarnema \u00ed myndlistardeild Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Samstarfsa\u00f0ili vinnustofunnar var Dieter Roth Akadem\u00edan og seinna b\u00e6tist vi\u00f0 T\u00e6kniminjasafni\u00f0. \u00c1rlega, r\u00e9tt fyrir \u00feorra, kom nemendah\u00f3pur a\u00f0 sunnan og dvaldi \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i \u00ed tv\u00e6r vikur me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 markmi\u00f0i a\u00f0 b\u00faa til n\u00fdtt listaverk og opna s\u00fdningu. \u00c1hersla var l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 kynna fyrir nemendum vinnua\u00f0fer\u00f0ir Dieters og vinna me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e9rst\u00f6ku a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur sem fj\u00f6r\u00f0urinn b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nemendur fengu hvatningu til a\u00f0 gera st\u00f3rt\u00e6kt verk og miki\u00f0 var lagt upp \u00far \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir ynnu verk s\u00edn \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 heimamenn. Eins voru synir Bj\u00f6rns, Oddur og Einar, me\u00f0 \u00f6flugt innlegg \u00ed vinnustofuna, t\u00f3ku \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed ger\u00f0 verka og uppsetningu. \u00dar \u00feessu samkrulli ur\u00f0u til m\u00f6rg eftirminnileg listaverk, m.a. demantur sem n\u00e1\u00f0i milli h\u00e6\u00f0a, appels\u00ednugult gufuba\u00f0, st\u00f3rir lj\u00f3sastafir \u00ed Bj\u00f3lfinum, gufuba\u00f0 \u00ed sendib\u00edll, sorp \u00ed glerb\u00fari, appels\u00ednugulir lj\u00f3sastaurar, ananas \u00ed fiskikari, st\u00f3rir belgir sem n\u00e1\u00f0u \u00far s\u00fdningarsalnum og teyg\u00f0u sig \u00fat \u00ed gegnum gluggana, sm\u00e1myndir af h\u00fasunum \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i sem h\u00faseigendur m\u00e1ttu taka, matargj\u00f6rningar og nektargj\u00f6rningar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opnanir \u00e1 \u00feessum s\u00fdningum \u00fer\u00f3u\u00f0ust \u00ed a\u00f0 vera lykilvi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir \u00ed sey\u00f0firsku menningarl\u00edfi, \u00fe\u00e6r voru vorbo\u00f0i, alltaf mj\u00f6g vel s\u00f3ttar og \u00e1vallt mikill gle\u00f0skapur. Alls s\u00f3ttu t\u00e6plega 200 nemendur vinnustofuna og margir \u00feeirra hafa sn\u00fai\u00f0 aftur til Sey\u00f0isfjar\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 \u00fdmsum verkefnum, me\u00f0al annars \u00ed samvinnu vi\u00f0 Skaftfell. \u00deegar \u00feetta er skrifa\u00f0 er einmitt nemendah\u00f3pur fr\u00e1 Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1 Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed vinnustofu sem leidd er af tveimur myndlistam\u00f6nnum sem voru nemendur \u00ed fyrstu vinnustofu Bj\u00f6rns, sem var haldin fyrir 25 \u00e1rum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6rn var einstaklega li\u00f0legur og sty\u00f0jandi gagnvart nemendum, Skaftfelli og Sey\u00f0isfir\u00f0i. \u00deegar fyrsta vinnustofan f\u00f3r fram keypti hann st\u00edgv\u00e9l handa \u00f6llum h\u00f3pum, seinna fj\u00e1rmagna\u00f0i hann tvo skj\u00e1varpa til a\u00f0 nota \u00ed s\u00fdningarsalnum, hann l\u00e1na\u00f0i b\u00edlinn sinn, verkf\u00e6ri og allt m\u00f6gulegt til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta s\u00fdningar uppsetningu ganga upp. Einnig t\u00f3k hann \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 skipuleggja fj\u00e1r\u00f6flunaruppbo\u00f0 fyrir Skaftfell \u00e1ri\u00f0 2007, haf\u00f0i millig\u00f6ngu um a\u00f0 prentv\u00e9lar \u00ed eigu Dieters voru fluttar til var\u00f0veislu \u00e1 T\u00e6kniminjasafni\u00f0 og fj\u00e1rmagna\u00f0i endurb\u00e6tur \u00e1 Geirah\u00fasi. Hans framlag ver\u00f0ur seint full\u00feakka\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00deakkl\u00e6ti er einmitt \u00fea\u00f0 fyrsta sem baklandi Skaftfells kemur \u00ed huga vi\u00f0 fr\u00e1fall Bj\u00f6rns. \u00d6rl\u00e6ti hans og listr\u00e6nt framlag hefur styrkt starf mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0varinnar \u00ed n\u00e6rri 30 \u00e1r. Andi hans og arflei\u00f0 mun fylgja okkur um \u00f3komna t\u00ed\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skrifa\u00f0 fyrir h\u00f6nd stj\u00f3rnar Skaftfells, Skaftfellsh\u00f3psins, n\u00faverandi og fyrrverandi starfsmanna
Tinna Gu\u00f0munds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c9g \u00feykist vita a\u00f0 Birni Roth l\u00ed\u00f0i best \u00ed n\u00e1inni snertingu vi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faruna, helst \u00fati \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0ri vei\u00f0\u00e1 me\u00f0 flugust\u00f6ng. Ef ma\u00f0ur vill kynnast s\u00e1l hans og myndlist \u00ed s\u00ednu besta formi \u00fearf a\u00f0 hafa \u00feetta \u00ed huga finnst m\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00feessi n\u00e1lgun og n\u00e1l\u00e6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faruna sem s\u00e9st svo vel \u00ed verkum hans. Formin koma \u00fea\u00f0an. Verkin eru ekki spegilmynd af n\u00e1tt\u00farunni heldur eins konar opnun inn \u00ed hana. \u00dear er n\u00e6mi hans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bj\u00f6rn hefur \u00ed \u00e6 r\u00edkari m\u00e6li feta\u00f0 eigin sl\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00ed myndger\u00f0 sinni. Jar\u00f0vegurinn sem hann vex \u00far og tilheyrir leynir s\u00e9r au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekki. S\u00e1 jar\u00f0vegur er a\u00f0 st\u00f3rum hluta austfirskur. Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur og Lo\u00f0mundarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur eru st\u00f3r hluti hjarta hans. Myndir Bj\u00f6rns eru hjarta hans og n\u00e1l\u00e6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00e1tt\u00faru.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texti eftir Gu\u00f0mund Odd Magn\u00fasson fyrir s\u00fdningu Bj\u00f6rns \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00c9g hef aldrei sagt nemendum a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef l\u00e6rt meira af \u00feeim en \u00feeir af m\u00e9r. (Bj\u00f6rn Roth, 5. j\u00fal\u00ed 2021) \u00deann 2. jan\u00faar 2026 anda\u00f0ist Bj\u00f6rn Roth, myndlistarma\u00f0ur, s\u00fdningarstj\u00f3ri og kennari. Bj\u00f6rn var fr\u00e1 upphafi einn helsti samverkama\u00f0ur Skaftfells, mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var myndlistar \u00e1 Austurlandi, og gegndi mikilsver\u00f0u hlutverki \u00ed uppbyggingu starfseminnar. Hann var einn af […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":420,"footnotes":""},"categories":[420],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skaftfell.is\/is\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}