On March 11th Hallgrímur Helgason opened his exhibition at Listamenn Gallery in Reykjavik, “Group Portraits of the Self”, consisting of new paintings and drawings done in the years 2021 and 2022. According to the artist all the works are self portraits, depicting groups of characters that live inside him. “It’s like a new take on the classic self portrait. I’m not painting my likeness, but different aspects of my character. These are inner portraits, sort of. I follow the rule: If those people come out of my brush, it must mean that they’re all part of me, different sides of me. I start with an empty canvas and absolutely no ideas, just with an insecure hand and a completely open mind. I try to put all my trust in the brush.”