New Refinement is a preface to The Willow Project, edited by Tinna Gunnarsdóttir

The willow project is an investigation into one of Iceland’s newly gained raw materials, the willow tree. Since the start of forestry from about 70 years ago, this material starts being available in a bigger quantity now. During the research process, three main processes of boiling, burning and distilling were rendered. Inspired by the natural circulation of matter, nothing but water and heat were added to the wood and all byproducts were processed as valuable resources. By deconstructing the tree into micro scale and reassembling the found elements, the rendered new materials that could stand by themselves. All of them would be able to go back to the forest as nutrition.

Works by:
Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir, Björn Steinar Jóhannesson, Emilía Sigurðardóttir, Johanna Seelemann, Kristín Sigurðardóttir, Theodóra Mjöll Skúladóttir Jack, Védís Pálsdóttir.