Agnes Ársælsdóttir

Where Friends are Made
2017
Video installation, 52 minutes

Groups of friends were asked to speak about the origins of their relationship and why it's important to them.

They were all asked the same five questions:

How did you become friends?

What do you do when you meet?

Do you have any common interests?

Is there anything you both/all dislike?

Why is your friendship important?

The purpose of it was to see how people come together and if there is something in their answers that can be used to generate more empathy into society at large. The video was exhibited as a one channel projection with drawn mind maps on the other walls of the exhibition space that the audience could contribute to.