Surtsey is a volcanic island off the southern coast of Iceland. It formed by a volcanic eruption in 1963 and reached its maximum size only four years later. Since then, wind and wave erosion diminish the island permanently, leaving only its hard inner core around 2130.
Surtsey has become an important research object for both geologists and biologists. Here they can explore the effects of erosion and the development of ecosystems.

The Culture House in Reykjavik shows all these insights in the exhibition “Surtsey – Genesis”. ART+COM was commisioned to communicate the story and development of the island in an interactive installation. Thus, we developed the Surtsey Time Machine. »