People Behind Fischersund
The Artistic Board of Fischersund
Meet the artistic board of Fischersund, siblings Jónsi, Lilja, Sigurrós and Inga Birgis, along with Sindri and Kjartan Holm. They make the unique music, perfume, photographs, digital art, fine art, graphic design and so much more.
Jónsi
Jónsi is a visual artist, musician, and self-taught perfumer known for making immersive and meditative sound and sculptural artwork that explore themes of nature and the human condition. Since the 1990s, world-renowned interdisciplinary artist Jónsi has produced ethereal sounds through an astute aesthetic that combines the minimal, classical, and progressive. Jónsi initially gained international recognition as the lead vocalist for the Icelandic experimental rock band Sigur Rós. Jónsi has collaborated with musicians, visual artists, and filmmakers to create a robust body of work across disciplines. Working with such leading creative figures as Doug Aitken, Cameron Crowe, Merce Cunningham, Olafur Eliasson, and Carl Michael von Hausswolf, Jónsi’s artistic collaborations have resulted in prestigious awards and critical acclaim. Jónsi formally entered the visual art scene in 2018 and has had three solo exhibitions with Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in Los Angeles and New York City. Jónsi has also had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Tasmania; the National Nordic Museum, Seattle; the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; and the Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús in Iceland. Born in Iceland in 1975, Jón Þór “Jónsi” Birgisson lives and works in Los Angeles.
Sigurrós Birgisdóttir
Sigurrós Birgisdóttir (b. 1993) is a founding member of Fischersund perfumery and art collective, where she works as a perfumer and the lead artisan. Self-taught with an endless quest for learning within the fragrance space, she hand-blends perfumes, candles, and incense and contributes to the development of new scents. With a deft nose and skilled approach to perfumery, Sigurrós leads the production team in the Súðarvogur workshop crafting unique fragrances for Fischersund’s exhibition space in Reykjavík. Sigurrós lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir (b. 1981) graduated with a BA in fine arts from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts in 2006 and studied Computer Science at the University of Iceland from 2019-2022. She has worked in various mediums including painting, sculpture, 3d graphics, video and photography.
Ingibjörg has exhibited her work in Iceland and abroad and most recently took part in the group exhibition Skynleikar at Hafnartorg (Reykjavík, 2022), and with Þula Gallery (Reykjavík, 2024), a joint show with her sister Lilja. Ingibjörg has worked closely with the Icelandic music scene for years and made album covers and music videos for artist such as Sigur Rós, Jónsi, Múm, Sin Fang, Seabear, Sóley and Úlfur úlfur. Ingibjörg is one of the founding members of Fischersund perfumery art collective and is responsible for the ethereal creative designs featured throughout the brand. Inga lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Lilja Birgisdóttir
Lilja Birgisdottir (b.1983) studied photography at the Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague, Netherlands and received a BA in fine art from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavík, Iceland in 2010. She was a member of Kling & Bang, an artist-run gallery in Reykjavík, where she took part in selecting artists and curating exhibitions for the space. In 2011 she founded Endemi, an art magazine about Icelandic contemporary art. Lilja has exhibited in Iceland and abroad, including solo exhibitions with Þula Gallery (Reykjavík, 2024). Lilja presented artwork at NADA New York art fair in 2015.
Lilja’s mixed media artwork includes photography, performance, video art, sound art, and installations. Lilja was the author of The Vessel Orchestra, the opening act for the Reykjavík Arts Festival in collaboration with the 15 captains of the Reykjavík Harbour in May 2013. Lilja’s photographic work includes images for musicians Damien Rice and Sigur Rós. Lilja is a founding member of Fischersund perfumery art collective and is the brand ambassador while heading up creative collaborations. Lilja lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland.
The Family
Birgir
Meet our father, Birgir. Along with his brother Hreiðar, they built their first houses side-by-side in Reykjabyggð, Mosfellsbær, in the 1970s and have been helping each other make their kids' crazy ideas come to life ever since. Birgir is also responsible for hand-making all of our incense. This talented dream team built everything in Fischersund, and we could not love them more for it!
Guðrún
Meet our mother, Guðrún, who holds us all together with her loving support and good food. We couldn’t do any of this without her!