THE MOST REAL DEATH Meet Thorvaldur Thorsteinsson: One of the most versatile and productive artists in Iceland. He writes books, plays and material for radio and television, and has received awards and grants both for visual arts and writing. His works are varied but it is possible to observe clear ideas behind them, and in all cases the same philosophy and the same author are present. In some of his works Thorsteinsson becomes almost invisible and absent and makes the viewer and the public the protagonists of the pieces; they create the art. In the visual arts Thorsteinsson has done almost everything, from sculpture to performances. In recent years his work has to a growing degree been characterised by an activation of the environment, the public, and the parts of peoples� everyday lives that are usually considered unimportant, inconsequential and na�ve from an artistic point of view. By bringing clich�s down to earth, by revealing the unexamined potential of the obvious and commonly known, and last but not least by creating a place for people to examine themselves rather than the work of art, Thorsteinsson constantly strives to use art to draw attention to something other than art itself and the artist; namely the unexplored adventure of the common everyday world.In Thorsteinsson�s video �The Most real Death� people act being shot down by a machine gun. The initial reaction of the audience is smiling or laughing but it slowly dawns on them that behind the humour there is a serious idea. Manipulation and people�s irrational reactions come to mind. People�s stated disgust of violence becomes meaningless when we see them participate in this game�� Mike is blogging to: The Concretes