By the Faroe Islands

Ved Færøyene

Translation: By the Faroe Islands
Artist: Sigurd Bergmann
Year: 2007
Medium: Watercolour on textured paper

In Ved Færøyene, Sigurd channels the haunting beauty of the North Atlantic. Rising like a ghost from the misty sea, the mountainous island form is both solid and elusive, veiled in layers of pale blue and stormy greys. A single red bird hovers mid-sky — a quiet punctuation in the vast silence.

The foreground bursts with earthy tones — russets, ochres, dark siennas — evoking windswept heather or volcanic rock, as though the viewer stands on another island, looking out. This contrast between soft atmospheric distance and grounded texture creates a deeply meditative tension.

There is reverence here — for land shaped by wind, water, and time. It feels ancient, isolated, and sacred. Sigurd doesn’t just depict a place — he distills its soul, and lets it speak through silence.