Reykjavík: Multi-Sensory Art Installation Chromo Sapiens

4.0625 out of 5 stars
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4.0625 out of 5 stars
16 reviews
Activity provider:Höfuðstöðin
Reykjavík: Multi-Sensory Art Installation Chromo Sapiens
4.0625 out of 5 stars
4.1
4.0625 out of 5 stars
16 reviews

Experience the multi-sensory art installation Chromo Sapiens. Immerse yourself in irresistible colors, textures, and sound as you journey through three colorful caves where you are the destination.

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Highlights

  • Lose your sense of time and space
  • Immerse yourself in color, texture and sound
  • Enter as homo sapiens, exit as Chromo Sapiens

Full description

Chromo Sapiens is a multi-sensory, large-scale installation by Icelandic artist Shoplifter / Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir that debuted at the Icelandic Pavilion for the Venice Biennale in 2019, to worldwide critical acclaim. The installation consists of three caves made from Shoplifter’s signature material, synthetic hair extensions. The installation surrounds the viewer's horizon with soundscapes from the Icelandic band HAM in each cave. Entering the installation as homo sapiens, you are invited to explore your inner landscape through the stimulation of the senses, where you are the destination of the journey, and when exiting you have transformed into Chromo Sapiens.

Chromo Sapiens is located at Höfuðstöðin in Reykjavík, Iceland. Höfuðstöðin also features a gift shop, café & bar with outdoor seating, and event space. Höfuðstöðin opened in 2022 in restored army barracks that were used as bomb shelters during the Second World War. Later they were moved to their current location and used as potato nurseries for decades.

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  • Entry ticket to Chromo Sapiens art installation
  • Coffee or soft drink
  • Food and alcoholic beverages
  • Gift shop items

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Please enter through the main door of Höfuðstöðin

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  • Open every day
  • No time slots needed, walk ins accepted

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4.1 /5

based on 16 reviews

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GetYourGuide traveler – IcelandJune 9, 2025 – Verified booking
I loved it so much! Made me zen and happy. Would recommend to anyone visiting Iceland, I've never experienced anything like this before.
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GetYourGuide traveler – IcelandJune 9, 2025 – Verified booking
The installation is incredible. It was really cool to go in once and experience it without knowing anything and then watching a video where the artist explains the work and then re-entering to experience again. We stayed there for at least 2 hours. It felt like a sound bath or meditation. The installation truly made us more happy. The space is beautiful and staff welcoming and helpful.
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GetYourGuide traveler – IcelandJune 3, 2025 – Verified booking

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Activity provider:Höfuðstöðin

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