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Hot-Dog Poetry by Estelle Pollaert.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nDo you have a poem in your belly?<\/em>
\nPut it on paper and tuck it into a hot dog.
\n<\/span>About anything, in any language,
\n<\/span>With a name or without \u2014 it doesn\u2019t matter.
\n<\/span>We look forward to reading it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Estelle Pollaert<\/strong><\/a> is a French illustrator based in Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland. Originally trained in product design and glassblowing in France and Finland, she now focuses on playful, imaginative art projects. Working across illustration, papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9, ceramics, glass, and textiles, she creates colorful, whimsical works often inspired by food, absurd characters, and curious situations. Estelle is also a staff member at\u00a0The Nordic House, where she has contributed to a variety of projects, including illustrations, creative workshops, and teaching classes for children and adults.<\/div>\n
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For this year’s P\u00f8lse&Poesi, she has installed her work, Sp\u00e1d\u00f3ms pylsa and Teppa pylsa<\/i><\/strong>, in the Atrium of The Nordic House for all visitors to enjoy. The work was originally created for Hamraborg festival but has now been reimagined for P\u00f8lse&Poesi 2026.
\nEnjoy!<\/p>\n

\"Artist<\/a><\/p>\n

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“This project was created for the Hamraborg Festival. Using discarded materials and trash, I built giant food sculptures displayed across the Icelandic countryside and lava fields.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Food has always been one of my favorite subjects in art. I frequently paint, draw, and construct food-inspired projects. When I travel, I love exploring unusual or quirky foods\u2014smelly, oddly shaped, or emblematic of a country\u2019s culinary obsessions.
\n<\/span><\/em>The project began with sausages. After living in three Nordic countries\u2014Iceland, Denmark, and Finland\u2014I became fascinated by their collective obsession with hot dogs. Since then, I\u2019ve been painting, building, illustrating, sewing, screen printing, and even making ceramic sausages. Over time, the project has expanded to other foods, including pretzels, giant carrots, and more.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

My dream is to create an exhibition celebrating food in all shapes, colors, and sizes\u2014something that makes people hungry just by looking. So far, the giant food on display in my living room seems to work: it\u2019s not uncommon for guests to leave jokingly craving a hot dog!”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hot-Dog Poetry by Estelle Pollaert.\u00a0 Do you have a poem in your belly? Put it on paper and tuck it into a hot dog. About anything, in any language, With a name or without \u2014 it doesn\u2019t matter. We look forward to reading it. Estelle Pollaert is a French illustrator based in Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland. Originally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":64968,"template":"","event-categories":[60,56],"class_list":["post-64967","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-categories-all-events","event-categories-exhibitions","no-banner-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/64967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-categories?post=64967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}