Tristan Elísabet Birta
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Tristan Elísabet Birta (b. 1991) is a performance and visual artist from Iceland. In 2023 they were nominated for the Icelandic Art Prize (category Motivational Award) for their exhibition Mythbust at Kling og Bang. Elísabet Birta's work reflects on perceptions of femininity and humanity within the contextual framework of humankind’s relationships with other species and notions of our common qualities. They take a performative approach, incorporating their body and drawing on personal experiences for material. They work in a variety of mediums, with a main focus on performance and film, considering the symbolic nature of filmmaking within a historical narrative as well as the mixing of genres and familiar tropes.