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Rósa Rut Þórisdóttir
recently
completed her masters degree in visual anthropology at Goldsmiths College,
London. She is currently working at the Stefansson Arctic Institute in
Iceland. These photos were taken in
the small fishing town Dalvík on the
north coast of Iceland during an annual celebration called "Fiskidagurinn
mikli" (the great fish day). The aim of
“Fiskidagurinn mikli”, was to ensemble as many people as
possible and eat fish together. Dalvik’s
fish processing companies were the ones behind the idea, which was a
success. 13,500 guests visited the town of 1,500. Ironically fish processing has not high standard in Icelandic
society. ‘The great fish
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| Hafdís Bjarnadóttir serves one of the more exotic dishes, an African soup of grinded cod heads. |
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| The fish burgers were popular |
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| This was the biggest dinner invitation that has been held in Iceland |
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| The guests were almost solely Icelandic |
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| Around 40 species of fish were put on display |
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| Splendid opportunity to learn about fish, Petrea Kaðlín asks her mother about some of the species |
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| A sailing on the fjord was also available for those interested |
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