Búðir Black Church

Iceland print – a small, jet-black Icelandic church in the middle of nowhere, printed on archival quality fine art paper. This fine art print is available in two sizes: 50x70 and 30x40 (cm).

Architecture in Iceland is completely different from what we know from other parts of the world. You will not find here monumental cathedrals, palaces or castles. Apart from a few buildings built with impetus, Icelandic architecture usually operates with a small scale. With a human scale, one could say. While travelling around Iceland, you can very often spot tiny, charming churches here and there. Most of them are located in the middle of nowhere, next to farm buildings.

We love to visit Icelandic churches, and we have a great weakness especially for those of black colour. One of the most beautiful is located in Búðir on the Snæfellssnes peninsula in the west of the country. Búðir church (Búðakirkja) is located in the remote area of the peninsula, surrounded by spectacular mountains, lava fields and meadows.

This Scandinavian artwork was created one autumn morning, at the end of September. We went for a walk, when there was something mysterious in the air. Dense fog floated around, enveloping the mountain tops. We had seen Búðakirkja before in completely different conditions, bathed in the sun. That autumn day, surrounded with dancing fog, we liked it much more.