Lady of the Mountain Cries
Illustration for an icelandic documentary about soil erosion and the free grazing of sheep in Iceland. The illustration depicts "Lady of the Mountain", her torn clothes symbolizes the soil erosion in Iceland.
"The "Lady of the Mountain" (Fjallkonan) is the female incarnation (national personification) of Iceland. While she symbolised what Icelanders considered to be genuine and purely Icelandic, in her purity she reflected a deep-seated, but unattainable, wish of Icelanders to be a totally independent nation." (Wikipedia)
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