SEATTLE, WA.- Fischersund: Faux Flora, the groundbreaking immersive exhibition at the National Nordic Museum, has been extended and will now run until February 23, 2025. Combining scent, sound, sculpture, 3D graphics, and photography, this acclaimed exhibition has enchanted audiences and drawn visitors from around the region for the past three months.

Created by Jónsi (Jón Þór Birgisson), lead vocalist of the renowned post-rock band Sigur Rós, and his sisters Inga, Lilja, and Sigurrós, Faux Flora invites visitors to explore the boundaries between the natural and the artificial. Drawing inspiration from Iceland’s nearly 500 native plant species and the intricate relationship between scent and memory, the exhibition presents an olfactory and visual journey through the human experience as mirrored in the life cycle of plants—germination, growth, flowering, seed formation, and dispersal.

To mark the end of the exhibition, on February 19 at 6pm, the National Nordic Museum has organized an unforgettable evening of sensory immersion. A Faux Flora scent and sound bath experience will be led by Lilja and Inga of Fischersund, alongside Sin Fang (frontman of Seabear) and acclaimed composer Kjartan Holm. Attendees will be transported through original, ethereal live music paired with a custom scent, creating a meditative, multisensory finale. Limited to the first seventy registrants, the program offers after-hours access to the exhibition before and after the scent and sound bath for a more intimate experience.

"The National Nordic Museum is committed to presenting contemporary art that resonates universally," said Leslie Anne Anderson, Chief Curator of the National Nordic Museum. "Our collaboration with Jónsi began with the commissioned spatial sound and scent sculpture FLÓÐ, and this latest project further underscores our commitment to showcasing innovative, multisensory works, as well as thoughtful complementary programming."

FLÓÐ, Jónsi's first-ever U.S. museum exhibition, debuted at the National Nordic Museum in 2023 and was one of the highest-attended exhibitions to date. Last year, the installation traveled to the Reykjavik Art Museum in Iceland where it was on extended view.

The National Nordic Museum is actively working with the artists to travel the Faux Flora exhibition to other Museums.

“Faux Flora exemplifies the National Nordic Museum’s commitment to redefining creative possibilities. This groundbreaking exhibition showcases the transformative power of multisensory art to transcend traditional boundaries and create profound, lasting impressions on all who experience it,” said Lāth Carlson, CEO of the National Nordic Museum.

Don’t miss your chance to experience this extraordinary exhibition before it closes on February 23, 2025. For more information and to reserve tickets for the concluding sound bath, visit nordicmuseum.org.  

Fischersund: Faux Flora is organized by the National Nordic Museum’s Chief Curator, Leslie Anderson, in collaboration with the artists.