Þóranna Dögg Björnsdóttir ( b.1976) is a sound and visual artist based in Reykjavík Iceland. She studied music from an early age and graduated as a classical pianist. Then she immediately turned to the field of contemporary music and art. A graduate of the Royal Academy of art in the Hague Þóranna has worked as a video and performance artist in the electroacoustic field. Her subject matters are varied but often revolve around human nature and a person's worldview, how it shapes and progresses. Interweaving image and sound; her work has built upon the interplay of film and live music performances and takes on the form of sculpture, performance and soundwork.
Björnsdóttir's works are focused on the act of listening, representing themes such as: sound as an intuitive medium and as knowledge - knowing and being; allowing sounds to ignite myriad images and associations which give rise to various outcomes in form, time and space. Þóranna has exhibited her work widely and performed at numerous concerts and art festivals in Iceland and internationally. Þóranna also works as a performance artist with the international art group Wunderland.