Hrafnhildur Arnard\u00F3ttir aka Shoplifter is an icelandic artist living in New York. She makes sculptures, drawings and installations with various materials and found objects that take on themes relating to vanity, self-image, fashion, beauty and popular myths, often touching on notions that come close to obsession or fetish.
Her body of work as a whole exists in the gray area between visual art, performance, and design and has been shown and published in many countries and numerous publications.
Arnard\u00F3ttir has worked for several years exploring the use and symbolic nature of hair, and its visual and artistic potential. In her work, Arnard\u00F3ttir addresses the history of our obsession with hair and how it is an ongoing manifestation of creativity in contemporary culture.