January 28 – March 30, West Wall, Skaftfell Bistro Opening times: Mon/Thu/Fri 12:00-14:00 and 17:00-22:00; Tue/Wed 12:00-22:00; Sat/Sun 17:00-22:00 Dæja Hansdóttir (b.1991 Reykjavík) was raised in the United States by Icelandic and Honduran immigrants and now lives and works in Seyðisfjörður. Dæja is drawn to the aesthetics of formalized public temporal spaces for their potential to articulate an emotional rehearsal and allow us to rebel against the roles we are often playing behind the scenes and on stage. Her practice is centered around photography, but the horror of image making is turned into flesh with the viewer’s hand. Images and memory […]
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Newsletter & Season’s greetings 2021
As the year is coming to an end we are looking back at Skaftfell’s main projects in those rather unusual twelve months: REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS After the landslide disaster in December, our time in January was mostly spent cleaning mud and assessing the damage to our premises on Austurvegur 42. Fortunately, they were not badly affected, but various things needed repair. In April, those repairs and other urgent maintenance of the house were carried out: Old timber was replaced on the outdoor stairs, a new beer garden platform was laid, masonry repairs were carried out, drainage was improved, all exterior […]