Artists-in-Residence

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Artist talk #25

Tuesday January 19 at 16:30 Skaftfell, Austurvegur 43, 3rd floor. Meet and hear the current Artists-in-Residence at Skaftfell in January, Nora Mertes (DE) & Rashanna Rashied-Walker (USA), on Tuesday when they will present their practice and selected works. Local artists Ingirafn Steinarsson will also give a short presentation about his work and resent stay at Slakthusateljerna in December last year, a residency exchange through Skaftfell. The talk will take place in English. About the artists: Ingirafn Steinarsson educated at a. o. Malm Art Academy, is an Icelandic artist based in Seyisfjrur. Steinarsson returns in his work to the ability of art to communicate […]

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Colourfields: Radiating and Reflecting

Colourfields: Radiating and Reflecting

Lola Bezemers work concentrateson the experience of colour and light in architectural spaces. When going to Iceland, she brought a pile of coloured fabrics to work with in the snow white landscape.Like using a white wall to project on, one can also use a white landscape for the same purpose. A video work made outside in the landscape is presented inside the Bookshop project space and is juxtaposed by an interior light installation. Both works are comprised of coloured parachute fabric, yet make use of different characteristics of the material: In the installation the fabric radiates light and appears still […]

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