Eliso Tsintsabadze (GE) and Pavel Filkov (RU) have been artists-in-residency at Skaftfell in March and April. Their work explores human relations to landscape through photography, and studies the medium of photography itself and its desire to document. In their current collaborative project about forestry in Iceland they are developing a visual study of a minimalistic landscape getting filled with trees. In the open studio Pavel and Eliso will show works in progress, as well as a variety of analogue photographic techniques and devices, including stereo cameras, stereoscopes, a pop-up darkroom, and more. Later in the month the artists will invite students from Seyðisfjarðarskóli for […]
Open studio
Open studio at Skaftfell
Jens Reichert (DE) invites into his studio: Thursday January 23rd from 16:00 – 20:00 Skaftfell residency, Austurvegur 42, top floor Jens has been in residence at Skaftfell for December and January. It`s the fourth time he is visiting Iceland and the third time he is staying in Seydisfjörður. He will show several new abstract paintings (Skyr-Tempera on plywood), the cardboard work “screen” and a light installation. Homemade rye bread with butter and chocolate cake will be served. Jens Reichert (born 1967) lives in Freiburg, Germany. He works in the fields of sculpture, installation, painting, photography, acoustics and light