Past exhibitions and events

Authors train 2014

The annual Authors train will stop at Seyðisfjörður Saturday November 29. The reading will be begin at 20.30 sharp in the exhibition space. Five authors will read from their newly published books, in Icelandic: Þórarinn Eldjárn, Soffía Bjarnadóttir, Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Gyrðir Elíasson and Gísli Pálsson. A few Eastern poets and translators will accompany the train: Hrafnkell Lárusson, Ingunn Snædal, Kristan Guttesen, Sigga Lára Sigurjónsdóttir and Stefán Bogi Sveinsson. Admission is 1.000 kr., 500 kr. for children and elderly.

Secret Garden Verönd

in 2014, Artists-in-Residence, Past exhibitions, Past exhibitions and events, Past program, Residency events and activities

OPENING EVENT AND RELEASE OF PUBLICATION AT HÃLL, AUGUST 28 AT 16.00 The project SECRET GARDEN VERÃND was initiated in 2012 by visual artist Suzanna Asp in collaboration with Skaftfell, and starts off from the actual site of the house and garden at HÃ³ll in SeyÃ°isfjÃ¶rÃ°ur. The project builds on queer feminist and post-colonial theory and asks questions about relationships between text, body and place. Who is given a place, where is place given and how can a place be altered. HÃ³ll, built in the early 20th century, is the former studio house of the Icelandic artist Birgir AndrÃ©sson and […]