Residency program

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Ultima Thule

Odysseus Atlas – Kęstutis Montvidas (LT) and Jūra Bardauskaité (LT) Fjarðará Lake, February 15 and 16, 2019, from 18:00 to 22:00.  Odysseus Atlas is a creative initiative by artists Kęstutis Montvidas and Jūra Bardauskaité with the island as its central theme. While in residency at Skaftfell, Odysseus Atlas has found its research subject, the elusive nature of islands, on the small islet in Fjarðará Lake. During the light festival “List í Ljósi”, which is held annually in Seyðisfjörður in celebration of the return of the sun, Odysseus Atlas are presenting Ultima Thule, a subtle interactive light installation on the islet in […]

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30 Days – Work in Progress

On Wednesday Nov 28, Dana Neilson (CA) and Tuomo Savolainen (FI) will be showing what direction their work has taken while being on residency at Skaftfell. Join us in Herðubreið café from 16:00 to 18:00 to meet the artists and see their work in progress. Dana Neilson has been working on an art/science collaboration about material, process, and the things collected along the way. She is inspired by the natural landscape, the origins of ceramic glazes, and a personal attraction to rock collections. She will introduce her exploration of the use of found materials (rocks) in ceramics in the form of […]

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