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Skaftfell is inviting applications to participate in the thematic residency \u201eWanderlust\u201c, which will be taking place June 8-30, 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Application deadline: October 31, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Referring to Rebecca Solnit\u2019s book Wanderlust, this thematic residency will bring\u00a0together seven artists who wish to consider the notion of wandering as an aesthetic practice. Linking the activities of walking, thinking and art-making, the aim of the residency will be to explore how art can convey one\u2019s experience of place.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The roads, paths, and valleys of Seydisfj\u00f6rdur will provide participants with the arena to move and think about notions of space, time, memory and the subjectivity of human perception. With each passing day, the artists will reflect upon their own engagement with this foreign and remote environment as it becomes more familiar, and consider the nature of their interactions as artists-in-residence within the Icelandic landscape. Through a number of group walks and hikes around the mountains and valleys of Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, conversations, workshops, and fieldwork, the participants will develop their sensitivities to place, and share their responses through artistic expression. The Wanderlust residency focuses on process and research, rather than on finished production. It will conclude with an informal presentation of work-in-progress.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Artists will need to bring a good pair of hiking boots, waterproof clothing, a backpack for day hikes, and basic art materials and equipment relevant to their own practices.\u00a0Please note that a good level of physical fitness, and a certain resilience to wind and rain are essential for participating in the Wanderlust residency.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The residency will be guided by\u00a0Jessica Auer<\/a><\/strong>, visual artist and photography professor from Montreal, Canada. Following two residency stays with Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, she relocated to Seydisfj\u00f6rdur to co-direct\u00a0Str\u00f6ndin Studio<\/a><\/strong>, an educational and experimental center for photography. Her work is broadly concerned with the study of landscapes as cultural sites, focusing on themes that connect history, place, journey and cultural experience.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Dates of the residency:\u00a0<\/strong>June 8\u201330, 2020\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Accommodation and working spaces:\u00a0<\/strong>Artists participating in the Wanderlust residency stay in three historical houses throughout the town, all within short walking distance to Skaftfell and to each other. The houses are set up as shared self-catering accommodation, each including private bedrooms, a combined living and working space, shared bathroom and kitchen, working tables, washing machine, and WiFi.\u00a0Shared working spaces with individual working desks for all participants will be set up at Str\u00f6ndin Studio, which is located at the edge of town and can be reached in a 15-20 min walk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Costs for the artist:\u00a0<\/strong>Residency fee, travel costs, and meals will be paid by the artist.\u00a0The residency fee is\u00a0160,000 ISK<\/strong>. It includes the Wanderlust program, shared self-catering accommodation, access to shared working spaces and basic equipment, and general and PR support from Skaftfell\u2019s staff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Travel:<\/strong>\u00a0Residency artists are responsible for making their own travel arrangements to Sey\u00f0isfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. Travel information can be found\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n