Episode 3: Skaftfell Art Center – The Tensions of Environmental and Cultural Sustainability for Artists and Institutions LINK HERE
How can arts institutions and artists be more sustainable in terms of their impact not only on the environment, but also on local communities?
Skaftfell Art Center is NAARCAs Icelandic partner. Its based in Sey?isfj?r?ur, a small but vibrant town in Eastern Iceland, surrounded by mountains and sea. Sey?isfj?r?urs unique location and atmosphere has long attracted artists from all over the world. That location also makes it vulnerable to avalanches, mudslides and landslides and in a changing climate, those threats are increasing.
Julia Martin is an artist living in Sey?isfj?r?ur, and the former Project Manager of the Residency Programme and International Projects at Skaftfell. She introduces us to Sey?isfj?r?ur, and to our two contributors: Pari Stave, Director of Skaftfell, and Jessica Auer, a photographer, filmmaker and educator living in Sey?isfj?r?ur. Pari and Jessica explore some of the ways arts institutions and artists can be more mindful of the environment, and of local landscapes and communities.
Find out more:
Skaftfell Art Center: skaftfell.is/en
Str?ndin Studio: strondinstudio.com
Jan Krti
ka (artist who provided field recordings from in and around Sey?isfj?r?ur): jankrticka.com
Contributors:
Julia Martin, artist and landscape architect / former Project Manager, Residency
Programme and International Projects, Skaftfell Art Center (juliamartin.de)
Pari Stave, art historian and curator / Director, Skaftfell Art Center (skaftfell.is/en/skaftfell/about-skaftfell/staff/)
Jessica Auer, photographer, filmmaker and educator (jessicaauer.com)
