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Transfer North, 2016-2017

Transfer North?is a knowledge transfer network for independent/institutional curators and art critics in the contemporary art field in the European North, that focuses on specific experiences related to the artistic, cultural and environmental challenges of the high north region. The…

The Narrative Collection 2011-2012

The Narrative Collection was a project initiated by the Swiss artist Chrisoph B?chel, who from 2011-2012 served as Artistic Director of Skaftfell. Over the same two-year period, Skaftfell collected narratives from inhabitants of Sey?isfj?r?ur, in order to capture a kind…

Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters, 2022-2024

Skaftfell participates in the international project Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters, led by the Faculty of Art and Design at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University and House of Arts, ?sti nad Labem, Czech Republic. The 3-year project is funded by the EEA Iceland…

Frontiers of Solitude, 2015-2016

Frontiers of Solitude, 2015-2016, focuses on current transformations of the landscape and the close connections between our post-industrial civilization and nature. These themes are elaborated in terms of the cultural geography and morphology of three specific areas of central and northern…

Frontiers in Retreat, 2013-2018

Frontiers in Retreat is a five-year collaboration project that fosters multidisciplinary dialogue on ecological questions within a European network formed around artist residencies. The project sets out to examine processes of change in particular, sensitive ecological contexts within Europe, to reflect…