Artist Maria Sjöfn Dupuis Laufeyjardóttir´s two-month residency at Skaftfell was devoted to studying the marine animals that live in Seyðisfjördur. Her research was in response to a recently published report on the impact of sea fish faring on the ecosystem…
Mapping Sound. For his artist residency at Skaftfell in the autumn of 2022, Czech sound installation artist Jan Krtička made field recordings of site-specific locations in Seyðisfjörður and Skálanes. One can access these recordings on the website aporee.org, a database…
Skaftfell announcing the opening of its summer exhibition The Arctic Creatures Revisited, on view to the public from May 6 – August 20, 2023. The exhibition features more than 20 photographs by The Arctic Creatures, a a collective of three…
Acknowledging Lukas Kühne’s sculpture Tvísöngur as “an important sonic landmark in the cultural landscape of East Iceland,” Múlaþing, which owns the work, and Skaftfell, which oversees its care, recently signed an agreement with the artist ensuring the long-term preservation and…
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…
Skaftfell Art Gallery announces a new partnership for the management of Skaftfell Bistró, looking ahead to a grand reopening of the restaurant in early May. The new restaurant managers–Eva Jazmin, Sesselja Hlín, Garðar Bachmann, Hjörvar, and Sóley Guðrún– together offer many…
Skaftfell welcomes new artist in residence Roman Sokolov, a documentary photographer and graduate student at Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole (DMJX). Born in St. Petersburg, Roman is now exiled in Denmark. In 2017-2018, he attended the Academy of Documentary and Art…
Pop-up exhibition on Friday March 17, 17:00-20:00, Herðubreið María Sjöfn will present her current work in progress, which was developed during her residency at Skaftfell in February and March. María Sjöfn Dupuis Laufeyjardóttir’s artistic practice explores forms of natural phenomena…
Saturday March 11, 2023, 14:00-16:00, Herðubreið This workshop explores ways to convert memory into a painting, using the exact colour from a photograph. By extracting ink from the film, participants can experience how the photograph dissolves and disappears as they…
Tuesday March 7, 17:00-18:00, Skaftfell 3rd floor Skaftfell warmly invites you to an artist talk with our two current residency artists: Ji Yoon Jen Chung is an interdisciplinary artist and educator from South Korea working with research-based studio practice. She…