Articles by: Skaftfell Residency

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Jessica Auer: The Heath

15.4.2024 — 8.6.2024 Opening: Saturday, April 13, 4-6 pm The Heath exhibition comprises recent photographs and videos by the renowned Seyðisfjörður- based, Canadian photographer Jessica Auer.  Heiðin – an ongoing work, explores the history and development of Road 93, the highest altitude road in Iceland and the only overland route in and out of Seyðisfjörður. In wintertime the road is closed for days, cutting off residents from supplies and the rest of society. This unique way of life, isolated and precarious, is in the process of radical change, as the mountain plateau known as Fjarðarheiði may soon be replaced with […]

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TRIPTYCON LungA school installation

TRIPTYCON LungA school installation

This Sunday on the 24th of March the LungA school is opening an installation in the Skaftfell gallery. The installation is a part of the final exhibition of the Lunga School art program taking place in three different locations. It will start with a gathering in the Skaftfell gallery at 12:00 where a large scale collective installation will open the ball with bell. The collective installation is a gesture to bring together the praxises of the LungA School art program spring 2024. Two longs arms will stretch through the space imitating a vessel or container for works that are hovering […]

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