Opens Friday July 6, at 17:00 06.07.-22.07. 2012 The West Wall The London based Taiwanese artist Ting Cheng isn’t bothered about capturing real memories.Instead she constructs surreal encounters in which the viewer becomes both participator and spectator. Building a connection between the body and the space around it, Cheng captures everyday objects and situations in snapshots that seem positively otherworldly. She hopes to question our surroundings with fresh perspectives that encourage a playful sense of exploration and experimentation. On the West Wall Cheng will exhibit new work made in Seyðisfjörður. The work is a mixtape of a conversation between her and […]
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New honorary artistic director: Ráðhildur Ingadóttir
Skaftfell – Center for Visual Art, East Iceland, appoints with great pleasure Ráðhildur Ingadóttir as honorary artistic director for 2013-2014. A completed artwork is only a fraction of its existence and the relation between meaning and method is truly the core of art development. Thought process, ideas and life views are essential fundamentals to producing interesting art, but not trained skill or ability in a particular medium. Ráðhildur Ingadóttir was born in 1959 and has worked as an visual artist for many years. She studied in Britain, but lives and works in Denmark and Iceland. Ráðhildur´s projects are varied. She […]