Past exhibitions and events

Composition in Five Movements

February 10 – March 10, 2023, Skaftfell Gallery Opening: February 10, 17:00 – 18:00 Video works by Barbara Naegelin, Dodda Maggý, Gústav Geir Bollason, Sigurður Guðjónsson, and Steina An exhibition of five video works on the theme of movement in various forms — elastic, flickering, perpetual, spontaneous, and hypnotic — will animate and illuminate the Skaftfell Gallery in an exhibition titled Composition in Five Movements. The group exhibition will open on February 10, during the annual List í Ljósi festival of light in Seyðisfjörður. Curated by Pari Stave The exhibition is sponsored by: The Cantonal Culture Department Basel-Stadt, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Múlaþing, […]

Jessica Auer: Selected Photographs from Looking North

January 23 – April 2, 2023, Skaftfell Bistró Photographs from the series Looking North, by Seyðisfjörður-based artist Jessica Auer, will be presented in the Skaftfell Bistró from January 23 – April 2, 2023. Looking North was first shown as a feature exhibition at the National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík in 2020. The installation at Skaftfell will be the first time works from the series will be on view to the public since the exhibition two years ago. A native of Québec, Canada, Auer relocated to Seyðisfjörður as the tourism boom in Iceland was reaching its peak. The series Looking North is […]