Past program

Dæja Hansdóttir on the West Wall

Dæja Hansdóttir on the West Wall

January 28 – March 30, West Wall, Skaftfell Bistro Opening times: Mon/Thu/Fri 12:00-14:00 and 17:00-22:00; Tue/Wed 12:00-22:00; Sat/Sun 17:00-22:00 Dæja Hansdóttir (b.1991 Reykjavík) was raised in the United States by Icelandic and Honduran immigrants and now lives and works in Seyðisfjörður. Dæja is drawn to the aesthetics of formalized public temporal spaces for their potential to articulate an emotional rehearsal and allow us to rebel against the roles we are often playing behind the scenes and on stage. Her practice is centered around photography, but the horror of image making is turned into flesh with the viewer’s hand. Images and memory […]

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Artist Talk: Eva Beierheimer & Samuel Brzeski

Artist Talk: Eva Beierheimer & Samuel Brzeski

Tuesday, October 12, 16:30 – 17:30 in Herðubreið Our next artist talk is on Tuesday Oct 12, from 16:30-17:30 in Herðubreið, and everyone is welcome. Skaftfell’s current residency artists Eva Beierheimer (AT/SE) and Samuel Brzeski (UK/NO) will present their artistic practices and talk about their work in Seyðisfjörður. The event is free, and we have coffee and biscuits. Eva Beierheimer is an Austrian artist living and working in Sweden since 2007. She studied at the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Vienna and at Kungl. Konsthögskolan in Stockholm. In 2004 she was an exchange student at Listaháskóli Íslands. Eva works in […]

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