Residency events and activities

Artists talk #15

Artists talk #15

Current artists-in-residence at Skaftfell; Simona Koch and J. Pasila will give a short introduction to their work. This will be the fifteenth time artists-in-resicence give an public introduction to their artists processes in Herðubreið, community centre. Simona Koch (DE) is an artist interested in the varieties of the living.Where does life come from and where does it go. How are beings connected to each other and what part do humans play in this stetting …? Some of the questions she asks herself, can be visualized through art and the diverse options new media offers. As an artist she makes use of her possibility […]

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Open studio at Skaftfell

Open studio at Skaftfell

Jens Reichert (DE) invites into his studio: Thursday January 23rd from 16:00 – 20:00 Skaftfell residency, Austurvegur 42, top floor Jens has been in residence at Skaftfell for December and January. It`s the fourth time he is visiting Iceland and the third time he is staying in Seydisfjörður. He will show several new abstract paintings (Skyr-Tempera on plywood), the cardboard work “screen” and a light installation. Homemade rye bread with butter and chocolate cake will be served. Jens Reichert (born 1967) lives in Freiburg, Germany. He works in the fields of sculpture, installation, painting, photography, acoustics and light