Skaftfell Projects

Dieter Roth Verlag: Music, Friends and Family

Dieter Roth Verlag: Music, Friends and Family

We are excited to share a radio program produced by Frederik Heidemann during his residency at Skaftfell: Dieter Roth Verlag: Music, Friends and Family This radio program digs into the musical work of artist Dieter Roth and the people surounding him throughout his life in Iceland and Switzerland. Though Roths practice is well established in the history of western art institutions, his musical works and imprint, “Dieter Roth Verlag”, remain lesser known chapters in the stories of his practice. Throughout an hour, the program showcases work from artists such as André Thomkins, Vera Roth, Hermann Nitsch, Colette Roper, Nam June […]

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María Sjöfn, AiR ´23: Field notes

María Sjöfn, AiR ´23: Field notes

Artist Maria Sjöfn Dupuis Laufeyjardóttir´s two-month residency at Skaftfell was devoted to studying the marine animals that live in  Seyðisfjördur. Her research was in response to a recently published report on the impact of sea fish faring on the ecosystem of the fjord: Rannsóknir á lífríki Seyðisfjarðar: [Botndýr, mælingar í seti, fuglar og þörungar í fjöru (Research on the biosphere of Seyðisfjörður). Erlín E. Jóhannsdóttir, Halldór Walter Stefánsson og Cristian Gallo (2018).Náttúrustofa Austurlands, Neskaupstað. (https://rafhladan.is/handle/10802/29364)].  Among the many findings of the report is an assessment of the great abundance and variety of benthic species and subspecies living in the fjord. […]

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