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Frontiers of Solitude: Artists presentation and panel discussion

Frontiers of Solitude: Artists presentation and panel discussion

The Icelandic part of the international collaboration project Frontiers of Solitude is currently ongoing. A group of artists is on an expedition through Iceland and visiting various locations in South, East and North of Iceland where the untapped sources of renewable energy water, steam, and wind as well as the impacts of hydro- and geothermal power plants on the landscape and on local micro-economies, can be observed. Participating artists met with experts from other disciplines and were introduced to ecological, political and socioeconomic aspects of the sites visited, including Sklanes, Hsey, Krahnjka dam and Alcoa Fjaral. Participants in the project […]

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Lecture – Frontiers of Solitude

Lecture – Frontiers of Solitude

Curator Markus Þór Andrésson will give a lecture in Herubreid Community Centre, as a part of the international collaboration project Frontiers of Solitude. Markus will present Icelandic artists and exhibitions dating from 1971 with a focus on visual art and ecology, environmental protection and sustainability. Frontiers of Solitude is an international collaboration between artists and arts organizations in three European countries: Skolska28 (Czech Republic), Atelier Nord (Norway) and Skaftfell. The project focuses on current transformations of the landscape and the close connections between our post-industrial civilization and nature. The aim is to foster collaboration and an exchange of experiences between individual […]

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