research project

Transfer North, 2016-2017

Transfer North?is a knowledge transfer network for independent/institutional curators and art critics in the contemporary art field in the European North, that focuses on specific experiences related to the artistic,…

The Narrative Collection 2011-2012

The Narrative Collection was a project initiated by the Swiss artist Chrisoph B?chel, who from 2011-2012 served as Artistic Director of Skaftfell. Over the same two-year period, Skaftfell collected narratives…

Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters, 2022-2024

Skaftfell participates in the international project Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters, led by the Faculty of Art and Design at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University and House of Arts, ?sti nad Labem, Czech…

Frontiers of Solitude, 2015-2016

Frontiers of Solitude, 2015-2016, focuses on current transformations of the landscape and the close connections between our post-industrial civilization and nature. These themes are elaborated in terms of the cultural geography…

Frontiers in Retreat, 2013-2018

Frontiers in Retreat is a five-year collaboration project that fosters multidisciplinary dialogue on ecological questions within a European network formed around artist residencies. The project sets out to examine processes of…

Climbing Invisible Structures

The final stage in the project Climbing Invisible Structures in an exhibition opening Feb 10 in Akershus Kunstsenter. Artists presented are: Mo Abd-Ulla, Egl Budvytyt, Tanya Busse, Victoria Durnak, Gunnhildur…

Creative: mapping the creative industry in Sey?isfj?r?ur

The artist group RoShamBo, in collaboration with Skaftfell  Center for Visual Art, published?in 2013 a web based map?which contains information on workshops, residencies, galleries, project platforms, schools and interesting…