Artists-in-Residence

Welcome Katia Klose

Welcome Katia Klose

Skaftfell is thrilled to welcome Katia Klose, artist in residence for the month of March. Klose, born 1972 in Berlin (Germany), works as a photographer, photo editor and lecturer in Leipzig. At the core of her photographic work lies an exploration of reality in terms of its sensual and poetic qualities. The documentary aspect intertwines with the inquiry into hidden connections of human existence in dialogue with the environment and nature. For her stay in Seyðisfjörður, she expects new impulses characterized by the tension between elemental nature and its increasingly questionable civilization use in terms of technical and media phenomena. […]

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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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