Artists-in-Residence

Zeus Tears and a seance performance

in 2015, Artists-in-Residence, Past program, Residency events and activities, Residency program

Linda Persson is a Swedish artist / filmmaker and a returning Artist-in-Residence at Skaftfell. Throughout my practice language has played a central role. What interests me in language is its ability to fail meaning. I use dead, peripheral and code languages to excavate meaning. Its like an archaeological dig in a search for a forgotten empire. For the event Thursday Nov 26, starting at 20.00, Linda has invited Pip Stafford who is a Tasmanian media artist and producer based in Hobart. Her work is primarily concerned with networks and communications, rituals and patterns, radio and feminist methodologies. We will combine […]

Atlantic Biennale: Untold Saga

in 2015, Artists-in-Residence, Past program, Residency events and activities

For thousands of years the ocean was defining the limits of the known world. For centuries it has inspired people to overcome the impossible. Today the ocean is connecting nations and ideas and traditions. The Atlantic Biennale: Untold Saga kick-of event at Seydisfjörður invites you to witness the impossible becoming true. Program: 17:00 Departure from the Bookshop-projectspace 17:30 Island 18:00 Presentation of Atlantic Biennale: Untold Saga at Norðurgata residency, open Studio at Robertas Narkus 19:00 Launch party Collaborators: Lunga School, Árni Geir Lárusson, The Seyðisfjörður Music School and Times New Roman The Atlantic Biennale: Untold Saga is the offspring of […]