Artists-in-Residence

Welcome new artist in residence Jonas Bentzer

Welcome new artist in residence Jonas Bentzer

Skaftfell warmly welcomes Jonas Bentzer as residency artist in November. In his practice Jonas works conceptually with sculpture and sculpture as an act. The works may contain the conditions for, the traces of, or be an ongoing act. The sculptures are often alive and are part of or constitute a system. His works are of an investigative nature and an attempt to reach out and treat and comprehend our surroundings. He does this by constructing technical solutions, often times complicated solutions to imitate a simple gesture in nature. Shining a light on these gestures that at first glance seem simple […]

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Welcome Nermine El Ansari

Welcome Nermine El Ansari

We warmly welcome artist Nerime El Ansari to Skaftfell’s residency. During her six-week residency from October 15 to November 30, El Ansari will work on her project ‘Dreams in Exile’ culminating in an exhibition in the Skaftfell Gallery. In Dreams in Exile, the Egyptian artist Nermine El Ansari explores ways to give new forms of visual expression to ideas of displacement and exile. It looks at the emotional labyrinth experienced by foreigners living in faraway lands to seek a deeper understanding of isolation and the eternal search for a place to truly belong.  The project is inspired by El Ansari´s personal experiences going through multiple relocations since childhood. Inspiration is […]

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