Thursday, January 26, 2023, 17:00 – 18:00. Skaftfell, 3rd floor Skaftfell Art Center invites you to an artist talk with Jessica Auer, Canadian artist, photographer, and filmmaker, and co-founder of Ströndin Studio, a photographic research and education center in Seyðisfjörður. A selection of photographs from Jessica’s series Looking North will be on view in the Skaftfell Bistró from January 23 – April 2, 2023. The installation and talk coincide with Jessica’s exhibition Landvörður, curated by Sigrún Alba Sigurðardóttir, opening on January 28th at Sláturhúsið, in Egilsstaðir. www.slaturhusid.is About the artist: Jessica Auer is a Canadian artist who teaches photography at Concordia University […]

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On December 7, the opening of the exhibition “Gardening of Soul: Introduction” took place at House of Arts, Ústi nad Labem, Czech Republic. The exhibition is the first outcome of the international collaboration Gardening of Soul: In Five Chapters, in which Skaftfell participates alongside eight other institutions from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, South Africa, Ukraine and USA. The project is led by the House of Arts in Ústi nad Labem. Skaftfell co-curated two installations for this exhibition, one presenting Tvísöngur (Lukas Kuhne, 2012), and one presenting Hafnargarður Community Garden (2012-ongoing). Both artworks are located in Seyðisfjörður. “Using documentary […]

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