2018

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30 Days – Work in Progress

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On Wednesday Nov 28, Dana Neilson (CA) and Tuomo Savolainen (FI) will be showing what direction their work has taken while being on residency at Skaftfell. Join us in Herðubreið café from 16:00 to 18:00 to meet the artists and see their work in progress. Dana Neilson has been working on an art/science collaboration about material, process, and the things collected along the way. She is inspired by the natural landscape, the origins of ceramic glazes, and a personal attraction to rock collections. She will introduce her exploration of the use of found materials (rocks) in ceramics in the form of […]

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Nathan Hall. 150 Handkerchiefs, 2018.

Fosshús – Open studio

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Composer and artist Nathan Hall will transform the house Brekka (Austurvegur 44b) into an installation called FOSSHÚS. The three floors will have sound and visual works that can be discovered. Works include underwater recordings, musical graphic scores, watercolors, and video performances. Works have all been made in the last two months while on residency at Skaftfell. They are inspired by Dvergasteinn, Buðaráfoss, Steinasafn Petru, and the recent passing of the artist’s grandmother. The house will be quite dark; only a few people are allowed in at one time for safety, and for keeping the sound works audible to experience. There will […]

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