The exhibition is a result from a printmaking workshop held by the Iceland University of The Arts in Seyðisfjörður, East Fjords of Iceland, in collaboration with Skaftfell Center for Visual Art, FOSS editions and the Technical Museum of East Iceland . The workshop started on 6. January 2020 and the participants consists of 14 students from the academy as well as two exchange students. By participating in the workshop the students developed a deeper understanding of the printmaking process and key elements in the production of a printed work under the guidance of printmaking-specialists Sigurður Atli Sigurðsson, Linus Lohmann and […]
Past program
Ingirafn Steinarsson – Hólmi / Elevation
New exhibition in the West Wall gallery in Skaftfell’s Bistro. Open daily from 15:00. “The drawings bear a reference to the attempts of humans to understand and explain their experiences, and to the resulting knowledge systems. Frozen moments of “Eureka”, divine experience, epistemic explosion, the effects of hallucinating drugs or orgasm, drawn in details.” Ingirafn Steinarsson graduated with a Masters degree from Malmö Art Academy in Sweden (2005), as well as from the Art Academy in Vienna, Austria (2003) and the Icelandic Arts and Crafts College (1996-1999). He has been showing his work in Iceland since 1998, and has taken part in exhibitions in many European cities and in […]