Post Tagged with: "International collaboration"

Ljósmynd: Julia Martin

Six Icelandic representatives in Frontiers of Solitude

Icelandic artists Finnur Arnar Arnarson, Elvar Már Kjartansson, Karlotta Blöndal, Monika Frycová, Kristín Rúnarsdóttir and Þórunn Eymundardóttir have been selected to participate in the international project Frontiers of Solitude. The project focuses on current transformations of the landscape and the close connections between our post-industrial civilization and nature. The aim is to foster collaboration and an exchange of experiences between individual artists, researchers and initiatives, and to explore and interpret recent and long-term transformations of the landscape. Skaftfell is partner in the project with is lead by Skolska 28 Gallery (Deai/setkani), Czech Republic in collaboration with Atelier Nord, Norway. The […]

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Frontiers of Solitude: Artists presentation and panel discussion

Frontiers of Solitude: Artists presentation and panel discussion

The Icelandic part of the international collaboration project Frontiers of Solitude is currently ongoing. A group of artists is on an expedition through Iceland and visiting various locations in South, East and North of Iceland where the untapped sources of renewable energy water, steam, and wind as well as the impacts of hydro- and geothermal power plants on the landscape and on local micro-economies, can be observed. Participating artists met with experts from other disciplines and were introduced to ecological, political and socioeconomic aspects of the sites visited, including Sklanes, Hsey, Krahnjka dam and Alcoa Fjaral. Participants in the project […]

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