Artist-Researcher Residency in Iceland
I am delighted to announce that I have accepted a 3-month residency in Skagastrond (North-East Iceland) in collaboration with The University of Iceland.
Posts tagged ‘iceland’
Jan 3
“Remember Nature” – a worldwide call by Gustav Metzger
4 November 2015
A WORLDWIDE CALL BY GUSTAV METZGER FOR A DAY OF ACTION TO REMEMBER NATURE
THIS APPEAL IS FOR THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PARTICIPATION from the WORLD OF THE ARTS
THE AIM IS TO CREATE A MASS MOVEMENT ACROSS THE ARTS to ward off EXTINCTION
“The art, architecture and design world needs to take a stand against the ongoing erasure of species – even where there is little chance of ultimate success. It is our privilege and our duty to be at the forefront of the struggle. There is no choice but to follow the path of ethics into aesthetics. We live in societies suffocating in waste.” Gustav Metzger, 2015.
Our task is to remind people of the richness and complexity in nature; to protect nature as far as we can and by doing so art will enter new territories that are inherently creative, that are primarily for the good of the universe.
What we want to do – what is ahead for us is to bring together the world of the arts – to unite in having a day of art actions covering the entire country. We call those who engage in the arts to participate in a day of mass action, to create a collective artwork to Remember Nature.*
Here is my contribution to the Remember Nature project – a photograph of giant icicles I took in Iceland.
*Copy taken from the Remember Nature press release.
Feb 10
“It’s a pity we don’t whistle at one another, like birds. Words are misleading.”
Halldor Laxness, Under The Glacier
(Icelandic writer, 1902-1998)
Oct 1
Zata Kitowski awarded an Artist Residency in Iceland in 2015
I am delighted to have been awarded an Artist Residency in Iceland in 2015. I am looking forward to spending 5 weeks in Iceland producing new creative work in January and February 2015. My work will explore art, science and nature within the context of the Northern Lights, sulphuric volcanoes, boiling mud, and Europe’s most powerful waterfall.
Ongoing documentation of my residency is available to view under the “Iceland” tab (found on the bar along the top of this website, on the top right).
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