Skemmdegi 2018-19 (14-17. 02. 2019)

The 5th annual Skammdegi Festival, organized by Listhús SES, will take place on Thursday, February 14th through Sunday, February 17th, 2019, in a variety of venues in Ólafsfjörður, North Iceland.

 

This year, the Festival features exhibitions, performances and events with 16 artists, musicians and writers from Iceland and around the globe, as a result of their two-month residency at Listhús during the darkest period in winter: the “Skammdegi”.

 

 

Participating Artists:

 

  • Creative team: 

                Dannie Liebergot  (USA) | photographer

                Teresa Cheung Siu Hung (HK, China) | culture & art management

                Sheryl Anaya (USA) | visual artist

Programs

A stone is a stone is a stone

 

by Clara de Cápua

14-17.02.2019 | Listhus gallery

 

 

  

Indian black ink on paper and video

16 drawings of 18x18cm; 01 drawing of 78x106,5cm

 

From the moment I got to Olafsfjordur I was intrigued by the variety of stones in the environment. So I started drawing them, making small portraits of isolated rocks. Could they be something other than stones? An island? An organ? The small portraits developed into a bigger image, a sea of stones. And later, into videos. In a sequence of three scenes, I investigate possible triggers of relations with the rocks, first burying them, then stacking them, and finally resting with them. Maybe it’s time to leave.