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

Works by Hollis Schiavo

 

Drawings

14-15.02.2019 | Menntaskólinn á Tröllaskaga (Ægisgata 13)

 

1940 is the year Olafsfjordur was finally connected by road. For the first time, people no longer had to deal with strange creatures for a can of herrings.

 

Untitled Projection| 16-17.02.2019 | Arion Banki (Aðalgata 14)

Assimilation into an unfamiliar culture/setting is a risk one takes as an

immigrant. Incorporating the mimesis of the accepted notion of tradition,

value, and customs, artist emphasizes on the significance of speech and

facial expression of the so called “normativity”.

 

Skammdegi, which translates to short days(or the darkness of winter),

embodies a metaphorical representation of the grey area of immigrationthe

struggle of immigrants neither native to one’s own country nor the

new settlement.