Metamorphosis: Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir

On Friday the 10th of March at 13:00 an open lecture by Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir will be held at the department of fine art, Laugarnesvegur 91.

Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir works collaboratively with the artist Mark Wilson. Their art practice is research based and socially-engaged, exploring issues of history, culture and environment in relation to both humans and non-human animals. Their artworks have been exhibited internationally and they have delivered papers on art and animal studies worldwide. They are currently working with Anchorage Museum, Alaska as part of ‘Polarlab’ a two-year research project, and they are part of a cross disciplinary research into ‘plant blindness’ funded by the Swedish Science Council resulting in a site-specific installation in the Botanical Garden in Gothenburg in April 2016.

In this lecture Bryndís will talk about her collaborative art projects with Mark Wilson. She will discuss the relationship between theory and practice in their artworks as well as the methods the apply as part of their practice.

Bryndís is a Professor and MA programme leader at the Icelandic Academy of Arts and an associate research professor at Malmö Art Academy, Lund University. From 2009- 2015 she was a Professor and a PhD supervisor at Valand Academy, Gothenburg University and during 2013-2015 together with Mark Wilson she was a Research Fellow at the Centre for Art + Environment, Nevada Museum of Art in the U.S.A

Metamorphosis is the caption for a series of lectures held at the department of Fine Art at the Iceland Academy of the Arts this spring. Lately there has been a renewal at the department with five new teachers joining in the fall of 2016.

They are: Ólöf Nordal (that had an open lecture in November 2016), Carl Boutard, Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir, Bjarki Bragason and Hildur Bjarnadóttir. Additionally, since March 1st 2016, Sigrún Inga Hrólfsdóttir has held the position of dean at the department. In the lectures, teachers will introduce subjects and research in their practice, which contributes to the conversation about different approaches in fine art in within the department and in the cultural environment.

The lecture will be held in english and is open to all.