Sensing the world
Hugarflug, the fifteenth annual conference of the Iceland Academy of the Arts, is a forum for open, professional and critical discussion about arts, design, architecture and related fields. Hugarflug 2026 will be held on the 9th-11th. September in Reykjavík The theme of this year's conference is the world of perception.
How do we relate to our own perceptions and the world around us? Today, it is easy to become disconnected not only from the environment but also from people who experience the world in a different way than ourselves By paying attention to our perceptions, slowing down and creating space for diverse experiences, new ways of knowledge creation and deeper connections with the world Research in the arts are platforms for exploring this diversity, asking critical questions, and developing strategies that lead to new knowledge and perspectives open up.
Arts, design, and architecture remind us that perception is never uniform; it is complex, shaped by context, and affects our communication.
Hugarflug 2026 requests talks about the theme of the conference from all areas of art, design and architecture and related studies.