Föstudaginn 21. febrúar kl. 13 munu Selma Hreggviðsdóttir og Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir halda opna fyrirlesturinn LJÓSVAKI // ÆTHER um verk sín og vinnuaðferðir í fyrirlestrarsal Listaháskólans að Laugarnesvegi 91. Fyrirlesturinn fer fram á ensku 
 
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Friday 21st February at 1pm, Selma Hreggviðsdóttir and Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir will hold an open lecture about LJÓSVAKI // ÆTHER about their work and work methods in the lecture hall in the Icelandic University of the Arts, Laugarnesvegur 91. The lecture will be in english. 
 
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(English below)  
 
Selma Hreggviðsdóttir og Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir tala um vinnuferlið, aðferðir og samstarfið við gerð sýningar í Dahlshúsi á Eskifirði síðastliðið sumar og sýningarinnar LJÓSVAKI // ÆTHER 1.0.1 sem nú stendur yfir í Berg Contemporary á Klapparstíg 16. 
 
Árið 2015 lágu leiðir þeirra saman á Eskifirði og uppgvötvuðu þá sameiginlegan áhuga á Helgustaðarnámu og íslenska Silfurberginu. Varð það kveikjan að samvinnu þeirra og hafa þær síðan þá verið að grúska og vinna með Silfurbergið.  
Silfurbergið býr yfir merkilegri og marglaga sögu þrátt fyrir að hafa ekki hlotið mikla athygli á Íslandi í gegnum tíðina. Sem dæmi má nefna mikilvægt hlututverk Silfurbergsins í heimi vísindanna og kollvörpun hugmynda um hegðun ljóss sem notkun þess leiddi til.  
 
Selma Hreggviðsdóttir útskrifaðist frá Glasgow school of Art árið 2014 með MFA og frá Listaháskóla Íslands árði 2010 með BA gráðu og hefur hún sýnt hér heima og víða erlendis má þar nefna Civic Room Glasgow, Bærum Kusnthall Osló, Kling og Bang og Berg Contemporary. Selma gekk til liðs við Kling og Bang eftir að hún útskrifaðist 2010 og hefur hún unnið og staðið að ýmsum útgáfum og öðrum sýningartengdum verkefnum auk kennslu. Ma.a var hún ein af ristjórum Endemi sjónrits um samtímalist Íslenskra kvenna og stýrði sýningum sem gerðar voru samhliða hverju tölublaði. Einnig var hún verkefnastjóri í Center for Architecture and Design í Skotlandi. Selma leggur nú stund á nám við Listkennsludeild LHÍ þar sem hún útskrifast með MA í vor. //// selmahreggvidsdottir.is 
 
Sirra Sigrún Sigurðardóttir útskrifaðist með MA gráðu frá School of Visual Arts 2013 og frá Listaháskóla Íslands 2001. Hún nam einnig listfræði við Háskóla Íslands. Sirra hefur sýnt víða á Íslandi og erlendis. Þar má nefna einkasýningar í Listasafni Reykjavíkur, Nýlistasafninu, Hafnarborg, Kling og Bang og Dorothea Schlueter gallery í Hamborg. Hún hefur tekið þátt í fjölda samsýninga víða um heim; Amos Andersons konstmuseum, Helsinki, PS1 MOMA, New York, Galería OMR, Mexíkóborg, Tate Modern og Frieze Projects, London og Truck Gallery, Calgary. Sirra er einn af stofnendum Kling og Bang (2003). Sirra hefur unnið sem sýningastjóri bæði hér heima og erlendis, sem verkefnastjóri viðburða á söfnum og verið stundakennari við Listaháskóla Íslands. //// sirra.net 
 

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English 
 
Selma and Sirra will focus on the process, work methods and collaboration in the production of their two Ljósvaki // Æther exhibitions, the first one in Eskifjörður last summer and Ljósvaki // Æther 1.0.1, which is currently on view in BERG Contemporary. In the summer of 2015, they met by chance in Eskifjörður and discover their mutual interest in the crystal Iceland Spar, which was only found in one location Helgustaðarnáma for centuries. Since then Selma and Sirra have been exploring and collaborating using the Iceland Spar as the centre of incentives. Iceland spar signifies a remarkable and multi-layered history and meaning, even though its importance is not generally known here in Iceland. It played an important role in many fundamental discovering in physics f.ex. settling a centuries-old debate on the nature of light.  
 
Selma Hreggviðsdottir graduated with BA from Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2010 and recived MFA from Glasgow School of Art in 2014. She has exhibited her works actively both nationally and internationally. Civic Room Glasgow, Kling and Bang, Berg Contemporary and Bærum Kunsthall. Selma has been a board-member of Kling & Bang since 2010 and has curated exhibitions in Iceland and abroad. Selma has also been involved in various publications and projects since her graduation from Iceland Academy of the Arts. She was one of the editors of Endemi visual magazine on contemporary art in Iceland and curated the exhibitions in the publications context. Selma is now working on her master thesis in Art education at IAA. //// selmahreggvidsdottir.is 
 
Sirra Sigrun Sigurdardottir graduated from the School of Visual Arts with MFA in Art Practice 2013, the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2001 and studied Art Theory at the University of Iceland from 2003 to 2004. She has exhibited extensively in Iceland and internationally. Solo shows at Reykjavík Art Museum, The Living Art Museum, Kling & Bang and Dorothea Schlueter gallery. Group shows and collaborations in Amos Andersons Konstmuseum, Helsinki, PS1 MOMA, New York, Galería OMR, Mexico City, Tate Modern-Turbine Hall, London, Frieze Projects, London and Truck Gallery, Calgary. She is one of the founders of the artist-run space Kling & Bang (2003) in Reykjavik. Sirra has curated a number of exhibitions and projects in Iceland and elsewhere, public programming for art institutions and been a guest lecturer at the Iceland University of the Arts. //// sirra.net