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In this lecture I will talk about selected past works and the threads of thought that shaped it. My work reflects on perceptions of femininities and humankind’s relationships with non-human animals. I take a performative approach, incorporating my body and drawing on my personal experiences for material. My practice also explores specific cultural influences and familial heritage. Archetypes and influences from visual culture—from fairy tales to film— appear as remnants in my work.
Tristan Elísabet Birta (they/them, b. 1991) is a performance and visual artist working across performance, film, and installation. Tristans work engages with complex and multifaceted topics such as identity, gender and inter-spieces relations through visceral acts infused with a sense of playfulness and a touch of the fantastical.
Tristan holds an MFA from Malmö Art Academy (2021) and BA degrees in Fine Art (2017) and Contemporary Dance (2013) from the Iceland University of the Arts. They were a participant at Maumaus ISP 2025. Recent projects include exhibitions and performances at Ásmundasalur (2025), MAS Box (Antwerp, 2025), Kling & Bang (Reykjavík, 2022) and Inter Pblc (Copenhagen, 2021). In 2023, they were nominated for the Motivational Award of the Icelandic Art Prize. Tristan produces music under the alias AfterpartyAngel.
This is the sixth lecture in a lecture series held each semester at the Department of Fine Arts at IUA. In seven lectures during the semester, experts in the field of visual art discuss their own research, experiments, and artistic practice.
The lecture will take place in the lecture hall at IUA Laugarnes, Laugarnesvegur 91, 105 Reykjavík and is open across departments and to the public.
Language: English.