Vernissage: Scherzo – Faroese Contemporary Art

Where: Dansistovan, Skálin
Duration: 60 min.

Welcome to the opening reception of the exhibition Scherzo – Faroese Contemporary Art.

We will be serving a glass of refreshments and light snacks, and there will be an opportunity to meet the curator and most of the exhibiting artists.

This year’s summer exhibition presents some of the most distinctive voices on the Faroese contemporary art scene. Nine artists with works spanning a wide range of expressions and materials: paintings, prints, sculptures, textiles, sound, video, and texts, united by a shared sense of vibrant expressiveness, intensity, and edge.

The exhibition is curated by Kinna Poulsen, who last year published the book Í eygnahædd – um samtíðarlist í Føroyum í 21. øld (At Eye Level: On 21st Century Contemporary Faroese Art). The participating artists are Hansina Iversen, SUPERVISJÓN by Lív Maria Róadóttir Jæger and Lasse Jæger, Randi Samsonsen, Jóhan Martin Christiansen, Silja Strøm, Jens Dam Ziska, Dan Helgi Helgason in Gong, and Vár B. Samuelsen.

From 4:00 PM, there will also be a reception honouring the departing director, Gunn Hernes. Everyone is welcome.