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Artist in Residence – Nobuya Matsui

Artist in Residence – Nobuya Matsui

Focusing on the long winter nights in Iceland, where one can observe the moon for most of the day, this artwork treats the iconic mountain Spakonufell in Skagastrond as a universal presence, contrasting it with the passage of time. I challenged myself to visualize the...
Writer in Residence – Philippe Vaïsse

Writer in Residence – Philippe Vaïsse

I’m a “young” writer from La Seyne/mer, south of France. This is my third time in Iceland and I fell in love with this beautiful country at first sight. I came to Skagaströnd to work on my second fiction novel “Aurora Borealis” to gather quality material to...
Artist in Residence – Nicole Aline Legault

Artist in Residence – Nicole Aline Legault

Nicole Aline Legault is a multidisciplinary Canadian artist based in Montreal, Quebec. She has worked as a freelance illustrator and artist in print, film, and music. Raised on the east coast of Canada, her work often examines our need to reconnect with the natural...
Artist in Residence – Irja Bodén

Artist in Residence – Irja Bodén

Irja Bodén is a Swedish-born ceramic artist, based in the Hudson Valley. She explores the perspective of the northern landscape. During the NES residency, she worked with gel printing, took long walks, and enjoyed hanging out with fellow...
Artist in Residence – Kendra Gare

Artist in Residence – Kendra Gare

Coffee. Runes. Ever-increasing darkness. This fuelled my creative experience at NES, along with much more. I am based in the UK and my work is mainly paintings and drawings. My practice is always a conversation between my surroundings, myself, ideas, symbols, mark...