South Iceland Biennale


The South Iceland Biennale builds relationships. From a home base at the historic farm Stóri-Klofi in the Landsveit district, collaborations will be launched with art museums, galleries, schools, and other cultural institutions in South Iceland. Local knowledge and creative fields will be brought together for the purpose of exploring new ways of meeting the challenges of the future: environmental issues, sustainability, land conservation, innovation, food security, energy use, tourism, globalism, global warming, rapid technological development, social change, racism, and political and economic inequality.


We have founded an art movement aimed at promoting dialogue and interaction on key current topics in the arts, design, and architecture in an international context. We believe that the arts will play a leading role in the transformations that are needed in order to cope with the man-made predicament that confronts world civilization. Through exhibitions, education, conferences, discussions, publications, and events, the South Iceland Biennale will make every effort to deepen the conversation about contemporary battle lines and apply artistic methods towards innovation and the development of knowledge infrastructures.