Visual artist Håvard Homstvedt and author, journalist and writer Teresa Grøtan are both in residence at Artica Svalbard - with artist Anette Gellein.

During their stay they are working on individual projects, holding reading clubs for children and organising open workshops to introduce how they explore ideas, meaning, social and political relevance within their work.

Artica Svalbard and Galleri Svalbard are proud to present an artist talk with visual artist, Jumana Manna.

Manna is in Longyearbyen to produce the final part of her work “Untitled”, a documentary seeking to capture the contradictions and ambiguities of modern seed preservation.

This evening’s Artist Talk is shared by Tiina Kivinen and Michael Günzburger and offers two perspectives on the process of making new work. Kivinen at the beginning of new work and Günzburger at the end of his project. Both artists working at times in the medium of printmaking, while employing varied research methods and unique approaches to art making.