Interdisciplinary lecture series - Iceland. Topographies between history and landscape

Iceland has always had a uinique way of capturing  the imagination of the outside world. The aim of this lecture series at the University of Basel is to examine  Iceland as a both  a place of historic as well as  current interest, from the perspectives of various disciplines.
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Iceland has always had a uinique way of capturing  the imagination of the outside world. The aim of this lecture series at the University of Basel is to examine  Iceland as a both  a place of historic as well as  current interest, from the perspectives of various disciplines. In a series of 13 lectures, held by representatives of many diverse disciplines such as geology, geography, power engineering, urban planning, tourism, architecture, philosophy, literary studies, studies of art, photography and literature among others, the topic  ‹Space›/ ‹Topography› will be analysed in an interdisciplinary discourse through various case studies.

Artists
Einar Falur Ingólfsson
Hallgrímur Helgason
Andri Snær Magnason
Jürg Glauser
Klaus Müller-Wille
Florence Croizier
Ursula Giger
Harry Gugger
Lukas Rössli
Vera Bühlmann
Reinhard Hennig
Martin Schuler

More to see

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Isländersagas
The theatre collectives vorschlag:hammer and yuri500 dare to take on Iceland's ancient stories. They use this literary legacy, still popular today, as an optical illusion to reflect on history, historicity and the formation of identity in the reality of living in the Arctic.
Theater
20:00 h
10/11
ROXY
20:00 h
11/11
ROXY
20:00 h
12/11
ROXY
20:00 h
14/11
ROXY
18:00 h
15/11
ROXY
20:00 h
27/11
Südpol
20:15 h
09/12
Theater Tuchlaube
20:15 h
11/12
Theater Tuchlaube
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Epicycle i – ísland
For the joint opening concert the Basel Sinfonietta presents ‹Epicycle I - Ísland› with contemporary compositions from the second largest island in Europe, to which many associate breath-taking nature, but only few music and sound.
Music
19:30 h
02/10
Stadtcasino
19:30 h
03/10
Tonhalle
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Björk: biophilia live
‹Björk: Biophilia live› documents Björk's 2013 concert in Alexandra Palace in London, however it is far more than a mere a concert film.
Film
21:15 h
19/10
Stadtkino Basel
18:30 h
23/10
Stadtkino Basel
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Heima
Sigur Rós, formed in 1994, are famous for their highly melodic, ethereal sound universe, that binds post-rock with classical elements as well as ambient and minimal influences, rounded off with singer Jónsi Birgisson's smooth falsetto.
Film
20:30 h
22/10
Parterre, Kulturraum
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Full moon reading
A short, fragmented, epistolary novel about a man who is travelling without really moving, and a fictional diary about a temporary stay in the land of love.
Literature
19:00 h
27/10
Ostquai, Vollmondbar
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Ur
FAR NORTH is a network of artists which seeks out new directions in opera and musical theatre, and regularly works internationally.
Music
20:00 h
28/10
Gare du Nord
20:00 h
31/10
Theater Chur
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Everything, everywhere, all the time
The documentary film ‹Everything, Everywhere, All The Time› follows Sam Amidon, Ben Frost, Nico Muhly and Valgeir Sigurðsson on their joint tour, but also presents their individual compositions released through their collective, «Banddach».
Film
20:30 h
29/10
Parterre, Kulturraum
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Tiny guy // a lecture on borderline musicals
Theatre Maker Friðgeir Einarsson (*1981) has conducted extensive studies on the functions, processes, and relationships within the human brain.
Theater
19:00 h
04/11
Theater Basel
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Virgin mountain
‹Virgin Mountain› is a sensitive portrayal of an elusive man: Fúsi is a lone wolf.
Film
21:00 h
05/11
Neues Kino
21:00 h
06/11
Neues Kino
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JOJO Reading with Steinunn Sigurdardóttir
Martin Montag and Martin Marinetti, a radiologist from Berlin and his French namesake, have a fateful meeting in Steinunn Sigurdardóttir's (*1950) ‹Jojo› (Rowohlt, 2014).
Literature
20:00 h
06/11
Volkshaus Basel
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Saga-night
Icelandic sagas are an important part of old Nordic literature and mythology, traces of which can be found in the history of literature all over Europe.
Literature
22:00 h
06/11
Philosophicum Basel
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Ragnar kjartansson
The All Star Band members are humans and musicians by heart beat...
Music
21:00 h
06/11
Gessnerallee
19:00 h
07/11
Fondation Beyeler
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Gnarr: how i became the mayor of a large city in iceland and changed the world Reading with Jón Gnarr
Jón Gnarr is an artist, comedian and a self-proclaimed anarchist.
Literature
17:00 h
08/11
Volkshaus Basel
19:00 h
09/11
Zentrum Karl der Grosse
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The deep
Based on true events, the film tells the story of a fishing boat which sank off the coast of the Icelandic Westman Islands in the winter of 1984, mercilessly leaving the five members of crew at the hands of the stormy waters.
Film
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Seasick in munich Reading with Hallgrímur Helgason
Since his novel ‹101 Reykjavík› (Klett-Cotta, 2002) Hallgrímur Helgason (*1959) has been regarded as a cult author.
Literature
19:00 h
12/11
Literaturhaus Basel
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Ferox
Clever, sexy and an excessive party animal: Arnaldur is a cool upper class teenager living in Reykjavík - until one day when he finds his brother dead in the bathtub.
Film
21:00 h
12/11
Neues Kino
21:00 h
13/11
Neues Kino
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‹Villa incognito›
With performances, videos, installations and music, Icelandic artist Unnur Andrea Einarsdóttir explores states of the psyche and the interplay of the inner and outer world.
Art
18:00 h
13/11
Villa Renata
18:00 h
14/11
Villa Renata
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Schola cantorum reykjavícensis
The chamber choir Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis was founded in 1996 by Hörður Áskelsson, the choirmaster of the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík.
Music
20:00 h
12/11
Theater Chur
20:45 h
13/11
Teatro Sociale Bellinzona
19:00 h
14/11
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche
14:30 h
15/11
Goetheanum
18:00 h
15/11
Basler Münster
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Sunna gunnlaugs trio
Equally influenced by American pianists like Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett, as well as big Scandinavian names like Bobo Stenson and Jon Blake, the Icelandic jazz pianist and composer Sunna Gunnlaugs (*1970) and her trio combine musical roots and influences from both sides of the Atlantic.
Music
20:30 h
17/11
the bird's eye jazz club
20:30 h
18/11
the bird's eye jazz club
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Monoglot
Only speaking one language seems to be a rare phenomenon these days.
Music
20:30 h
19/11
the bird's eye jazz club
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Eskimo diva
Nuka is on a mission: he is homosexual and is fighting for a new, more open and liberal society in his homeland of Greenland.
Film
21:00 h
19/11
Neues Kino
21:00 h
20/11
Neues Kino
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Skúli sverrisson and ólöf arnalds group
Skúli Sverrisson (*1966) is one of Iceland's most important and influential jazz bassists, composers and producers.
Music
21:00 h
19/11
Dampfzentrale
20:30 h
20/11
the bird's eye jazz club
20:30 h
21/11
the bird's eye jazz club
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‹Ignis - fire› camerata variabile and steindór andersen
Iceland, the island of fire and ice, is the geographical focus of camerata variabile’s first concert devoted to the element of fire.
Music
20:00 h
19/11
Centre Le Phénix
19:30 h
20/11
Kirche St. Peter, Lavatersaal
20:00 h
21/11
Gare du Nord
17:00 h
22/11
Kirche Paradies
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Volcano
‹Volcano› is a heartbreaking portrayal of a lifelong relationship: Hannes is an old, reserved man, who takes more care of his boat than of his family.
Film
15:00 h
22/11
Neues Kino
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Minua
The trio Minua (Kristinn Smári Kristinsson, Fabian Willmann, Luca Aaron) create music that is strongly evocative. Inspired by renaissance and impressionism...
Music
20:30 h
24/11
the bird's eye jazz club
20:30 h
25/11
the bird's eye jazz club
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Dreamland
How much unspoilt nature do we need, and what are we willing to sacrifice for clean, renewable energy?
Film
16:00 h
01/11
Theater Chur
19:00 h
26/11
Neues Kino
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Skúli sverrisson - óskar guðjónsson
Skúli Sverrisson (*1966) is one of Iceland's most important and influential jazz bassists, composers and producers.
Music
20:30 h
26/11
the bird's eye jazz club
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Paris of the north
<Paris of the North> is a compelling, character-driven tragicomedy about emotionally stunted men, father-son relationships, masculinity, and the art of good parenting.
Film
21:00 h
26/11
Neues Kino
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Sóley
In response to a German radio presenter's question as to why so many musicians in Iceland make similar sounding music, Sóley responded: «It has to do with the weather.
Music
22:30 h
27/11
Kaserne Basel
21:00 h
28/11
Les Docks
19:00 h
29/11
Turnhalle im PROGR
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Gusgus
The story of GusGus began in 1995, when budding filmmakers Stefán Árni and Siggi Kjartansson began working on the short film ‹Pleasure›.
Music
22:30 h
27/11
Kaserne Basel
21:00 h
28/11
Les Docks
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Roche'n'jazz - skúli sverrisson & óskar guðjónsson
Skúli Sverrisson (*1966) is one of Iceland's most important and influential jazz bassists, composers and producers.
Music
16:00 h
27/11
Museum Tinguely
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Adhd
The four friends had already been working together in different constellations for various projects, so when they officially founded their band in 2008 it felt like just the next logical step.
Music
20:30 h
25/11
Turnhalle im PROGR
20:30 h
27/11
the bird's eye jazz club
20:30 h
28/11
the bird's eye jazz club
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The exchange Reading with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Author Yrsa Sigurðardóttir‘s thriller and crime stories are characterized by Iceland's landscapes: mysterious, surprising, and more often than not sinister, and overpowering.
Literature
19:30 h
30/11
Kulturhaus Bider & Tanner
19:15 h
01/12
Aargauer Literaturhaus Lenzburg
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Dreamland: a self-help manual for a frightened nation Reading with Andri Snær Magnason
Iceland is a place of desire - but also represents state bankruptcy, natural destruction and, subsequently, a decisive rejection of the political establishment.
Literature
19:00 h
25/11
Alpines Museum der Schweiz
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Fundamentalists
As was written about the cargo ship and its captain off the coast of England for a newspaper article late last year, could also have been written about them: masterfully stranded, no easy solution in sight.
Theater
20:00 h
28/10
ROXY
20:00 h
30/10
ROXY
20:00 h
31/10
ROXY
20:00 h
27/11
Gessnerallee
20:00 h
28/11
Gessnerallee
20:00 h
10/12
Südpol
20:00 h
11/12
Südpol
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Máni orrason
The Icelandic singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Máni Orrason's (*1997) pronounced sensitivity and musical talent became recognisable very early on.
Music
20:00 h
30/11
Burghof
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A lot of sorrow
<A Lot of Sorrow> is a six-hour video installation, shown on a seemingly endless loop, by the Icelandic performance artist Ragnar Kjartansson (*1976), which shows film material of his collaboration with the indie-rock band The National.
Art
18:00 h
06/11
Gessnerallee
13:00 h
08/11
Gessnerallee
13:00 h
14/11
Gessnerallee
13:00 h
15/11
Gessnerallee
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Roman Signer ‹kajakfahrt in Island›, Silvia Bächli & Eric Hattan ‹hafnargata›, Eric Hattan ‹dalir og hólar›
Inspired by the biggest volcanic island in the world, Roman Signer (*1938) embarked on a kayak excursion through Iceland.
Art
19:00 h
04/09
STAMPA Galerie
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Coping with distance
The question, how one can cope with distance, is a prominent discussion within the arts, especially in Photography.
Art
17:00 h
26/09
Photoforum Pasquart
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Artists in residence ‹kunstschlager›
For two weeks the Markthalle will host <Kunstschlager>, a group of young experimental artists from Reykjavík,...
Art
18:30 h
11/10
Markthalle
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Kristján Guðmundsson Works from the SAFN – Collection of Pétur Arason and Ragna Róbertsdóttir
Works by conceptual artist Kristián Guðmundsson (*1941) are intellectual challenges, peppered with subtle humour, and at the same time hardly to be surpassed in their minimalism.
Art
15:30 h
17/10
RappazMuseum
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‹Sensible nature›
In <Sensible Nature> at the Museum of Natural History, Ragna Róbertsdóttir and Egill Sæbjörnsson have devoted themselves to the seismologically and volcanically active landscape of Iceland - a source of inspiration, ...
Art
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‹Unterwegs nach hellissandur›
At the entrance to the exhibition we are welcomed by the Demented Diamond of the Kling og Bang Gallery - dense and colourful, just like the city of Reykjavík itself.
Art
15:00 h
17/10
Austellungsraum Klingental
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Dominik Labhardt ‹close to iceland›
Dominik Labhardt's (*1953) photographs are shaped by the experience of a landscape.
Art
16:00 h
17/10
Galerie Eulenspiegel
16:00 h
19/11
Progr
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Pétur Thomsen ‹imported landscape›
Iceland's countryside is not just an aesthetic, but also a social and political challenge, especially when confronted with today's ecological and economic crises.
Art
17:00 h
17/10
Unternehmen Mitte
17:00 h
19/11
Progr
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Biophilia - workshops for school classes
The ‹Biophilia› education-project interactively and playfully conveys knowledge about music, nature and science to children from 10-12 years.
Music
17:00 h
21/10
HeK (Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel)
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Einar Falur Ingólfsson ‹sites and shelters›
Across three exhibitions the Icelandic cultural journalist, literature critic, and photographer Einar Falur Ingólfsson (*1966) devotes himself to his homeland of Iceland:...
Art
19:00 h
05/11
Oslo 8 - gallery for contemporary photography
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