SÍM Residency

SÍM Residency artist-in-residence Rachelle Hamilton (she/her) Canada / @rachelle.jhamilton Residency period: May 2026 Rachelle Hamilton is a multidisciplinary artist based in Montréal, Canada. Her work explores ideas of the self, transformation, and the joy of everyday life. Much of her work focuses on ordinary things: food, nature, books, photography, and fibre art. Often switching between mediums, guided by curiosity and a desire to find the most effective or exciting way to bring an idea to life. Her work has recently begun to explore the body as a site of transformation and vulnerability, and the parallels between physical isolation and the solitude often found in nature. In her other lives, she is a graphic designer and feature film editor. 1. Rachelle Hamilton (2026) 2. Scars and Small Pieces (2025) 3. Recovery Still Life (2026) 4. fish guy (2024) 5. Missing Parts & Missing Home (2025) 6. Self Portrait (2025) #SIM #simresidncy #artistinresidence #art #internationalartist #Iceland #Reykjavik #artproject #AIR

SÍM Residency artist-in-residence Rebecca Krasnik (she/her) Denmark / @rebeccakrasnik Residency period: May 2026 Residency supported by Nordic Analog Network – @nordicanalognetwork in collaboration with Ljósmyndaskólinn @ljosmyndaskolinn.is Rebecca Krasnik works between analogue photography, old printmaking techniques, and computer-generated imagery. She places her images in artists books, sculptural installations, and augmented reality (AR), contrasting a bodily experience with digital representations of time and space. Her work unfolds as investigations of how new technology continues to change the way we create and interact with images today. — 1. Rebecca Krasnik 2. From the series ‘With Our Hands’ Digital contact print, Galleri 1,4 m3, 2025 @galler1.4m3 3. Horse Render, Digital photograms, AGA Works, 2024 @torreloft 4. Years of Streaming, duo show with Julie Riis Andersen, AGA Works, 2024 5. Horse Render, Digital photogram, AGA Works, 2024 6. Out of the Void, Augmented Reality, TITLED Gallery, 2024 @titledgallery 7.-8. I let a dark horse run over my screen at night, Silkscreen prints, Trykkeriet, 2024 @trykkeriet 9.-10. From the series ‘Walking on Pasts’ Paths’, Photographic print under hand engraved glas, c4 projects, 2023 @c4projects #SIM #simresidency #nordicanalognetwork #darkroomexchange #darkroom #analogphotography #artistinresidence #AIR #art #internationalartist #Iceland #Reykjavik

SÍM Residency artist-in-residence Nicolette Michalla (she/her) Argentina / @nicolettemichalla Residency period: May 2026 Nicolette is a dance artist from Buenos Aires, based in Berlin. With a background in Nutrition studies, her work explores the intersections of sound and movement. She investigates gestures of resistance in human and non-human bodies, using field recording to amplify the unheard sounds of nature and the human form. Bridging the audible and the silenced through deep listening and movement, during the last years her practice incorporates sonic experimentation to bridge the gap between the tangible and the invisible, unearthing structures of resilience across social and natural landscapes. 1_Nicolette 2_ANÓN 3_ANÓN_sound installation_IN SONORA 14 Madrid 4_ANÓN_movement research_LABOR by the Choreography Center Bleiburg/Pliberk (CCB) in cooperation with DOMENIG STEINHAUS, Austria. 5_ANÓN 6_I give you my heart_NEUSTART KULTUR, DIS-TANZEN program of the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland 7_UMBRAL_NEUSTART KULTUR, DIS-TANZEN program of the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland 8_In dialog with myself_Ada Studios Berlin 9_NomenNescio_Sõltumatu Tantsu Lava Theater #SIM #simresidncy #artistinresidence #art #internationalartist #Iceland #Reykjavik #artproject #AIR #berlin #contemporarydanceberlin

Still building, already feeling it. Tomorrow is opening day. ✦ Art / Earth — Jöklaminni arrives at @bacartlab in Leuven. A work-in-progress exhibition emerging from exchange between artists and scientists in Iceland, Belgium and The Netherlands. Belgian artists spent a month in residence at @sim_residency in Reykjavík, walking glaciers and working alongside glaciologists. Icelandic artists came to @c.takt in Pelt, tracing a.o. the Dommel and, guided by Nick Steur/@soap_maastricht , the Maas. Scientific field data from the expeditions in Iceland contribute to ICELINK, a European research project on polar ice. Throughout, researchers from @jongeacademie were part of the conversation. The works on view are not conclusions — they are living traces of an ongoing dialogue between art and science. Opening tonight, Thursday 7 May · 5 pm · free Exhibition until 23 May · Thu–Sat · 1–6 pm → More info: link in bio On 13 May: public event with @jongeacademie — work presentations by artists & panel discussion with some of the artists & scientists connected to Jonge Academie, moderated by science journalist Ilse Boeren (@eoswetenschap ). → Register: link in bio — With the following artists: @mattias_de_craene · @stijndemeulenaere · @julie_sjofn_gasiglia · @valasigthrudarjonsdottir · @sgyda · @nicksteur · Kevin Trappeniers and curators @thoranna76 & @nicolas_baeyens Partners: @simresidency @jongeacademie @c.takt @soap_maastricht @werkplaatswalter #icelink @haskoli_islands @bacartlab @eoswetenschap With the support of @vlaamseoverheid and the city of @leuven

SÍM Residency artist-in-residence Janise Yntema (she/they) BE janiseyntema.com @janiseyntema Residency period: May 2026 Janise Yntema is a visual artist working in the genre of landscape: both within and without of an exhibition space, to include photography, installation, storytelling and painting. Working to engage the elegiac loss of landscape through materials bound to fragile ecological systems and their decline, Yntema works primarily with natural elements: beeswax, natural resin, earth, ash and fibers as well as, elemental forces, such as wind, rain and changing atmospheres to encompass time and erosion. Within the frame of landscape, encompassing the politics of land appropriation and land exploitation, her focus is the ecological and cultural politics of the changing landscape. Iceland remains a unique environment: from geothermic energy, to a country built upon a stable political system where gender discrimination is minimized: Thank you, SÌM Residency, for this opportunity to explore the culture, history, myth and the spirit of the people and the land. 1. Portrait Photo Credit: Ian Georgeson @ianphotographer 2. As Above, Oil, beeswax, resin & mixed media on panel 110 cm x 100 cm 3. From "The Before Spirit", pub. 2025 For Real For Real exhibition @daadgalerie , Berlin @theracialimaginary 4. The Five-Fifteen, Oil, beeswax, resin & mixed media on panel 137 cm x 120 cm 5. Linear Time, 2025 Oil, beeswax &resin on linen 114 cm x 117 cm 6. Yellow Sky, Oil, beeswax & resin on panel 20 cm x 20 cm 7. The Tempest, Oil, beeswax & resin on arches 21 cm x 15 cm 8. Ground Spirits, 2025 Oil mixed media on linen 170 cm x 140 cm 9. How Soon is Now? Oil, beeswax, resin & mixed media on panel 137 cm x 120 cm 10. Installation 'Where Sky Meets Earth, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh @scottishgallery #SIM #simresidncy #artistinresidence #Iceland #Reykjavik #janiseyntema

SÍM Residency artist-in-residence Emma Sarpaniemi, she/her, Finland @emmasarpaniemi Residency period: April-May 2026 Emma Sarpaniemi is a visual artist strolling around the globe, based in Helsinki but every year finding herself returning to Iceland. Sarpaniemi explores womanhood and definitions of femininity through performative self-portraits. For her, self-portraiture is a playground, a realm for exploring representation and resisting the conventions of the gaze. She graduated with a BA in Photography from The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) in 2019. Her works have been extensively exhibited in galleries, museums, and festivals throughout Europe. 1. Hugging Milky, reuniting in Reykjavík for the fourth time <3!!  2. The Supermarket is Open, Regardless of The Different Weather Conditions, 2024 3. Leivänmuru Kotilo (Breadcrumb Gastropod), 2025 4. Painted my car, process from SÍM residency April 2026 5. Ohjus, 2025 6. Behind the scenes, photographing Yellow Lollipop II, 2025 in Reykjavik 7. Sorry o-o (Surku), 2024 8. Tomaattikylpy, 2025, unique artist frame made in collaboration with Karla Muuri @murkelo1 Photo: Jussi Tiainen, Courtesy of @helsinkicontemporary 9. Yellow Lollipop II, 2025 assisted by @linda_bolsakova 10. Neuvottelut, 2025  #SIM #simresidncy #artistinresidence #art #internationalartist #Iceland #Reykjavik #artproject #AIR

SÍM Residency artist-in-residence Maris Van Vlack (she/her) USA @marisvanvlack Residency period: May 2026 Maris is an interdisciplinary artist from Massachusetts, USA who combines digital and traditional weaving practices with painting to build tapestries that explore memory and history. She works with textiles and paint together, using thread as a drawing material that can be used to create woven images. She has exhibited in the USA and Europe, including shows at the U. S. Capitol Building (Washington, DC), NADA New York (New York, NY), the RISD Museum (Providence, RI), the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), the Icelandic Textile Center (Blönduós, Iceland), and Superhouse (New York, NY).  1. Artist's headshot (photo by Sean Kent) 2. "Time Warp" solo exhibition at Superhouse, New York, NY, USA (photo by Matthew Gordon) 3. "Harp," mixed fibers, wood, and paint, 2025 4. Studio at Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA, USA 5. "String Compass," mixed fibers and paint, 2026, installed at Superhouse, New York, NY, USA (photo by Matthew Gordon) 6. "Face/Down," mixed fibers and gesso, 2023 (photo by Matthew Gordon) #SIM #simresidncy #artistinresidence #art #internationalartist

Thank you to all of the wonderful guests that made it to our Open House event last week! The Open House event creates a shared space between artists and audience, where studio, exhibition, and conversation intersect. Participating artists: Kajsa Balk-Møller she/her - DK @kajsa_cello Gertrud Hallum she/her - DK @gertrudhallum Davide Ronco he/him - IT @davideronco Thomas Udomrat Hostrup he/him - DK @hostrupthomas Emma Sarpaniemi she/her - FI @emmasarpaniemi Jorė Janavičiūtė - she/her - LT @jore_janaviciute #openhouse #reykjavik #art #iceland #contemporaryart #internationalart

Thank you to all of the wonderful guests that made it to our Open House event last week! The Open House event creates a shared space between artists and audience, where studio, exhibition, and conversation intersect. Participating artists: Kajsa Balk-Møller she/her - DK @kajsa_cello Gertrud Hallum she/her - DK @gertrudhallum Davide Ronco he/him - IT @davideronco Thomas Udomrat Hostrup he/him - DK @hostrupthomas Emma Sarpaniemi she/her - FI @emmasarpaniemi Jorė Janavičiūtė - she/her - LT @jore_janaviciute #openhouse #reykjavik #art #iceland #contemporaryart #internationalart

Gestalistamenn SÍM bjóða alla velkomna á listamannaspjall klukkan 13:00 miðvikudaginn 6. maí. Listamannaspjallið verður haldið í SÍM Residency, Seljavegi 32, 101 Reykjavík. SÍM Residency artists invite everyone to their event, Artist Talks, at 1 PM on May 6th at SÍM Residency, Seljavegur 32, 101 Reykjavík. SÍM Residency is an international self-directed artist-in-residence programme in Reykjavik, Iceland. The main objective of the residency is to provide a venue for international artists to take part in the Icelandic art scene, thereby creating a broader context within which local and international artists can experience their own work. SÍM Residency seeks to promote an environment of reflection, research, study, and play by providing artists with a working environment that supports the artistic process. Participating Artists: Nastja Säde Rönkkö she/her - FI @nastja_ronkko Gertrud Hallum she/her - DK @gertrudhallum Davide Ronco he/him - IT @davideronco Thomas Udomrat Hostrup he/him - DK @hostrupthomas Emma Sarpaniemi she/her - FI @emmasarpaniemi Maria Nicole Michalla - she/her ARG/POL @nicolettemichalla Maris van Vlack - she/her USA @marisvanvlack Tanja Valta she/her - FI @tanjavalta Martina Lupo she/her - IT Colette Aliman she/her - NL @colettealiman Hana Gui Shi Jun she/her -CHN @hanakwai Rachelle Hamilton she/her - CA @rachelle.jhamilton Rebecca Krasnik she/her - DK @rebeccakrasnik Janise Yntema she/they - BE @janiseyntema Jorė Janavičiūtė she/her - LT @jore_janaviciute #SÍM #SÍMResidency #artisttalks #contemporaryart #Reykjavík #iceland

Playgrounds Papier recyclés, métal 170x70cm, 2026 🛝🪁🛍️ Pièce réalisée en résidence en Islande @simresidency 🇮🇸puis visible dans l’exposition “nos cabanes n’ont pas de porte” une proposition de @lisac.colin et @present.archeology en Mars 2026

Opið hús í SÍM Residency/Open House at SÍM Residency Tuesday 28.04.26 - 5:00-8:00 PM SÍM Residency Project Space Seljavegur 32, 101 Reykjavík Iceland SÍM Residency warmly invites you to an Open House at Seljavegur 32. This evening offers a unique opportunity to enter the working environment of the current international artists-in-residence, meet them in person, and engage directly with their ongoing research and artistic processes. The residency programme brings together artists from diverse cultural and creative backgrounds, fostering dialogue between local contexts and international perspectives. During their time in Reykjavík, the artists have been exploring themes connected to materiality, ecology, technology, and human relations, often through close engagement with Icelandic resources and landscapes. Visitors are invited to move through the studios and encounter works in progress. The Open House presents a rare glimpse into artistic processes as they unfold: installations, experiments, and material investigations that reveal both method and inquiry. Works include the use of locally sourced materials such as glacier and geothermal clay, Icelandic wool, and organic matter including seaweed transformed into bio-materials. The programme also features casting techniques, analog photography, and film screenings, offering a layered experience across disciplines. Rather than a formal exhibition, the event emphasizes process over completion, an invitation to witness artistic thinking as an active, evolving condition. It is an opportunity to ask questions, exchange ideas, and experience how artistic practices respond to place, environment, and shared concerns. This Open House creates a shared space between artists and audience, where studio, exhibition, and conversation intersect. Participating artists: Kajsa Balk-Møller she/her - DK @kajsa_cello Gertrud Hallum she/her - DK @gertrudhallum Davide Ronco he/him - IT @davideronco Thomas Udomrat Hostrup he/him - DK @hostrupthomas Emma Sarpaniemi she/her - FI @emmasarpaniemi Jorė Janavičiūtė - she/her - LT @jore_janaviciute #openhouse #reykjavik #art #iceland #contemporaryart #internationalart