Þórhildur Tinna Sigurðardóttir, Project Manager, Icelandic Pavilion at Venice Biennale (Iceland)

We discussed: coordinating a biennale pavilion, biennialization, grassroots vs institutions, the need for change, Icelandic cultural policy, commodification of the art world, gender equality, artist visas, the importance of relationships

https://www.instagram.com/tindilfaetta/

https://icelandicartcenter.is

People + Places mentioned:
LungA Art Festival – https://www.lunga.is
Icelandic Pavilion at Vencie Biennale – https://icelandicartcenter.is/icelandicpavilion/
Sigurður Guðjónsson – http://www.sigurdurgudjonsson.net
Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter – http://shoplifterart.com
Mónica Bello – https://arts.cern/about
Venice Biennale – https://www.labiennale.org
The Marshall House – https://marshallhusid.is
Dr. Richard Martin – https://richardgmartin.org

Audio engineering by Mickey at CushAudio Services

Music by Peat Biby

Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway – https://eeagrants.org

And we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project:

Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com

Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no