Site first
Every work is composed for the acoustic, geological and social character of its location.
64°08′N / 21°56′W
Reykjavík, Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
ARCTICSOUNDASSEMBLY
Three nights of spatial sound, geothermal light and site-specific performance at the edge of the North Atlantic.
12—14
MAR
2027
MAR
2027
NOW ANNOUNCING / FIRST WAVE●REYKJAVÍK / ICELAND●LIMITED TO 1,200 GUESTS●12—14 MARCH 2027
A landscape you can hear.
Not a stage placed in nature. A composition written with it.
FIELDSTUDY / 01
THE ASSEMBLY / AN OPEN SYSTEM
Listen with the entire body.
SILFRA places artists and audiences inside active environments. Sound travels through concrete, water, air and volcanic stone.
Low impact
Small audiences, shared transport, renewable power and a leave-no-trace field protocol.
Deep time
Performances unfold slowly, from daylight into darkness, without overlapping headline sets.
PROGRAMME / 72 HOURSThree sites.
Three sites.
One sequence.
Each day begins in Reykjavík and moves outward. No clashes. No rushing between stages. Follow the work as a single evolving composition.
Coastal ObservatoryREYKJAVÍK REGION / IS
01
Threshold
Rana Hamadeh↗02
Low Orbit
KMRU↗03
Fault Line
Nadia Struiwigh↗04
Black Water
Bendik Giske↗05
Afterimage
Caterina Barbieri↗FIRST WAVE / 2027Artists in
Artists in
residence
Composers, visual artists and spatial practitioners working across sound, light and landscape.
01Ryoji IkedaAV / LIVE
02Hildur GuðnadóttirPERFORMANCE
03KMRUSOUND
04Caterina BarbieriAV / LIVE
05Bendik GiskePERFORMANCE
06Kali MaloneSOUND
07Rival ConsolesAV / LIVE
08Elín HansdóttirPERFORMANCE
09ObjektSOUND
10Studio Other SpacesAV / LIVE
11Nadia StruiwighPERFORMANCE
12Rana HamadehSOUND
THREE ACTS / THREE CONDITIONSThe sites are
The sites are
part of the work.
Sundhöll Thermal Hall
Submerged transducers and light refracted through geothermal steam.
64°08′47″NHeiðmörk Lava Field
A listening route across moss-covered formations at the city’s edge.
64°03′29″NCoastal Observatory
A circular chamber opening toward wind, tide and the winter horizon.
64°09′42″NPASSES / RELEASE 01Choose your
Choose your
depth of field.
First release closes 04 October or when allocation is reached.
01
Single Site
One full programme day
€145- One selected day
- All performances on site
- City transfer included
02
RECOMMENDEDFull Assembly
The complete three-day arc
€295- Access all three days
- Priority site transfers
- Thermal field kit
03
Expedition
Limited to 80 guests
€540- Everything in Full Assembly
- Artist table + field session
- Private geothermal lodge
FIELD NOTES / FAQBefore
Before
you arrive.
SILFRA/26
THE NORTH ATLANTIC
IS PART OF THE SCORE.