Iceland’s Leading Visual Arts Festival Unveils Participating Artists for

Sequences XII: Pause

The 12th edition of the Sequences Biennial will bring together a constellation of international and Icelandic visionaries across Reykjavík’s vibrant cultural spaces

REYKJAVIK – Iceland’s Sequences Biennial has unveiled the first round of artists and institutions that will participate in its 12th edition, Sequences XII: Pause, which refers to the festival’s unique reflection on time.

Held between October 10 and 20, 2025, in Reykjavík, Iceland, Sequences will bring together international and Icelandic artists for ten days of exhibitions and events that encourage audiences to linger, move at the pace of the work, and experience art as a space for reflection, immersion, and an expanded perception of time.

Participating artists include internationally recognised names Sheida Soleimani, Sasha Huber, Santiago Mostyn and Tabita Rezaire, alongside leading Icelandic voices including Ragna Róbertsdóttir and Sigurður Guðjónsson. The festival also features collectives including the Fischersund Collective and Lucky 3.

Three main exhibitions anchor the programme, each offering a unique perspective on time:

• Experiential Time, focusing on time-based, experiential works and installations that invite us to experience slowly, and encourage quiet contemplation. At Kling & Bang, two immersive and sensorial installations take shape: Decay by the Fischersund Collective and Field by Sigurður Guðjónsson, each transforming the gallery into a space of deep encounter and sustained engagement

• Political Time, exploring art that considers the lived experience and politics of time, especially as it relates to marginalised communities and histories. Aftertime at The Living Art Museum, brings together Sasha Huber, Santiago Mostyn, Sheida Soleimani, Lagos Studio Archives, and Ina Nian, considers the lived experience and politics of time, especially as it relates to marginalised communities and histories.

• Natural Time, presenting works that reveal the tempo of non-human life, from microscopic growth to geological change, and invite us to see time on a scale far beyond our own. Sediment and Signal at the Nordic House presents works by Ragna Róbertsdóttir, Rhoda Thing and Mikkel Bojesen, Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson, Erna Skúladóttir, Thomas Pausz, Pétur Thomsen, Wauhaus, Julie Sjöfn Gasiglia, and Wauhaus. reflecting on natural systems, cycles, and traces of time embedded in the environment.

Festival activations include:

• At the Hvammsvík Nature Resort, a participatory, floating experience and performance will be led by Maija Mustonen and Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir

• At the Reykjavik Art Museum, Lucky 3 will present a new durational performance

• At the Nordic House, Rósa Ómarsdóttir will premiere an immersive dance performance on the opening weekend of the festival

• At the National Gallery of Iceland – House of Collections, several performances will take

place: a food performance and communal dining event will be hosted by Hugo LLanes and Catherine Rivadeneyra Bello, and two musical performances will be led by Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir, Elja, and the Nýló Choir led by Adam Buffington, bringing moments that extend the theme of slowness into sound, taste, and shared experience

This year’s festival will unfold across numerous art venues and institutions, including The Living Art Museum, Kling & Bang, The Nordic House, Ásmundarsalur, the National Gallery of Iceland, the Reykjavík Art Museum, and Hvammsvík Nature Resort.

Sequences XII highlights artists whose practices are in long-term research and sustained dedication. Many of the participating artists have spent years — even decades — tracing a single subject, system, or question, allowing their work to unfold slowly over time. Pause recognises slowness not only as an experience for audiences, but as a method of artistic practice: a commitment to duration, depth, and careful attention. Whether engaging with ecological cycles, historical narratives, or material processes, these artists demonstrate how research-driven practices expand our understanding of time itself.

Full list of artists:

Hrund Atladóttir (IS)

Fischersund Collective (IS)

Julie Sjöfn Gasiglia (IS/FR)

Sigurður Guðjónsson (IS)

Sasha Huber (FI/CH/HT)

Geirþrúður Finnbogadóttir Hjörvar (IS)

Anna Hallin and Olga Bergmann (IS)

Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir and Elja (IS)

Lagos Studio Archives (Karl Ohiri and Riikka Kassinen) (FI/UK)

Klāvs Liepiņš (IS/LV)

Hugo Llanes and Catherine Rivadeneyra Bello (IS/MX)

Lucky 3 (IS)

Maija Mustonen, Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir, Ami Karvonen and Rusto Myllylahti / Elatu Nessa (FI/IS)

Santiago Mostyn (SE/US)

Ina Nian (SE)

Nýló Choir and Adam Buffington, Tara and Silla, and Þórunn Dís Halldórsdóttir (IS)

Rósa Ómarsdóttir (IS)

Thomas Pausz (IS/FR)

Frederique Pisuisse (NL)

Pétur Thomsen (IS)

Ragna Róbertsdóttir (IS)

Tabita Rezaire (FR/GY)

Petri Saarikko (FI)

Erna Skúladóttir (IS)

Sheida Soleimani (US)

Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir

and Mark Wilson (IS/UK)

Rhoda Ting and Mikkel Bojesen (AUS/DK