Exposition as part of the PhD defence by Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir / Malmö Gallery Weekend

The exposition of the project at Inter Arts Center (IAC) opens on 26 September at 17:00 and will include a special screening of video essays and interviews.  The exposition is part of the Malmö Gallery Weekend and will also be open from 10:00 on the day of the defence.

The PhD defence will take place on the 27 September at 13:00 at Bryggeriteatern, Malmö Theatre Academy, Bergsgatan 31, Malmö, and will begin with a 30-minute performance, followed by feedback from the opponent and a dialogue. The opponent is Rebecca Hilton, Professor at Stockholm University of the Arts.

The final dissertation can be explored on the Research Catalogue: How Little is Enough? - researchcatalogue.net 

See the IAC's programme at Malmö Gallery Weekend here (27 September to 3 October).

About Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir   

Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir, born in Malmö in 1965, is a performance maker and artistic researcher based in Iceland. She has worked as a director, writer, dramaturge, and performer in Iceland, the UK, Scandinavia, and beyond, with her work playing in Reykjavik, Malmö, New York, Vienna, online, on television, and radio. Steinunn was a dramaturge at the City Theatre in Reykjavik and a lecturer and dean at the Iceland University of the Arts. In her work, she focuses on existentially sustainable, relation- specific performances and performative encounters. Steinunn is also a mother of three, a theologian, life coach, and pottery maker.  As part of the project, Knúts Önnudóttir is releasing a book containing a concluding essay called ”Testimony of a Pilgrim”, and the manuscripts from her performances.    

Find out more about Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir's artistic research here.