Artist in Residence 2016/2017 - Sissel Thastum

Sissel Thastum b. 1987, DK, is a graduate of Fatamorgana, The Danish School of Art and Documentary Photography in Copenhagen and holds a BFA in in Documentary Photography from University of Wales, Newport.
She continuously work on her own photographic projects, and have been exhibiting internationally since 2011. In 2013 she received the Reginald Salisbury Travel Award toward the making of the work I am here when you are here. In 2012/13 she received Marie Langhoff's Artist grant, Danish Photographic Society grant as well as Anna & Jens Grum’s grant towards her artistic studies.
Sissel is the director and co-founder of the Independent AIR.

Artists in Residence 2016/2017

The Independent AIR is delighted to announce the artists in residence for the year 2016/2017. The artists will be part of creating a working european art laboratory for the duration of 6 months. in The group will live, discuss and inspire each other to work under the theme Human Ecology // Images in the Anthropocene.
The artist will be guided by a team of internationally established artists and mentors including Esther Teichmann and Adam Jeppesen, who will conduct several workshops throughout the residency period. 

Congratulations to:

Bärbel Praun

Ana Catarina Pinho

Constantin Schlachter

Clément Verger

Michele Palazzi

Sissel Thastum