Jaime DeSimone, Portland Museum of Art

Over the past three years, Jaime has been co-organizing the upcoming North Atlantic Triennial with colleagues at the Reykjavik Art Museum in Iceland and Bildmuseet in Sweden. Pre-pandemic, she traveled regularly to Iceland and throughout the Nordic region in search of artists and objects to feature in the show. On March 3, 2020, she canceled what was supposed to have been an extended trip to Iceland and Sweden for exhibition planning and studio visits with the full curatorial team. Books, television, and podcasts have offered various ways of escapism across the Atlantic Ocean to maintain a connectedness to the High North that has made an indelible mark on Jaime's life. She reads, watches, and listens to many things at once, stepping in and out of environments and narratives that swirl and linger in her mind.

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High North Vibes: Recommendations From Jaime DeSimone

BOOKS:

On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason

Magnason explores climate change and its impact through heartwarming personal and familial stories about the passage of time.

Island Zombie: Iceland Writings by Roni Horn

Artist Roni Horn, who first visited Iceland in 1975 at nineteen years of age, reflects upon her experiences in the country.

STREAMING SHOWS:

Trapped (Amazon Prime)

A thrilling murder drama set in a small fishing village in East Iceland.

Katla (Netflix)

The eruption of sub-glacial volcano Katla disturbs the peace of a small town as mysteries begin to emerge from the ice.

PODCASTS:

TBA21-Academy Radio

TBA21–Academy is a contemporary art organization and cultural ecosystem fostering a deeper relationship to the Ocean through the lens of art to inspire care and action. This radio program questions “What can we ask the Ocean?” in conversations about art, culture, the Ocean, equality, imagination, and community. Episodes in Italian and English.