The BONFIRE Nomadic Retreats are born from a desire to share our gaze and our deep connection to specific territories around the world. Landscapes, cultures, and energies that have transformed our lives and our artistic practice, and that we now wish to experience with you.
Each edition is curated with attention and unfolds in a carefully chosen location, inviting a small group of creators into a slow, generous, and respectful way of relating to both the human and the more-than-human.
Our retreats moves you toward the local, the subtle, and the layers of truth that exist beyond global narratives. They open a space to encounter what is often overlooked, to listen differently, and to engage with place in a more conscious and embodied way.
ICELAND
Winter Retreat → November, 2027
Iceland Retreats take place in the Atlantic island, our home base and a profound source of inspiration for over a decade. Ten-day immersive experiences held in the quiet and depth of the southern landscape. Join us and experience the way a place can shift you.
A ten day experience carefully curated and hosted by LEMOS + LEHMANN, including:
NATURAL IMMERSION
→ From waterfalls to geothermal areas, entering the elemental forces of this land
VISITS & DAY TRIPS
→ Including site experiences like lava tunnels
GEOLOGICAL INSIGHT
→ After years working in the field, we’re excited to share this fascination with you
CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE
→ Encounters with local galleries, artist studios, and cultural spaces
ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING SESSIONS
→ Personal guidance meeting in relation to your main needs
ARTISTS TALKS GATHERING
→ An experience in relation to your practice and in connection to the local community
WALKING & SENSORY EXPLORATION
→ Ways of relating to land and time
REST & INTEGRATION
→ Time for pause and self-care, including geothermal spa visits
COMMUNITY TIME
→ Shared meals, conversations, rituals, and fire
The package also includes:
- PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE RETREAT
- ACCOMMODATION IN SPECIAL LOCATIONS
- WELCOME BREAKFAST & FAREWELL DINNER
- DAILY CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
- ENTRANCE TO ALL MUSEUMS AND VISITS
As part of the experience, your voice will also be featured on BONFIRE’s digital platforms.
We are Pat Lemos and Lukas Lehmann, visual artists and founders of BONFIRE, working together internationally as the artist duo LEMOS + LEHMANN.
Our practice moves between culture, ecology, and spirituality, continually shaped by the two islands we call home: Iceland and Japan.
For more than fifteen years, we have been creating spaces where artists can pause, reconnect, and expand their vision.
We don’t separate our artistic practice from the way we accompany others. Both are rooted in the same values: love, curiosity, enthusiasm, presence, and meaningful encounters.
This is a program designed by us for you.
Every detail is crafted with care, beginning with the very first visions and intentions that shape the journey. From the places we choose and the people we invite, to the atmosphere we cultivate, we curate the conditions for the magic to happen.
We welcome artists, thinkers, and professionals whose work is rooted in curiosity, perception, and a desire to engage more deeply with the world.
Whether your practice moves through visual arts, sound, performance, writing, filmmaking, spatial thinking, culinary practices, or other forms of creation and research, we invite you to apply.
No specific project is required. No outcomes are expected.
Come as you are. Everything else begins here.
When → November 2027
Where → Iceland
Groups limited to 7 participants
3,100 € – full package
Paid by the participant
Applications for the 2026 edition are now closed.
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