Memories from the Riverbank

Tómas Helgi Kristjánsson exhibits his work
Spöngin City Library
June 5th - July 31st 2026

Welcome to the exhibition opening will be on Friday, 5 June at 4:30 PM.

The works are based on the actual outlines of Icelandic fishing rivers and water systems. Through simple lines and a clean presentation, the forms of the locations are highlighted in a new way, where the emphasis shifts from the details to the whole and the feeling. Each piece is thus both a place and a memory – an attempt to capture something that many people connect with but rarely see in this way.

The works refer to the rivers we know, the memories created on their banks, and the feelings we have for them. They are a reminder of untouched nature and our responsibility towards it.

The exhibition is Tómas's first solo show and marks the beginning of the further development of the project Fishing Grounds (Veiðislóð).

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of works in the exhibition will go to the North Atlantic Salmon Fund (NASF).
 

For further information:

Tómas Helgi Kristjánsson, Artist
veidislod@veidislod.is

Halldór Óli Gunnarsson, Specialist
halldor.oli.gunnarsson@reykjavik.is