Jón Helgi is opening a photography exhibition in the Glerrými gallery at Hafnarfjörður Library. In the exhibition, he combines his own images with photographs from the past to give the viewer an insight into how he visually experiences his personal memories. In other words – what he sees when he closes his eyes. Each time, a new memory or another snapshot of it appears. „I close my eyes, I see my grandmother's smiling face, sitting in her old armchair, knitting yet another woolly jumper. I see snow falling in the night-time darkness through a car window at 90 kilometres an hour, my father is beside me, we can't see further than the next marker post….”
„Memories are complex phenomena. So much comes into play when it comes to memories. Some things stick in the mind better than others and are always vivid, while others are forgotten entirely. We have almost no control over it either. We carry on living, new memories are made and others are forgotten every day. What becomes of the memories we forget? Did they never matter?
Memories shape us, all the people and different environments that influence them. Jón Helgi considers what it is that makes people who they are today. Which people and environments have shaped their memories and what they look like in the mind. What people see when they close their eyes.
Craft time in the art studio at the Learning Centre every Monday at your library! All materials provided, everyone in a good mood, and endless fun. Come along…
Practise speaking Icelandic with volunteers from the Red Cross at Hafnarfjörður Library, Strandgata 28. Tuesdays from 13:00 to 14:30. Starts on 8 September…
Bridge Builders' Open House at Hafnarfjörður Library
The Bridge Builders invite parents and other interested parties to an open house at the Hafnarfjörður Library every Wednesday. There will be an opportunity to ask questions…
Memmm's Open Nursery invites you to play at Hafnarfjörður Library every Monday from 12:00-14:00 and Thursday from 10:00-12:00. No registration is required and…
Craft time in the art studio at the Learning Centre every Monday at your library! All materials provided, everyone in a good mood, and endless fun. Come along…
The Book Club Síðan is a collaborative project between Hafnarfjörður Library and the Youth Centre Hreiðrið. Síðan is unique among book clubs in that instead of…
