What is a source? A source can refer to that which initiates movement, nourishes, and transforms. In nature, it is often associated with water – which seeps, flows, and is in constant flux. Like a river that originates in the highlands and travels through ever-changing terrain, we each carry our own flow – at times calm and steady, at other times turbulent and fragmented.

The exhibition explores the relationship between humans and water, where body and landscape reflect one another. The works are based on a collaboration with hydrologist Jón Ottó Gunnarsson, using flow measurements in the Langá river in Engidal to offer insight into the movement of water beneath the surface. Salt plays a key role in the research – acting as a connector between body and water. In hydrology, it is used to trace flow; in the body, it regulates balance and movement. Several of the works also incorporate the dyes Rhodamine and Uranin, which in hydrological studies reveal invisible currents in vivid color.

The Langá river does not have a single source – but four. This diversity prompts questions: What is the true source? Does it exist at all – or is the flow of life in fact a multiple, fragmented movement in constant formation?

Rannveig Jónsdóttir (b. 1992) is a visual artist based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. She works with mixed-media installations that explore the relationship between humans and nature. Her practice often involves research and collaboration with scientists, scholars, and fishermen. She holds a BA from the Iceland University of the Arts (2017) and an MFA from the Malmö Art Academy (2019). Rannveig has exhibited her work both in Iceland and internationally.