Burning Bridges:
A 24-Hour Vigil for a Vanished River
16-17 August 2025
A 24-hour endurance performance by artist Jakob Veigar, curated by Eva Bjarnadóttir, under the historic Skeiðarárbrú bridge in Skaftafell National Park, Iceland.
Seventeen fires will burn beneath a bridge that once spanned a glacier river now vanished.
The performance is a goodbye to Skeiðará a vanished river and speaks to memory, loss, resilience, and global responsibility. Livestreamed in a various museum and online, this work connects past and present, nature and cities, in a ritual of reflection and urgency.
Date & Location: Skaftafell, Iceland | Livestreamed in LÁ art musuem and Svavarssafn Art museum
Online livestream here
Duration: 24 Hours
A tribute to the people of Öræfi and a call for climate action.
Sponsored by: SASS, samtök sunnlenskra Sveitarfélaga
Supported By: Svavarssafn Art museum and LÁ Art museum
