Tómas Guðmundsson • (by Halla Gunnarsdóttir)

The bronze statue of Tómas Guðmundsson sits casually on a bench in Hljómskálagarður park, his legs crossed and his hat resting beside him. Tómas was the poet of Reykjavík, a man whose verses captured the quiet transformation of the city throughout the mid-twentieth century. People often sit on the bench next to him for a photograph, mirroring the way he observed the urban landscape he loved. He documented the transition from a small town into a capital, always watching from the sidelines.