Riverbanks of Grief, an exhibition at Friends House, London (until 20 July)

By Margot Elke Schiemann

by Michael Robertson 4th July 2025

Margot Schiemann’s ‘Riverbanks of Grief,’ an emotionally moving exhibition of sixteen mixed-media works, offers a narrative of a journey from brokenness to (partial) healing. The poetic fragments next to each picture are enticingly open-ended, and the pictures themselves are richly enigmatic, ranging from harsh jaggedness to explosive beauty.