Nils Holgersson’s wonderful journey, but whose Sweden is portrayed?

The artist duo Karin Keisu & Josse Thuresson explore representation through art and ask the question: Who gets to take a place in our common story? Selma Lagerlöf’s book “Nils Holgersson’s wonderful journey” lacks the description of Tornedalen and its Meänkie-speaking population. In their works “Who is the sleeper?” and “A patch of shadow” the duo reflects on the invisibility of minorities, monolingual norms and lack of representation. Their art illuminates how these factors affect our understanding of place and belonging, and they raise questions about which voices are heard in connection with the design of our common habitats.

In the conversation series Designed Living Environments for Breakfast we meet architects, artists, cilvil servants, politicians and researchers to get a unique insight into new strategies and working methods on how different aspects of designed living environment can impact and contribute to improve conditions in our society. The webinars are held once a month during spring and fall and take place on Thursdays between 08.30-09.30. You connect through the digital plattform Teams with a link posted in calendar events in connection with the events, no pre-registration is requested.

The conversation series is organized in a collaboration between Region Uppsala, Region Halland, Region Blekinge, Region Jämtland Härjedalen and Region Västmanland.