A Patch of Shadow
2025 | Giclée on paper | 2 à 70x100 cm



In A Patch of Shadow, Keisu and Thuresson have mapped public sculptures depicting characters from The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1906–1907). The book, written by Selma Lagerlöf on commission from the Swedish National Union of Elementary School Teachers, came with explicit instructions to help shape a new national identity and idealized image of Sweden. Translated into over 60 languages and named by Le Monde in 1999 as one of the greatest books of the century, it has inspired films, novels, and television series. Through this mapping, the artists explore the book’s legacy both as a national symbol within Sweden and as a widely circulated cultural phenomenon, from the early 1900s to the present day.



Photo: Private; Theo Hendriksen / Archief Eemland; Aarhus Bibliotekerne; Gelsenkirchener Geschichten Wiki; The Municipality of Enschede; Maria Tigerschiöld; Jan Peter Dahlqvist; Jörgen Nilsson; (background removed). Wikimedia Commons (background removed): Willemnabuurs, Jorchr, Grillo, Kattenkruid, Wikifrits, Reclus, Udo Schröter, RVTiel, Onderwijsgek, Erik Wannee. Licenses: CC BY / CC BY-SA / CC0 / ODbL.



Exhibition and screening history:
Den som sover, Nattfestivalen, Korpilombolo, 2025
Landskapens resonans, Sandvikens konsthall, 2025
Framtidslandet i 15 1/5 kapitel, Havremagasinet, Boden, 2025
A Shared Absence, The Aine Art Museum, Tornio [FI], 2024