Artist Talk: Ida Therén

Welcome to an Artist Talk with Ida Therén. She will discuss development and working methods for his residency projects. 

During her time at Residency B28, the Swedish author Ida Therén continues working on her book, drawing on ideas and inspiration from networks formed during the residency period. 

The aim of the residency is to establish connections—for exchange, translations, visits, and other collaborations with a Nordic context. 

In March 2025, Ida Therén’s second novel, “Det osynliga templet – en vision om Hilma af Klint” was published. It focuses on Hilma af Klint over the course of a few days in London in the 1920s and is the first part of a planned trilogy. 

Hilma and the women around her were deeply Christian, with theosophical and later anthroposophical influences, and were often active in cultural life and, to some extent, in public debate. They became engaged early on in issues such as vegetarianism, women priests, homosexual relationships, and the rights and opportunities of women artists in society. 

In this series, Therén aims to portray life around the turn of the century, in Stockholm in general but also specifically from women’s perspectives. On a deeper level, she explores the fault line between wanting to do good and inadvertently supporting evil. 

Nordic Culture Point

3.12.2026

17.00-18.00

Free entry