Ann Margret Dahlquist-Ljungberg

During the second edition of Småland Triennial: Worry– Art, Preparedness, Resistance two prominent artists from different eras meet at the Småland Art Archive in Vandalorum; artist, writer and activist Dahlquist-Ljungberg and contemporary artist Ingela Ihrman. The two artists speak in different languages about our relationship with plant and animal life.

The presentation of Dahlquist-Ljungberg focus on a selection of works form her long career that portrays intimate depictions of nature. She nurtured a special fascination for the hogweed (Heracleum) that recurs in a large number of images and texts. She was marvelled at its beauty and resilience. A fascination she shares with Ihrman.

“Keep the worry alive” said Dahlquist-Ljungberg in verse Factors of Worry from the poetry work Homo Atomicus (1980). ”What commutes within you, is more than a matter of time. Keep your worries alive! Many people pretend it doesn't come to them.“ Dahlquist-Ljungberg used her worry and her art as a force for resistance to the injustices of society.

Ann Margret Dahlquist-Ljungberg (born 1915, Ulricehamn and died 2002, Ljungby) was an artist, poet and writer. She studied at Konstfack- University of Arts, Crafts and Design 1931-1936 and further trained in etching at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm 1936-1941. She is represented at, among others, Moderna Museet, Gothenburg Museum of Art and in international museum collections in Norway, Germany, the United States and Japan. She has also published a number of works in both fiction and poetry at Norstedts Förlag.

Thanks to: Ljungberg museum, Fullersta Gård, Konstfrämjandet Småland, Värnamo Municipality, Region Jönköping and Region Kronoberg