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Johanna Ulrika Ekström (9 May 1970 – 13 April 2022) was a Swedish author and artist.[1][2][3]
Johanna Ekström | |
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 Ekström in 2017 | |
| Born | Johanna Ulrika Ekström 9 May 1970 |
| Died | 13 April 2022 (aged 51) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Author, artist |
| Notable work | Skiffer 1993. |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Per Wästberg - Margareta Ekström |
Ekström made her published debut in 1993 with a collection of poems called Skiffer, and the following year she had her first exhibition at Galleri Charlotte Lund in Stockholm. Ekström published a dozen collections of poems and short stories as well as novels.
Biography
editEkström grew up in Stockholm, the daughter of the authors Per Wästberg and Margareta Ekström.[4][5]
She made her writing debut in 1993 with the collection of poems Skiffer ("Slate"), and continued to publish poetry during the 1990s.[6] After the turn of the millennium in 2000, she began writing short stories, novels, and diary entries.[7] Her first collection of short stories, What Do I Know About Strength, was published in 2000.[4] Her first published novel was Farewell Relay (2004), which was followed by the short story collection Look, she crawls.[3] Ekström became better known as a writer through his autobiographical works.[8] The autobiographical If You Stay in the Sun (2012) describes growing up in a bourgeois and intellectual home on Djurgården. Her previous diaries were published in 2016 under the title Diary 1996–2002.[6] Her book The Sentences from 2000 depicts the relationship with her mother, after her mother had difficulty speaking due to a stroke in the 1990s.[7]
As an artist, Johanna Ekström had her first exhibition at Galleri Charlotte Lund in 1994. Her work as a visual artist was closely linked to her poetry.[9] In 2012, she had her first exhibition at Björkholmen Gallery and was subsequently represented by the gallery.[10] She also exhibited at the Gothenburg Art Museum and Färgfabriken on Liljeholmen.[9]
Personal life
editFor a time, she was cohabiting with author Tomas Lappalainen and had a daughter with him.[11]
Ekström died of cancer on 13 April 2022, at the age of 51.[12] Following her death, a final book, drawing on her 13 handwritten notebooks was completed by Ekström's best friend, the editor and author Sigrid Rausing; translated into English as And the Walls Became the World All Around, it was described in The Guardian as "a brave and beautiful memoir of Ekström’s final two years, and a moving meditation on grief and friendship".[13]
Bibliography
edit- Skiffer (1993)
- Vitöga: dikter (1994)
- Rachels hus: dikter (1995)
- Fiktiva dagboken (1997)
- Gå förlorad: dikter (1998)
- Brott, with Erik Pauser (1998)[14]
- Vad vet jag om hållfasthet (2000)
- Jag ska vakna stående (2003)
- Avskedsstafetten (2004)
- Titta, hon kryper (2006)
- Det enda främmande (2008)
- Om man håller sig i solen (2012)
- Dagbok 1996-2002 (2016)
- Meningarna (2020)
- Och väggarna förvandlades till världen runtomkring (2023)
References
edit- ^ "Dagens Nyheter".
- ^ Lindroth, Malin (13 April 2022). "Malin Lindroth: Johanna Ekström gjorde det personliga till konst". gp.se.
- ^ a b "Författaren Johanna Ekström är död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 13 April 2022. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Johanna Ekström". Albert Bonniers Förlag. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Johanna Ekström". Wahlström & Widstrand Förlag. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b Källén, Matilda (13 April 2022). "Författaren och konstnären Johanna Ekström är död" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b Beckman, Åsa (13 April 2022). "Johanna Ekström tog sig an litteraturen med allvar och mod" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Lindroth, Malin (13 April 2022). "Malin Lindroth: Johanna Ekström gjorde det personliga till konst" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Författaren Johanna Ekström är död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ ""Johanna Ekström", Björkholmen Gallery". Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ Thunberg, Karin (27 April 2012). "Berättelse från skuggsidan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Författaren och konstnären Johanna Ekström är död". DN.SE. 13 April 2022.
- ^ Allardice, Lisa (9 November 2024). "Interview | Granta publisher Sigrid Rausing: 'Working while grieving was consoling'". The Guardian.
- ^ Ekström, Johanna (1998). Pauser Erik (ed.). Brott (in Swedish). Stockholm: J Ekström, E Pauser. ISBN 9163073374.