A small decorative sculpture of a feather standing upright in a square base, placed on a surface next to a piece of wood.
A vintage metal chocolate box with a glass top, placed on a wooden floor.
People participating in a street parade or march, walking past a brick building with various expressions and attire, some holding objects, with trees visible in the background.
A person with curly hair in a black jacket walking in a dimly lit space with an audience watching, and artwork displayed on the wall.
Person bending down on wooden floor, holding a small dog, in an art gallery with a painting on the wall.
Silhouette of a person holding a spotlight, walking in an exhibition hall.
An art gallery with white walls and wooden floors, featuring paintings and speakers hanging from the ceiling. Two foam mats are laid on the floor with words printed on them, and a small box is placed nearby.
Room with display table covered with white fabric, a wooden crate with Swedish text and a Marabou logo, and other art pieces in the background.
Art gallery or exhibit space with paintings on the wall, a clothing display made of hanging clothes, and various objects including a grid on a stand, a saw, and a fire alarm on the floor.
Art gallery with paintings on white walls and a concrete floor, with sculptures and installation pieces on the floor, high windows, and ceiling lighting.
Interior of an art gallery with an installation of marabou boxes.
Two people are sitting on the floor, photographing an art installation of feathered sculptures.
Partially visible woman wearing a black hat and black jacket, smiling and hugging someone, with a black-and-white photo on the white wall behind her.
A man with shoulder-length dark hair and mustache reading a book, wearing a black Nike t-shirt, in an indoor setting with others around him.

Chocolate poems (2024)

Conceptual artwork & installation of photographs and colonial artefacts, performance, printed matter

In 2024 the graduating class of BFA students at the Royal Institute of Art had it’s graduation show at Marabouparkens konsthall: The historic leisure park (now kunsthalle) which the factory workers used for recreational activities, until the Marabou factory moved location in the 1960’s.

For the exhibition, Chocolate poems (2024) became the context-specific conceptual framework through which global structures of capitalism and colonialism could be examined in relation to the individual. Works within Chocolate poems (2024) include: Marabou/Marabou (2024) a sculptural installation of Marabou cocoa tins from the 1920’s and 30’s altered with marabou stork feathers. The Mourners (2024), a happening and photo series taken of the artist's mother, father, and brother dressed up as mourners at a fictional funeral. A booklet titled Chocolate poems (2024) of three poems exploring a simulacra of a life lived as a factory worker at Marabou in 1916, as well as three accompanying performances.

In March 2026 by invitation of Teresa Margolles Chocolate poems (2024) was shown in Madrid as part of the Casa Juana residency.

Photos on film taken by Hilda Flygare, Mattias Carlos Håkansson, Johan Lundborg, Sofia Romberg

Installation photos taken by Jean-Baptiste Béranger

Thank you to performers: Soni Sagan, Elmer Blåvarg, Malin Arnedotter Bengtsson, Sol, Doris Apelqvist, 0155 music (Rasmus Tholin, Marin Popovsky), Nathan Bhat, and the whole BFA24 class: Roda Abdalle, Sofia Andersson, Ebba Birkflo, Tilde Björk, Niklas Breimert, Leona Cauklija, Simon Dahlgren Strååt, Ash Gwgb, Vladyslav Kamensky, Sophia Linderstam, Johan Lundborg, Christopher Robin Nordström, Kristina Nenzén, Anastasiia Pasko, David Permén, Vinícius dos Santos, Josephine Thorsby, Hanna Tordai

Technical assistance by Roda Abdalle, Vlad Kamnisky, Ming Wong, Axel Andersson, and Erik Sandberg

Thank you to Teresa Margolles for inviting me to Madrid.