Author: Iman Mohammed
Graphic Design: Malmsten Hellberg
2026, English, Swedish, softcover
64 pages, 30 x 20 cm
ISBN: 9789198998030
An ekphrastic encounter between the poems of Iman Mohammed and works by artists with whom she has collaborated over the years. Conversations, studio visits, photographs, and email correspondence are an integral part of the creative process. An essayistic and theoretical section opens the book, followed by the poems alongside presentations of the artists. Participating artists: Mamma Andersson, coyote, Martin Eltermann, Nadja Ericsson, Luca Lee Frei, Isadora Israel, Carl-Oskar Jonsson, Hanni Kamaly, Sirous Namazi, Olof Nimar, Eugene Sundelius von Rosen, Julia Sjölin and Charlotte Walentin.
Iman Mohammed (b. 1987, Iraq) lives in Malmö. She is a poet and translator. Her poetry collection Bakom trädet ryggar (Norstedts) has been translated into several languages. In 2022, she published the poetry collection Minnen av infraröd (Norstedts), which was nominated for the August Prize. Her poetry collection Odödligt (Norstedts) was published in 2026. Mohammed has contributed to numerous anthologies and literary journals, both in Sweden and internationally. She has also translated poetry, including works by the Lebanese-American poet and artist Etel Adnan.