Daniel Adolfsson
Actor, director and playwright
03.06.2025 – 16.06.2025
“I am an actor, director, and playwright who uses theater to explore both myself and the world around us. My latest play, Bad Boy – a quick fix, emerged from a frustration with how digital life shapes us – our choices, relationships, and loneliness. For me, theater is not just a space for storytelling but a way to create connections that move and challenge us. I aim to always leave the audience with something to carry with them – a feeling, a thought, perhaps even a sense of hope.”
“Bad Boy – a quick fix is a monologue about a man navigating the crossroads of becoming an incel or a single adoptive father. Through a journey filled with dates, concerts, gym sessions, visits to the adoption agency, his psychologist, and urologist, the play delves into the complexities of modern masculinity. With live music and humor, it explores societal expectations, personal disappointments, and whether fulfillment comes from love or the need for purpose in a chaotic world.”
Emma Broomé
Actor
17.06.2025 – 30.06.2025
“My name is Emma and I’ve been working as an actor since I graduated Theatre Academy of Stockholm 2012. For this project I’m gonna work with Linus Ă–hrn – a black metal musician. We want to create an artistic piece for the stage, influenced by themes such as the brutality of desire, despair, love, longing and the bloody family. We’ve named the project is this our baby? Artists like Neubauten and performers like AngĂ©lica Liddell is going to be our guiding light. 2 be continued.”
“I want me and Linus to be an artistic linc between the industrial and divine expression and for that we need a holy space to work, rehearse and talk. We need to get away, nothing can be familiar. We don’t want to be disturbed. We need focus and Surrender to the mystery of the unknown. We want to explore the artistic flesh of Paris. Visit the churches of Paris to look for musical hymns within ourselves. We want to challenge our ordinary artistic process and develop is this our baby?”
Mara Lee Gerdén
Author and Professor of Fine Arts
17.06.2025 – 30.06.2025
“I am a Swedish poet and novelist, currently a professor of art history and theory at Konstfack University of Arts, Stockholm. I have also translated the Canadian poet Anne Carson into Swedish.”
“The purpose of my stay in Paris is to gather source material for writing a lyrical essay on the poet Colette Peignot, better known by the name Laure, who was also the partner of Georges Bataille. The essay aims to examine the concept of transgression from a contemporary and critically nuanced perspective, exploring the phenomenon of transgression as a complex and multifaceted issue.”
Tony Lundman
Editor, writer
03.06.2025 – 16.06.2025
“I am the editor at Konserthuset Stockholm and a former music critic for Svenska Dagbladet. My first book was a biography of Anders Eliasson (2012), republished in 2022 with new material. I’ve edited several books for the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, including a recent biography of Amanda Maier-Röntgen. To date, I’ve written three novels, including 8 (2019), Tiden enligt Bologna (2021) and Vargtoner och konsten att tysta en musiker (2024).”
“During my stay in Paris, I will work on a standalone sequel to my first novel, 8. The narrative is set in Paris and Stockholm, and the process includes research visits and interviews at the Philharmonie de Paris.”
Desia Ava Madanska
Visual Artist and Interior Architect
03.06.2025 – 30.06.2025
“My name is Desia Ava and I am a Bulgarian-born visual artist based in Stockholm. I create sculptures, installation and digital work as well as high-end interiors and furniture. My work explores the element of scale, of the micro worlds and the way they are connected to the universal. Stones, shells and fossil are among my main artefacts of interest. My art explores the relationship between art and science/technology as well as questioning existing ecosystems.”
“I use technological tools to translate natural environments/specimens into artistic contexts. The alchemic, the transition of environmental phenomenas and creations into art objects (physical and non physical, material and immaterial). In Paris I would like to explore further the shells collection at the MusĂ©um national d’Histoire naturelle. I would also like to create a dialogue for future collaboration related to scent and food.”
Jukka Rintamäki
Composer and Producer
03.06.2025 – 30.06.2025
“I’m a composer writing music for games, theater, dance and film. I have worked with game developers like DICE, Avalanche Studios and Remedy. I have written the music for more than 40 stage productions in dance and theater. Working with nordic choreographers like Kenneth Kvarnström, Helena FranzĂ©n and Virpi Pahkinen. I work regularly with the synth pop duo Kite. Most recently as a co-producer and live musician on their spectacular Kite on Ice concert at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm.”
“I will work on a new album with electronic music combined with modern classical music. A concentrated time in Paris will be perfect for this. I also want to meet artists, musicians, choreographers, directors, producers for future collaborations. From all artistic fields, I love working in a broad range of arts, making my music available to everyone. My music ranges from electronic, to modern classical, to experimental. Please feel free to contact me, I’d be super happy to take meetings.”
Lena Sommestad
03.06.2025 – 30.06.2025
“My background is as a professor of economic history at Uppsala University and at the Swedish Institute for Futures Studies. There I studied the history of gender and work, social policy, demographics and sustainable development. Later I served in various government roles: minister for the environment: member of parliament, and county governor. Now I chair the Swedish National Commission for Unesco. I have published for a diverse audience including academics, policymakers and the general public.”
“My current project looks at how ideas about the economic impact of education have changed over time. This topic relates to a basic question in the realm of economics: what drives prosperity? In Paris I will make use of archival materials and other resources at the headquarters of Unesco and the OECD, two prominent organizations in the history of education. I will focus on Sweden’s approach to the international debate on the economics of education, at the intersection of research and policy.”
Chi Westfelt
Singer, composer and lyricist
03.06.2025 – 16.06.2025
“I’m Chi Westfelt, a Vietnamese-Swedish jazz vocalist, composer, and improviser. Born in Hanoi and raised in Stockholm, my music blends jazz tradition with diverse cultural influences. I have performed at the Charlie Parker Festival, Stockholm Jazz Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, the Inaugural John Coltrane Festival, and with the Reggie Workman Group. I lead the Chi Westfelt Quartet and, as a DPA Microphones artist, continue to expand my presence in the global jazz scene.”
“I’m coming to Paris to compose music for my upcoming album and perform. Jazz has a rich history in Paris, much like in New York, and I’m eager to immerse myself in this vibrant cultural scene. My project will involve writing during the day, performing in the evenings, and collaborating with local musicians to expand my artistic network while continuing to grow as both a composer and performer.”