Bildmuseet: Anneli Furmark / You Are the Centre of the Earth
1.10.2026 15:29:11 CEST | Umeå University | Press Release
Anneli Furmark’s works, graphic novels as well as painting, often explore the ways people relate to one another, to the landscape, and to the place. Her narratives frequently unfold in northern settings, with particular attention to houses and built environments. Bildmuseet presents drawings, comics, paintings and sketchbooks from the past fifteen years. Also on view is a film created especially for the exhibition, in which actors give voice to short stories from Furmark’s graphic novels.
The exhibition opens at Bildmuseet during Art Friday on 9 October and is available for press previews by appointment. To arrange a visit or an interview, please contact us by email. Press images.
Anneli Furmark (b. 1962) is a comic artist and visual artist. She grew up in Luleå and is based in Umeå. In 1997, she graduated from the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå University, and has since worked across painting, comics, drawing and writing, producing books and exhibitions as well as commissioned illustrations. Her first collection of graphic short stories, Labyrinterna och andra serier [The Mazes and Other Stories], was published in 2002. She has since published eleven books, two in collaboration with other authors, and has contributed to many anthologies and magazines. Her 2020 novel Gå med mig till hörnet [Walk Me to the Corner] is about Elise and Dagmar, and an unexpected love at a time in life when the main characters thought calmness would prevail.
Her latest book, the short story collection Kattflickan och andra berättelser [Catgirl and Other Stories], 2024, revolves around unforeseen and slightly eerie events, featuring characters at different stages of their lives and in different time periods. Other books include Jordens medelpunkt [The Centre of the Earth], 2012, Den röda vintern [Red Winter], 2015, En sol bland döda klot [A Sun Amongst Dead Planets], 2016, and Närmare kommer vi inte [The Closest We’ll Get], 2018.
Several of Anneli Furmark’s works have been translated into French and English. Gå med mig till hörnet has also been published in several other languages, including Finnish, Spanish and Tamil. Her books have won the Swedish Comics Association’s Urhunden Prize on four occasions, and have been included in the official selection for the annual Angoulême International Comics Festival in France.
The exhibition Anneli Furmark / You Are the Centre of the Earth [Du är jordens medelpunkt] is produced by Bildmuseet. Curator: Brita Täljedal
OPENING NIGHT / ART FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER, 5 PM–MIDNIGHT
Acting Museum Director Anders Jansson will welcome visitors on Floor 3 at 7 pm. At 8 pm, Anneli Furmark will introduce her exhibition on Floor 4 in a conversation with curator Brita Täljedal. The evening also marks the opening of Nina Mangalanayagam's exhibition Tomma ark [Blank Pages] (press release). Enjoy the talks, guided tours, a drop-in comics workshop, live music by SUMIE, DJ, bar and more. Welcome! Detailed programme.
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