Känningen 2025 The project ‘Känningen’, which would translate into ‘uncanny feeling’, depicts a small island in the Swedish east coast called Blå Jungfrun and it’s mythical history. The island is said to be ‘Blåkulla’, the place where witches gather around Easter to feast with the devil. The stones from Blå Jungfrun are cursed. If you take one home, you risk bad luck. But there is a way to lift the curse; by sending them to the townhall in Oskarshamn. The staff will then return them to the uninhabited island. The project consists of pictures of stones from the temporary stone archive in Oskarshamn. The packages sometimes include letters with stories about the accidents the stone has caused. During the pandemic, the stone archive grew and the tone of the letters seemed more desperate. Pictures from the stone archive are combined with pictures from Blå Jungfru. Perhaps it is the island's special appearance and the fact that it is difficult to land that have caused the myths to develop. The unknown has always had a certain attraction and leaves a lot of room for the imagination. Nature, and possibly also the stones, serve as a projection surface for people's own feelings and fears. Perhaps the concern would be alleviated if it were possible to place the blame on something as concrete as a stone? Emanuel Cederqvist is a photographer with an interest in how we interpret and read the shapes of the landscape in the light of our own memories, experiences and through our common cultural heritage. His working method can be described as a form of visual archeology where perception and photography can act as tools for the investigation. For Cederqvist, there is an interesting connection between the place and the photograph, where the traces of human presence talk about time in the same way as the photographic medium. Emanuel Cederqvist is educated at HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg, where he obtained his Master’s degree in photography in 2018. In 2014, he published his first photo book, What remains (Blackbook Publications). Since then, he has published several books and participated in various exhibitions both in Sweden and internationally. Translation of notes: 1. Kindly help me return this stone to Blå Jungfrun. Misfortunes and sudden, tragic death have befallen us. 2. These stones were stolen at Blå Jungfrun, late 50’s, the man died at 43, the house has burnt down, a brother has become disabled, etc.