child remains -an immersive conversation about grief 
telning stoft -ett immersivt samtal om sorg 
Immersive installation, 2023-ongoing
Artist Gabriella Di Feola  and Sound designer Susanne Hansson

child remains takes its starting point in the Grén family, who lived at Lilla Änggården during the 19th century. The project brings forward aspects of the family’s story that are less visible in the established narrative. The family speaks little about the experience of losing three of their children, and few stories about these children have been preserved. In the absence of stories, what is there to tell?

This exploration is combined with making room for contemporary experiences of child loss through Di Feola’s experiences of losing a daughter as well as other parents’ experiences of child loss.

The immersive installation consists of:
- A VR world
- Framed portraits of Gabriel Grén, Sofia Eleonora Grén and Emmy Grén
-A copy of a sheet from the archive
-An archive of experiences around grief in the form of experience cards, a poem and a guest book
-A tufted carpet (190cmx210cm)
- A live performance element: the interlocutor.