Research project Cool Nature: Utopian Ecologies in Sweden 1780–1840

“Cool Nature” explores how nature was represented and experienced in Sweden 1780–1840.
View towards Hallsnäs Manor, Ramkvilla Parish - Småland. Painting by Carl Jonas Linnerhielm 1790.

View towards Hallsnäs Manor, Ramkvilla Parish - Småland. By Carl Jonas Linnerhielm approximately 1790.

The project focusses on the interplay between nature and culture, and how nature became a central site for creating utopian visions and forging national identity. 

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