“I want to weave an intricate and fine net of sweet and scary moments. ” (Emeli Theander, 2010)

The question of whether ghosts exist, for whatever reason, stuck between this or another world, or whether they are mere products of our imagination, is not one Theander's work seeks to answer. Real or not, her interest lies in their poetic potential, as catalysts for imaginative scenarios. Thus in the actual process of painting, ghosts become metaphors, for mediators between the realm of the real and the imagined or even for the space ‘in-between’ they inhabit. The continuity of referring to spheres at the margin of or between worlds shows a strong fascination for ephemeral states in which vagueness dominates over fixed meanings.