Mapping Presence Across Time / Närvaro Genom Tidens Lager
Originally published on Novisali in April 2026
Some works are created for their own moment. Others are created for a future not yet ready to receive them. Mapping Presence Across Time reflects on how artists, images and voices can wait across decades before being fully seen. It moves through the stories of Hilma af Klint, Tyra Kleen and Engla Hägertz, weaving together recognition, memory and quiet artistic kinship across time.
The post also links past and present through Novisali’s participation in Hallands Konstmuseum and Hallands Vårsalong, where historical layers meet contemporary expression.
Reflections
- Some truths are understood only when time has caught up.
- Recognition may arrive long after creation.
- Art can continue speaking across generations.
- What seems forgotten may simply be waiting.
- Presence is not limited by chronology.
The Message
Modern culture often values immediacy, visibility and rapid success. Yet many meaningful things unfold differently.
A painting may wait decades before being recognised. A photograph may gain new life through another artist’s hands. A voice once overlooked may return stronger in another age.
This reflection reminds us that time does not only erase. Time also reveals What was once hidden can become central. What was once silent can become luminous. What was once unfinished can continue through those who come later.
Mapping Presence Across Time invites us to trust that value is not always measured in immediate applause. Sometimes the deepest presence arrives slowly.
Read the full reflection here:
Mapping Presence Across Time / Närvaro Genom Tidens Lager
About Liselotte Engstam, Digoshen & Novisali
Liselotte Engstam is an explorer of perspectives, an adventurer of ideas, a pathfinder of meaning, and a guide of timeless transitions. She bridges the worlds of board leadership and art, helping organizations and individuals navigate disruption while nurturing creativity and reflection.
As founder of Digoshen, she works with boards and leaders to expand future insights and reduce digital and sustainability blindspots. Through research, networks, and executive programs, Digoshen supports responsible value creation in the digital and sustainable age, contributing thought leadership via books, articles, events, Digoshen Exploring Leaders podcast, and blogs.
She also serves as Chair of the Boards Impact Forum in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance. The Forum convenes board members, thought leaders, and experts in dialogues, webinars, and collaborative events, accelerating action on climate, AI, and sustainability.
Through her artistic practice as Novisali, Liselotte explores creativity and meaning. Her watercolors, digitally reimagined, invite reflection and renewal, offering perspectives that connect head, heart, and hand, and complementing her work with leaders and boards.
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