Presenting an artistic collaboration on micronationalism, narrative embroidery, speculative genealogy and epic poems at the artistic research conference NSU ”ReActivate and ReVisit” – Riga/ Latvia March 2018. Collaborators: Anna Frew, Betsy Lamborn and Freï von Fräähsen zu Lorenzburg. The Battle of Wayoh (as written and told by Betsy Lamborn in the video) In the in … Continue reading ”A Royal invitation to return to Lorenzburg” – Presentation in Riga 2018
Photoshop and period paintings team up to create collage-portraits of actual or hypothetical ancestors. Today I present the work in progress of visualizing my foremother Agnes Pia (called ”little Pea”) of clan Douglas. My relative the knight Sir Runë Olausson Påfågel (1433 – 1440) was murdered while being the guest of the Clan Douglas at … Continue reading Work in progress: the portrait of my foremother Agnes Pia Douglas (probably 1441 – ?)
Once worn to conceal a blemish or to create allure, the mouche (French word for ”fly”)—and its specific placement on a woman’s face or neck—would become a language under the extravagant chief mistress to Louis XV (an official role positioning her as an arbiter of taste) and was used as a code of seductive intent. … Continue reading Badge (Coat of arms) for the office of Master/Mistress of the Mouche
Here are some examples of monograms that I have made:
Here are some notes of a Performance-Presentation I did at the Nordic Summer University in Saxnäs/ Sweden in march 2017. The renaissance thinker Niccolò Macchiavelli wrote in his famous states-craft manual for rulers, that one can become a Prince by birth, violence or luck. I Freudian-typed myself into becoming the Prince of the Lorenzburg. Since then I … Continue reading Speculative Heritage – The Micronation as a platform for inventing, living and sharing culture
Here are two designs, inspired by medieval seals, that I made. Contact me if you want a custom made personal seal, emblem or symbol.
These are two commissioned works I made for a storytelling project. A ”medieval” fantasy seal: And a Fantasy Wizard’s personal mark Contact me if you want help to create a personalized seal, monogram or mark. 🙂
Here is a short article reflecting on (The Principality of Lorenzburg), an ongoing artistic project in Sweden. ”An artifact or artefact (from Latin phrase arte factum’~ars skill + facere to make) is ”something made or given shape by man, such as a tool or a work of art, esp an object of archaeological interest” Nations and national identities should be viewed as artifacts, i.e. … Continue reading Article: The micronation as ”Narrative Artifact”
