Some life stories are so touching and inspiring that I just can’t let go of them. “To hell with the old people’s home – I need a lathe!” These words were spoken by 80-year-old Lennart Andersson in a wonderful article I read about a few months ago. If you scroll …
Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan followed my work on this portrait for months. Tremendously talented photographer Emma Larsson visited my studio multiple times and documented many parts of the artistic process. The four page article was written by journalist Filip Yifter-Svensson, who has managed to put tragedy, intense emotion and complexity into words …
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Press coverage about my portrait of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been extensive. This page links to some of the international newspapers, TV stations and journalistic blogs that have covered the lengthy creation of the portrait and its unveiling at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on October 23, 2018.
Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated on October 16, 2017, when her car was blown up. This horrendous attack on freedom of speech compelled me to act, to do whatever I could as a professional artist.
An interview with me by well-known Maltese journalist Kristina Chetcuti was run in one of Malta’s most popular magazines, Pink. The photos were taken at Valletta’s Bibliotheca by the tremendous Jonathan Borg (with wedding photos by Elin Jonsson inserted).
EX LIBRIS is the name of my solo exhibition at the Bibliotheca in Valletta. The centuries old books at Malta’s National Library inspired me so much that I just had to create my own metal books and scrolls. I have always used words and text in my art and this …
