We have four registered candidates for the upcoming election in 2010
(It is still possible for new candidate to register, send an e-mail to State Secr:
lars.vilks at swipnet.se
Fredrik Axwik, interim President of Ladonia, Minister of Art and Jump
Daniel Kong, Ministry of Unbearable and Subterfuges, Fraudulent Activities and Multiorgasmic Affairs
George A. Koeze, Consul-General of Ladonia in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Baron van Ladonia
Jeanne-Claude M. Citizen of Ladonia, the only known person living in Ladonia
Ladonians who want to travel to Irkutsk and Lake Baikal in Russia can find a good place to stay. Go to Jack who is a Ladonian citizen and his Hostel. He has promised to take good care of all his fellow Ladonians. You can see Jack himself here.
Lake Baikal
Chris Mansell, Minister and Ladonia Poet Laureate, will perform at Phoenix Theartre in Wollongong (near Sydney, Australia) on December 8, 5:00 pm.
You can watch and listen to some of her poems in Quick Time Movie HERE.
Poet Laureate Chris Mansell
The election for president of Ladonia will start in the beginning of 2010. It is now possible to register as a candidate. Any Ladonian who have interest in this position can enter the election.
To register or ask for further information you can send an e-mail to State Secretary:
lars.vilks at swipnet.se
Ladonia Biennial closed on the 22nd of November. The jury is still working to find the winners of the Golden Dragons.
First winner to be announced is not decided by the jury. The People’s artist (Vox Populi Prize) is to be found among the YouTube videos which present different artists. The most watched video is the winner. All videos can be seen through the Ladonia Biennial page.
The winner is Arto Lindsay, artist, musician and performer. He has already received his prize.
Here is the top ten artists in Vox Populi Prize and the number of their videos being watched.
1. Arto Lindsay 1.152 (Red Dragon)
2. Keren Cytter 828 (Honourable Mention)
3. Rirkrit Tiravanija 654
4. Falke Pisano 637
5. Gordon Matta-Clark 566
6. Ulla von Brandenburg 554
7. Pietro Roccasalva 400
8. Grazia Toderi 399
9. Anna Parkina 396
10. Miranda July 374
Arto Lindsay in Ladonia with the Red Dragon
Keren Cytter receiving Honorary Mention
Ladonia was participating in the exhibition Utopics in Biel/Bienne (Switzerland) from August until October. Artistic Director Simon Lamunière. Foundation Exposition Suisse de Sculpture.
Ladonia flag among micronations in Biel/Bienne
A view of Nimis and a couple of visitors.
C D Friedrich’s work The Wanderer before the Tower of Wotan is now in the Ladonia National Museum of Art.
Photo: James Hartman
In Denmark, a country close to Ladonia, they think that their animals are too dull and boring. A new facebook group is trying to bring new and more interesting animals to Denmark.
There is something in this idea. Most animals in Denmark are small and are only active at night. This is, however, not the case with animals in Ladonia. As an example we have the green deer, newly photographed in Hartmanburg.
The green deer (photo: James Hartman)
A visitor meditating the view of Nimis in Ladonia