Research Into Art
From 2023-2024 I was Artist and Researcher in Residence at the Swedenborg House, the locus of the Swedenborg Society in London. I am researching the 18thC painter, stage designer and…
Unveiling the Enigma
This theatrical exploration offers a fresh perspective on Cagliostro’s life and work, challenging conventional narratives and inviting audiences to form their own judgments. Gillian McIver’s play looks at what lies…
Strange Science
The Swedenborg Notes Why was Emanuel Swedenborg so influential to artists in the late 18th and 19th centuries? He wasn’t an artist and never wrote anything about art. I read…
Fascinated by Count Cagliostro
COUNT CAGLIOSTRO Count Cagliostro was a friend and associate of Loutherbourg until they fell out dramatically. , Alessandro di Cagliostro, was an 18th-century occultist and self-proclaimed magician. His ideas and…
