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…

I collect editions of Les Fleurs du Mal Here is my favourite translation of the poem: Nature is a Temple where we live ironicallyIn the midst of forests filled with…

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…

This is my Artist Site. I’m a collector of demonologies of all descriptions. I recover archaic art forms and reinvent them. I write books and I read anything.  I’m a…

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…