Naked Emperor by Estonian artist Edward von Lõngus
@edwardvonlongus at Correction Wynd, Aberdeen, Scotland in June 2023. Photos taken April 2025.
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Edward von Lõngus is undoubtedly the most known Estonian street artist. Adding to the mystique of the artist's character is the fact that he never reveals his face, and according to him, he doesn't physically exist. He is a collectively shared theoretical concept, a reflection of the era of multiple identities in the information field generated by the oscillations of collective consciousness.
Lõngus enjoys playing with cultural codes, and each of his works is loaded with topical sharp messages. He astonished the public as an illegal street artist supported by the state, touring Europe for 2 years (2017-2018) as part of the EV100 project for Estonia's 100th birthday .
http://stencibility.eu/store/edward-von-longus-lan-party
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"In the middle of the noughties, there came an important cultural shift in Estonia, which no one realized at the time. The availability of cheap flights opened the world to Estonia in a way that hadn't been possible before. Hordes of young people flew out to discover the world. On one such journey, a group of fellow-minded individuals and myself found ourselves in Berlin where we saw and experienced so much street art and alternative culture to touch us for life. Upon returning home, we tried to spread all of this awesomeness here."
2024 interview
https://news.err.ee/1609531222/edward-von-longus-culture-is-our-only-immune-system-against-propaganda
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Artist website:
https://facebook.com/EdwardvonL6ngus
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