Allt förlöper fint / Doing Fine / US

Anders Granberg
Conceptual artist

Allt förlöper fint / Doing Fine / US
Year: 1996 – 2016

Interview by Magnus Welander
CC / Music: bensound.com/royalty-free-music

TEDx Umeå 2017

Works Information

Over the last 20 years, I have mailed cards from all corners of the world to galleries, newspapers and museums in Sweden. During that time I also had cards sent from most of the United states. The motifs are always different, but the message remains the same: "Allt förlöper fint" (In English: Doing fine) on the front side and "Mvh. A. Granberg" (Best Regards, A. Granberg) on the back.

The project idea is to give the impression of a world citizen always on the road. In Sweden and in other countries, it is concidered important for artists to travel in order to absorb impressions and inspiration from a broad spectrum of world art and culture. However, few artists can afford it, including me. Hence, the vicarious vagabond.

I have e-mailed and faxed people in over 180 countries, asking for assistance in my project. Whoever is kind enough to help me recieves my home made postcards in an envelope. Adresses are already written on the postcards. These voulenteers then add their local stamps and mail the cards.

Two of the cards were adressed to myself for documentation and exhibition purposes.

The collection currently contains cards from 193 countries and 45 United states.

This message was sent out using e-mail and fax:

Request for assistance in art project

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Anders Granberg and I am living in the city of Stockholm, Sweden. Being an artist I am active in the field of contemporary arts. I am now looking for a person living in your state who could assist me in an art project which I am now working on and I found your address on-line. The kind of assistance required is mailing four postcards intended for various art museums, art galleries, newspapers in Sweden.

The postcards are hand made by myself and delivered by mail in an envelope to the person who would be kind enough to help me. All postcards will be completed with a message, my name and the name of the receiver, and the only thing required is providing stamps and putting the cards in a mailbox.

If You or anyone else would be kind enough to help me with my art project I will provide a detailed project description to explain my request further. Even if you are not able to help me I would greatly appreciate a response to this mail. Then I could try to find another contact for your state .

Best regards from Sweden,
Anders Granberg

Alabama
Sender: Steven Baumgarden