Present peasant

The Molbo people are back. Not as figures from old folktales, but as mirrors of ourselves in our time. Once, the Molbo stories were humorous and affectionate tales of human foolishness, of wanting to do the right thing and ending up doing the opposite. Today, they return in a different light: as a queer epic of change, misunderstanding, and hope.

The abstract expressive paintings in this series play with the spirit of the Molbo tales, those fluttering, fumbling attempts to make sense of the world. There are no clear lines here, only colors that collide, clash, and reconcile. Foolishness is not condemned, but examined. It becomes a place where humanity reveals itself in its most vulnerable and honest form.

Through a queer lens, the Molbo stories become a reflection on living without a manual. On trying to do the right thing in a world that constantly changes the rules of what “right” means. Every mistake, every misunderstanding, every laugh is also an act of resistance, an attempt to exist on one’s own terms, even when seen as foolish.

The Molbo once tried to catch the sun in a sack. Today, we try to catch ourselves in fixed categories. Maybe we’re still Molbos but hopefully wiser ones. With a bit more self-awareness, and with hearts open to the idea that “foolishness” might just be another word for courage.