The Imaginarium of Carl Linnaeus
Exhibition produced in cooperation with Destination Uppsala
Creative Director, set design, styling
and photo: Richard von Hofsten
Poems by Richard von Hofsten,
english translation by David McLeod
CARL LINNAEUS
1707-1778

dream away...
A young Linnaeus falling asleep in his work studio.
Location: The Linnaeus Museum in Uppsala, Sweden, with authentic props from 18th century.
Styling and set design: Bente Rolandsdotter
the exhibition in Sweden:
Richard has made an interesting
interpretation of Linnaeus scientific legacy. The combination of the intense fashionportraits and the botany is very exciting. He has really managed to capture the “inner being” of the flowers and gives us a completely new view on Linnaeus.
Sofie Blomgren
Project Manager
Destination Uppsala
First impression is that it is an ambitious piece of work...the portraits are fabulous, dreamy, romantic and dramatic.
Martin Alm
Lidingö Tidning
Magical pictures with a strong sense of storytelling in splendid historical
environments.
Heléne Almqvist
Gods&Gårdar magazine
After witnessing Richards exhibition many visitors response was; wow, flowers actually have a life of their own. His pictures come alive through his strong sense of storytelling and interesting combination with poetry.
Sandy Li Schenzi
YES International Group.
Project Manager for the Swedish Pavilion at the International Horticultural Exposition 2014.
the exhibition abroad:
The "International Horticultural Exposition 2014"
in CCTV news
A story on Richard and his exhibition was broadcast on "Sverige!", the biggest tv show
for culture and art in Sweden,
due to its participation in exhibitions abroad.
(no subtitles)
Go behind the scenes of
the extensive 1,5 years of work
(english subtitles)
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