The Kingdom of Elgaland-Vargaland, Britnish
Virgin Islands, Principality of Sealand, The New
Free State of Caroline, NSK, The Kingdom of
Fusia, The Empire Of Atlantum, Hutt River
Province, Kymerica, SoS (State of Sabotage),
Transnational Republic, Slipperica, Calisota,
Winnemac, Molvania, Granstork, Narnia, Belka,
Elbonia, Freedonia, Cockaigne. Newly formed
pixilated states of unfamiliar origin with a
Q-tip as their capital, and an electronic embassy
at a nearby www dot corner, represent a
small wave of newly imagined/developed countries.
SoS (State of Sabotage) is an artists’ project
with a strong sociopolitical emphasis
on ways of creating, defining and expanding a
country whose borders are always defined by the
movement of its citizens. First called Sabotage
Communications, a collective formed by artist
Robert Jelinek back in 1992 during Documenta IX,
the group created various public interventions
throughout Austria and Germany to disrupt
the monotony of the everyday life. State of Sabotage
officially came to existence in 2003 at an nearby island,
in Finland.
On their web site, www.sabotage.at/sos, along
with colorfully political information, you can apply
for an SoS passport, listen to their anthem or book your
round-trip ticket to your favourite imagined destination.
Bon voyage!
Miroslav Cukovic is an artist living in Detroit. Send comments to [email protected]
