Hedersgästen (The Guest of Honor)

Photographic triptych, 2026 

 

In the photographs a man is placed at the center of his birthday celebration, on a Baltic cruise ship adorned with a sash that reads "Hedersgäst".

 

The images show how this birthday ritual made the dream of luxury accessible to ordinary people in the 90s. By eternalizing a brief moment of purchased attention, the images provide a lasting sense of status, while reminding us how quickly it is over.