Editing Micronation (section)

=== Artistic micronations: 1990s ===
Several [[conceptual art]] projects with micronational claims arose in the 1990s, usually as a means to challenge the idea of [[statehood]].{{sfn|Hobbs|Williams|2021b|p=110}}

In 1991, [[Neue Slowenische Kunst]] (NSK), a Slovenian [[political]] [[art collective]], declared independence. NSK describes itself as a "State in Time", claiming no territory in order to be a "stateless state".{{sfn|Hobbs|Williams|2021b|p=110}} [[Elgaland-Vargaland]] is a conceptual art project founded in 1992 by Swedish artists [[Carl Michael von Hausswolff]] and [[Leif Elggren]]. According to them, everyone who dies is automatically granted citizenship. Among Elgaland-Vargaland's territorial claims include [[graveyards]], people's [[mental state]]s and "the distance between [[high tide]] and [[low tide]]" of France.{{sfn|Hobbs|Williams|2022|p=113}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/09/arts/design/09bien.html|title=At Venice Biennale, Artists Plant Flag for Their State (of Mind)|work=The New York Times|last=Kennedy|first=Randy|date=9 June 2007|url-access=subscription}}</ref> They also claim to operate [[embassies]] around the world.<ref>{{cite news|last=Daniel|first=Sabine|date=26 March 2019|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/normandie/culture-ambassade-elgaland-vargaland-hebergee-au-frac-caen-1645106.html|title=Culture: L'Ambassade d'Elgaland-Vargaland hébergée au FRAC de Caen|trans-title=Culture: The Embassy of Elgaland-Vargaland hosted at the FRAC in Caen|language=French|work=[[France Info (TV channel)|France Info]]}}</ref> In 1996, Swedish artist [[Lars Vilks]] proclaimed the [[Royal Republic of Ladonia]] as a result of a court battle between local authorities over Vilks's [[illegal construction]] of two sculptures in the natural reserve of [[Kullaberg]] in southern Sweden. Ladonia's claim of independence has since persisted following Vilks's death in 2021, with [[Carolyn Shelby]] serving as Queen since 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/kultur/drottningen-av-ladonien-var-plikt-att-rora-oss-framat/|date=11 October 2021|title=Drottningen av Ladonien: "Vår plikt att röra oss framåt"|trans-title=The Queen of Ladonia: "Our duty is to move forward"|language=Swedish|work=[[Dagens Nyheter]]}}</ref> In 1997, the neighbourhood of [[Užupis]] in [[Vilnius]], Lithuania declared tongue-in-cheek independence as a republic consisting of laidback artists.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20181014-uupis-a-tiny-republic-of-free-spirits|last=Rhone|first=Erin|date=15 October 2018|title=Užupis: A tiny republic of free spirits|work=BBC News}}</ref>