Background and History

Originated and conceived by Danish artist Lars Vilhelmsen, the Travellers Secret Box was first set in motion in May of 2004. Lars' continuing investigations into the synthesis of life and art generated a project involving artists from all over Europe, including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany and the UK; each in their own way questioning and responding to the invisible divisions which persist between art and the existent, cultural identity and location, cultural practices and custom, sense of space and notions of travel.  Images and text from all contributing artists are represented here.

TSB UK

The UK component of the Travellers Secret Box project sought to explore, locate, identify and perhaps dissolve some of the seemingly undetectable territories existent in terms of art and culture, social inclusion and the ever-shifting locality of identity as well as notions of home. The changing perception of notions of boundary and the ever - increasing collapsing of distance through travel and mass communication are illuminated through the work of the artists involved during that time. TSB UK work can be seen here.

The Sandwich Box

In January 2007, the project evolved into The Sandwich Box Project.

Travellers Box

In the summer of 2009 the project evolved into its current form, The Travellers Box, which has now developed two strands, the 'Local' (based in Denmark, where the project originated) and the 'International', which inclues co-curators from various parts of the world. Although there have been many twists and turns along the way, the box itself remains the mediating object, and in keeping with the original ethos, it continue to be itinerant, of no fixed address, travelling from one location to the next, from city to city, country to country, its final destination uncertain and impossible to know.