"Sisi laced her corset tightly and her waist measured only 40 cm. She slept in a nightgown soaked in vinegar to stay slim. Raw veal and crushed strawberries were used as a face mask and she bathed in warm olive oil to achieve perfect skin. An anchor adorned her shoulder and she let her long hair braid for hours every day. Sisi was known as the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the fashion icon of the time andrebild.Elisabeth as she was actually called was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. All her palaces were furnished with gyms and Roman rings and she had carpets and bars in her bedroom so that she could exercise first thing in the morning. In her pursuit of perfection, she became a slave to her own beauty. Deeply depressed and unhappy, she suffered from severe eating disorders. When her son the Crown Prince committed suicide, she withdrew from most public life and wore black for the rest of her life. In order to be forever remembered for her beauty, she decided at the age of 32 that she would never again sit for portraits or have herself photographed. Sisi was murdered in 1898 in Geneva. While walking on her way to a boat, she was attacked by an anarchist who stabbed a sharpened needle file into her heart. The empress's tightly laced corset obstructed the flow of blood and she was able to continue to the boat, where she later collapsed. When the corset was untied, the stab was discovered and by then her heart had already been drained of blood.

Andreas Lundberg (b. 1973) is a photographer based in Stockholm with the world as his field of work. His work can be seen in advertising campaigns, magazines and books. Andreas' art photography has been shown at several exhibitions and auctions in recent years. His exclusive Fine art prints can be found at melefors.com. All artworks are sold signed in limited edition.

“Silent Stories” is an art project created by husband and wife Andreas Lundberg and Annie Vesterdahl Lundberg. Andreas is a photographer with a background in advertising, fashion and documentary photography. Annie is a hairdresser, make-up artist and in the project also a stylist. Each work is inspired by a true story or life story. Andreas and Annie have made their own interpretation of these stories and sometimes they have changed the time period and place. The creative process is often long and exciting, a constant search for a story that they can fantasize about and turn into a work of art. Hundreds of sketches that are turned and twisted eventually become a photograph. The Silent Stories art project started in 2016. Each work is signed and numbered in a limited edition. The stories that the photographs have been inspired by are attached to the back of the works.

Technique: Photography
Material: Fine Art Print
Size: 105 x 80 cm
Edition: 5

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