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lllinked LLLinked is an ongoing work of art that is being cut into squares as it's being created. It's a puzzle.

It can only exist if the owners of its squares meet and create it together. May 18, 2077 in Iowa City, IA and every ten years thereafter.

All 99 prints of Sheet 9 have been cut into squares (1,188 squares total).
05/05/2025

All 99 prints of Sheet 9 have been cut into squares (1,188 squares total).

Last print ( #99) of Sheet 8 before it’s cut into its 12 squares.
04/27/2025

Last print ( #99) of Sheet 8 before it’s cut into its 12 squares.

Meet Jørn from Oslo, Norway! Owner of print number 5 of square N1P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through ...
12/31/2024

Meet Jørn from Oslo, Norway! Owner of print number 5 of square N1P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through Scandinavia. Below are answers to the seven questions I asked him while sitting on the patio of a hotel in Bergen, Norway on the evening of September 6, 2024.

1. What do you do? What is your occupation? /// tour leader, Oslo guide
2. Where is “home” to you? /// Oslo. Has lived there his entire life.
3. What is something you did as a kid that brought you joy? /// skiing in the winter, being with friends, being a scout (13-18yo), youth group (18+ yo), church choir (19-20 yo)
4. There are many different ways in which we categorize ourselves (e.g. race, s*x, nationality, occupation, political party, etc.) How do you first connect with others? /// perception of society & politics; perception of how to run a society; rational, logical people; he has been continuously studying all his life
5. What’s your gift? What are you really good at? Are you sharing it with others? /// multidisciplinary; linking together different ideas; good at patterns & ways of thinking; currently writing a book about connection, social psychology, political science, psychoanalysis; focusing on groups and psychological influence; group dynamics have a strong influence on people and we are constantly influenced by processes within us that we’re not aware of; humans mimic one another to fit in. Yes, sharing gift!
6. Is nothing something? [Note: when trying to elaborate on this open question to Jørn, I used the LLLinked square as an example of what something might be (the ink) and what nothing might be (negative space)] /// he sees countries in negative space; black attracts him more as he sees animals, countries, a dragon; ink makes you look for things you recognize
7. What are words of wisdom you would tell the descendant of your square who lives 100 years from now — the person you will never meet but who will hold the very object you hold now? /// Jørn would like to ask that person questions: What do you think about our era in history? What is your perception? What do you think? Is it strange? Are homo sapiens still alive?

Meet Dennis from Brookfield, WI! Owner of print number 5 of square N2P2. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling thro...
12/31/2024

Meet Dennis from Brookfield, WI! Owner of print number 5 of square N2P2. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through Scandinavia. Below are answers to the seven questions I asked him while traveling by train from Oslo to Flåm on September 4, 2024.

1. What do you do? What is your occupation? /// finance and banking; real estate (handling bank/lender real estate holdings)
2. Where is “home” to you? /// childhood home and childhood MEMORIES of house in La Crosse, WI. Childhood friends from that time. Childhood memories are still vivid.
3. What is something you did as a kid that brought you joy? /// playing with neighborhood kids — kick the can, baseball. Getting ice cream at neighborhood grocery store.
4. There are many different ways in which we categorize ourselves (e.g. race, s*x, nationality, occupation, religion, socioeconomic status, political party, etc.) How do you first connect with others? /// people with a sense of humor — people that “get it”; goofiness; wit; not taking things too seriously
5. What’s your gift? What are you really good at? Are you sharing it with others? /// hard worker; dependable; good at showing up! (Ann sitting next to Dennis says Dennis is “guy behind the scenes making things work without needing praise or recognition”). Yes! — sharing it with others.
6. Is nothing something? /// Yes. No decision IS a decision. Before they met one another, Ann and Dennis both made the decision to move on after losing their partners. They made the decision to not do nothing.
7. What are words of wisdom you would tell the descendant of your square who lives 100 years from now — the person you will never meet but who will hold the very object you hold now? /// Don’t take yourself too seriously. As Kurt Vonnegut said “you’re just here to fart around.”

Meet Ann from Brookfield, WI! Owner of print number 5 of square N1P2. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through...
12/29/2024

Meet Ann from Brookfield, WI! Owner of print number 5 of square N1P2. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through Scandinavia. Below are answers to the seven questions I asked her while traveling by train from Oslo to Flåm on September 4, 2024.

1. What do you do? What is your occupation? /// spanish teacher, traveler, studied in Mexico, took students to Spain
2. Where is “home” to you? /// at the house in Brookfield, WI — 34 years, built by Ann and late husband, it’s the family gathering place
3. What is something you did as a kid that brought you joy? /// playing with cousins, jumping in the lake (into the algae!)
4. There are many different ways in which we categorize ourselves (e.g. race, s*x, nationality, occupation, religion, socioeconomic status, political party, etc.) How do you first connect with others? /// if they’re mothers — it’s the thread that starts conversation
5. What’s your gift? What are you really good at? Are you sharing it with others? /// decorating; making a house beautiful without spending too much money; design; neighbors will come over and ask for help; making spaces look good and attractive; traditional/comfortable style; good at adjusting styling e.g. Wisconsin vs Florida
6. Is nothing something? /// Yes! Absolutely! It’s in silence and quiet. You can’t think when you aren’t silent.
7. What are words of wisdom you would tell the descendant of your square who lives 100 years from now — the person you will never meet but who will hold the very object you hold now? /// Nothing bad ever comes from being kind.

Meet Santie from Singapore! Owner of print number 5 of square N2P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through S...
12/28/2024

Meet Santie from Singapore! Owner of print number 5 of square N2P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through Scandinavia. Below are answers to the seven questions I asked her while sitting on the deck of a DFDS ferry from Copenhagen to Oslo on September 2, 2024.

1. What do you do? What is your occupation? /// administration
2. Where is “home” to you? /// Singapore
3. What is something you did as a kid that brought you joy? /// craftwork and bicycling
4. There are many different ways in which we categorize ourselves (e.g. race, s*x, nationality, occupation, religion, socioeconomic status, political party, etc.) How do you first connect with others? /// 60s, 70s, and 80s pop music. Movies.
5. What’s your gift? What are you really good at? Are you sharing it with others? /// baking, especially fruit cakes! Yes, loves sharing it. Especially with family.
6. Is nothing something? /// Yes
7. What are words of wisdom you would tell the descendant of your square who lives 100 years from now — the person you will never meet but who will hold the very object you hold now? /// I would love to get to know the person.

Meet Dan from Olympia, WA! Owner of print number 5 of square P1P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through Sc...
12/27/2024

Meet Dan from Olympia, WA! Owner of print number 5 of square P1P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through Scandinavia. Below are answers to the seven questions I asked him while sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 2, 2024.

1. What do you do? What is your occupation? /// For 25 years, helped people make money.
2. Where is “home” to you? /// on the lake
3. What is something you did as a kid that brought you joy? /// Running. Ran 1,400 miles in 2020!
4. There are many different ways in which we categorize ourselves (e.g. race, s*x, nationality, occupation, religion, socioeconomic status, political party, etc.) How do you first connect with others? /// Sports. Common interests — sports (Mariners, Seahawks), running. Curiosity about how the world works.
5. What’s your gift? What are you really good at? Are you sharing it with others? /// Explaining complex things in a simple manner. “Curse of logic.” Can think like a lawyer but isn’t a lawyer (although lawyers run in the family). Self-employed so, yes, is sharing it with others!
6. Is nothing something? /// I see the nothing before I see something. [Note: I wrote down “Baltic Sea and bridge” with this question. I recall Dan talked about the longest bridge in Europe that we had crossed the previous day — the Øresund Bridge — which spans the strait that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.]
7. What are words of wisdom you would tell the descendant of your square who lives 100 years from now — the person you will never meet but who will hold the very object you hold now? /// Unsure. The world will be dramatically different.

Meet Paula from Olympia, WA! Owner of print number 5 of square P2P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through ...
12/26/2024

Meet Paula from Olympia, WA! Owner of print number 5 of square P2P1. We met in the fall of 2024 while traveling through Scandinavia. Below are answers to the seven questions I asked Paula while sitting in the lobby of a hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 2, 2024.

1. What do you do? What is your occupation? /// business owner, publisher, journalist, editor, event producer, volunteer activist
2. Where is “home” to you? /// on the water
3. What is something you did as a kid that brought you joy? /// snow skiing (downhill); taught [skiing] for a couple years; skied in Idaho and Whistler
4. There are many different ways in which we categorize ourselves (e.g. race, s*x, nationality, occupation, religion, socioeconomic status, political party, etc.) How do you first connect with others? /// connects with empaths and artists
5. What’s your gift? What are you really good at? Are you sharing it with others? /// organizing people — events, neighbors, non-profits. Fundraising. Yes! — sharing it with others whether they like it or not! :)
6. Is nothing something? /// Yes
7. What are words of wisdom you would tell the descendant of your square who lives 100 years from now — the person you will never meet but who will hold the very object you hold now? /// You’re a connection to a bigger piece of something.

Today marks the 7 year anniversary of “The Beginning” of
10/24/2023

Today marks the 7 year anniversary of “The Beginning” of

Hand numbering of Sheet 9 is done. Now I need to get these stacks of hand numbered Sheets 2-9 cut into squares. ...
10/17/2023

Hand numbering of Sheet 9 is done. Now I need to get these stacks of hand numbered Sheets 2-9 cut into squares.

Done. Hand numbering of Sheet 8. One more to go!
09/22/2023

Done. Hand numbering of Sheet 8. One more to go!

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