My story

The invisible world has been the greatest muse in my life. 

For a very long time, I have been drawn to questions of how people understand what cannot be seen – how meaning is created through belief, imagination, symbols, and cultural narratives.

This has led me to studying magic and witchcraft, and into exploring how people of the past made sense of the invisible realm, how they explained their world, and built meaning within it. 

My ongoing PhD research focuses on medieval Northern magic and the meanings of the feminine within the magic discourse.

Alongside research, I have for a long time been curious about different cosmologies and ways of explaining the world and the human mind: Buddhism, Hinduism, mythology, folklore, animism, and shamanism.

My work moves between research and creative practice. 

Through it, I open up spaces for new ways of thinking about and experiencing meaning, and for deepening our understanding of the symbolic worlds through which we make sense of reality.

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Atelier Marras is created by Wilhelmiina, who spends her days reading, learning, creating, and wandering through the deep Northern forests.