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. 

Magic and witchcraft are not only phenomena of the past. They are closely tied to questions of knowledge, power, gender, and belief – and continue to echo in the ways we understand ourselves and the world today.

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

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

My work moves between research and creative practice. 

Through it, I open up spaces for new ways of thinking about magic, witchcraft, and the feminine, and deepening the understanding of the invisible world around us. 

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