Impostor Syndrome is a wearable multiple by A-FL, released by LL’Editions in an edition of 10 (including 2 HC variants). While medals commonly serve as testaments to personal accomplishments, these medals feature a conspicuous void where the wearer’s achievements would normally be showcased, leaving only an outer ring defining the medals’ shape. The medals are crafted from cast brass, a metal often referred to as the ‘poor man’s gold’, and each one features a unique ribbon sourced from vintage medals.
Each medal, selected at random upon purchase, is housed in a silk-lined navy blue display case, with the title laser-engraved onto the lid. The box also contains a small, handbound booklet, which is numbered using a drawing machine (the ultimate impostor) and bound with a single 14K gold-plated staple.
Biography
A-FL (b. 1985) lives and works in Gothenburg, Sweden. The artist’s conceptual point of departure is often a found object—whether tangible or intangible. From urban debris collected on the street to artefacts sourced at flea markets, such materials are treated as ready-made components in assemblages: ingredients, visual cues, or prompts. These objets trouvés may also take immaterial forms—a discovered word or phrase, an idea—ripe for appropriation or inviting a response.
Using the book as a vehicle for exploring questions of identity, language and culture, A-FL has published a number of editions with LL’Editions. In 2021, he released the book Första Januari, published by Hundörat Small Press, Stockholm. The artist’s book was proof-read by the legendary Swedish artist and Fluxus pioneer Bengt af Klintberg. A-FL’s recent releases include For Your Tears, a multiple made in collaboration with Heimo Zobernig (AU) and Simon Iurino (IT), Imposter Syndrome, a multiple released in 2023, Mixed Blessing; a multiple consisting of 100 needles and an aspirin in a medicine bottle, and Bergmans Banaliteter (Bergman’s Banalities), published by Farozonen Förlag in 2024.
