English artist invites Denmark to write to her

The way we communicate has changed so much over the years. The Second World War love letters that I have used in my work are beautifully composed expressions of affection written by ordinary people. We just don’t express ourselves in writing like this in the same way now. I love receiving a handwritten letter or card but it doesn’t happen nearly so often as it used to.

PostNord ending their delivery of letters and removing the post boxes feels like such a significant moment that I wanted to mark it by creating some art.

I invited the people of Denmark to write to me (in Danish or English) before the final collection from post boxes by PostNord on 30 December. I received letters from people expressing their sadness at the end of the postal service, sharing memories of letters they’d received, and including postcards and pictures.

I’m creating a new artwork – The Last Post – which will be at Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton from 16 May to 27 June 2026.

People can still write to me at:

Gillian Taylor
“Med Venlig Hilsen”
PO Box 466
EXETER
EX6 9AD
England