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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I was in the crowd for this one. Then I got to draw its cover. My artwork for Alcest's first live album, "Live at Hellfest 2022", out Dec 4 (Nuclear Blast). Two sphinxes, graphite, tea, coffee and gold leaf. A tribute to Joseph Urban's "Sphynxe" (1903). 🖤

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thank you so much for supporting my work, once again, dear Deb 🙏

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thank you so much for supporting my work 🙏

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Thank you ☀️ The map has folded shut. Copy after copy, it left toward walls in countries I've never been to. That was the point: a map is made to travel. Back to the quiet work now. Watercolour, gold, pressed petals. Something small, for those who opened their door. September, on your walls.

Two photos of a small watercolour painting on aged paper. A
tower-city in soft blue-green rises inside a hand-gilded gold
circle, with faint clock numerals around it. Three pressed
flower petals, each marked with a tiny red dot, are set around
the medallion, beside a red stamped seal. A fine brush rests
on the paper.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Last day to get the Labyrinth map. Tonight, this edition closes for good. One year drawn by hand, gilded by hand. After tonight, no other gilded, numbered copies will ever exist. www.yoannlossel.com/labyrinth-ma...

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Two days left... One year of drawing by hand, gilded by hand. Mercator never kept his maps. He drew them so others could cross. Sunday night, the map folds shut. No other gilded, numbered copies will ever exist. www.yoannlossel.com/labyrinth-ma...

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A year inside one map. Drawn by hand, gilded by hand. Mercator never kept his maps. He drew them so others could cross. Now it's a print, finished by hand. Pre-order until July 12: www.yoannlossel.com/labyrinth-ma...

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thank you so much for supporting my work ⭐️

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Uou watched this map take shape for months. Now it exists in the room: pressed into paper, edged in gold, stamped by hand, numbered. Mercator never kept his maps. He drew them so others could cross. Pre-order in bio. Until July 12. www.yoannlossel.com/labyrinth-ma...

Close-up of the lower corner of the print. A red seal stamped by
hand in lino sits beside a compass rose in red and gold. The print
is numbered by hand in gold ink. Gilded vignettes and flowing gold
vines frame the edge.

Close-up of the map's right edge. Circular gold-framed medallions
show painted scenes: an inverted cathedral hung with green foliage,
a city of clocks, ruined towers. Gold vines and small flowers link
the circles across aged paper.

A hand holds the edge of the print, tilting it to the light to show
an emblem blind-embossed into the paper. The relief is felt more
than seen: an ornate crest with the artist's name pressed into the
pale border.

Close-up of the map's centre: a towering vertical city rising from
floating islands, haloed by golden rays in hot-foil. A line of small
text reads that they call it the centre, though the cartographer
found none.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

You watched this map take shape for months. Now it exists in the room: pressed into paper, edged in gold, stamped by hand, numbered. Mercator never kept his maps. He drew them so others could cross. Pre-order in bio. Until July 12. www.yoannlossel.com/labyrinth-ma...

The complete horizontal fantasy map. A vast central tower-city rises
from floating islands, ringed by circular painted medallions in gold
frames, an ornate art nouveau border, and a compass rose. Handwritten
notes and a legend edge the map.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The artist stands in his studio holding a large horizontal fantasy
map with an ornate gold art nouveau border. The map shows a vast
central tower-city ringed by circular medallions, each painted with
a different landscape. Warm lamplight catches the gold.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

For months you watched me draw it. It's finished. And now it can leave. Mercator never kept his maps. He drew them so others could cross. A map, for him, is how you resist. Hand-finished. Arches paper. Gold hot-foil. Limited, then closed for good. Pre-order: www.yoannlossel.com/labyrinth-ma...

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

For now it is digital, but I'll add it on the original map

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Soon, a few of these will leave my hands. Each one finished by hand. Each one a crossing. Newsletter in bio, if the algorithm forgets me.

An artist stands in a warmly lit studio holding a large fine art print of an illustrated fantasy map. The print depicts a vast tower-city surrounded by smaller locations framed with gold Art Nouveau ornamentation. Shelves, books, sketches, and decorative objects fill the workshop behind him. The image emphasizes the scale of the print and the transition from original artwork to a physical edition ready to be shared.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Every hand that holds it is one the Tower can't count.

Details of a large hand-drawn fantasy map centered on a towering city rising from floating rocky formations. Around the central landscape, circular illustrations depict forests, ruins, labyrinths, ancient cities, and other locations from the same world. The composition is framed by intricate gold Art Nouveau ornamentation with floral motifs, stars, and decorative borders. The map combines detailed architectural drawing, worldbuilding, and cartographic design in warm sepia, gold, and muted green tones.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Mine is meant to move. Copied, carried, hidden, passed to whoever needs to cross.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Tower seals its map and calls it truth.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Drawn at the foot of the Tower, with my back to it.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

They call the Tower the centre. I found no centre. Only a lie useful enough to draw.

A large hand-drawn fantasy map centered on a towering city rising from floating rocky formations. Around the central landscape, circular illustrations depict forests, ruins, labyrinths, ancient cities, and other locations from the same world. The composition is framed by intricate gold Art Nouveau ornamentation with floral motifs, stars, and decorative borders. The map combines detailed architectural drawing, worldbuilding, and cartographic design in warm sepia, gold, and muted green tones.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A map kept by one hand is a leash. So I won't keep this one. One year of work. A map of a world that won't hold still. They call the Tower the centre; I found none. Drawn at its foot, with my back to it. Made to move. 🧵

An artist stands in a warmly lit studio holding a large hand-drawn fantasy map. The map is richly detailed with intricate architecture, circular inset illustrations, and gold ornamental borders. Books, sketches, ink bottles, and drawing tools cover the worktable in the foreground, while the studio walls are filled with artwork and decorative objects. The image emphasizes the scale of the map and the handmade nature of the project.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Fragments of the Labyrinth — note 14 One year. The last line of gold. The map is finished. It happened on the longest day. The light climbed as far as it could, then stopped. The map. The year. Me. All holding still at once. Soon, you'll see it too. #fantasyart #darkfantasy #worldbuilding

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thank you, that's the best kind of compliment. Gold leaf is tricky but so worth it. Hope you're having fun with it!

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I put gold around everything I've seen. Including this one. Especially this one. The border holds. Periwinkle. Perseverance. Someone chose that word before I did. Fragments of the Labyrinth — note 13 #fantasyart #darkfantasy #worldbuilding

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

EN : Mercator leaves again. Where he goes, you decide. Poll is open on Patreon. FR : Mercator repart. Où il va, c'est vous qui choisissez. Le sondage est ouvert sur Patreon. www.patreon.com/posts/160921...

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(LABYRINTH) We go back // On remonte | Yoann Lossel & Psyche Ophiuchus

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Full artwork: Les Fleurs du Mal — oil, gold leaf and hydrangea petals on Arches paper, 2014. #fantasyart #darkfantasy #Baudelaire

Oil painting depicting three female figures
standing together, each holding a scythe.
The central figure wears a crown of flowers
and faces forward. Behind them, a ghostly
monumental face emerges from a tangle of
pale branches. Gold leaf fragments catch
the light throughout the composition.
Golden floral stems run along the bottom edge.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I found this in the margins of an old archive. Three figures. Three scythes. Something watching from above. Everything seems to be falling. Nothing falls. Les Fleurs du Mal — oil, gold leaf and hydrangea petals on Arches paper, 2014. #fantasyart #darkfantasy #worldbuilding

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Late. The map looks different at night. I'm not sure it's the light. Fragments of the Labyrinth — note 12 #labyrinth #fantasyart #worldbuilding

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Cartographer’s note 11: Cartographer maps what he's seen. Three places remain empty on this map. Not forgotten : unreachable. Some doors don't open until you're ready. I don't know if I'll ever be. Now, the gold.

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Yoann Lossel @yoannlossel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Some days, it feels less like drawing a map and more like listening to one. The Labyrinth is too vast to reveal itself all at once. So I work slowly. Photo by Psyché Ophiuchus IX — #labyrinth #fantasy

A man is working in his studio on a large, detailed hand-drawn map. The image shows the process of cartography in progress, with ink, paper, and layered details suggesting an imagined world. The focus is on the act of creation and mapping rather than the finished result.

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