This is a high-level map of the life work of Dent-de-Lion du Midi.

It provides orientation, continuity, and archival clarity for patrons, partners, and future custodians of the work. It traces the long arc of a life devoted to the integration of fine art, technology, and philosophy into a coherent body of work.

The Codex serves as both foundation and guide: a living record of past and present projects, and a compass for those yet to come.

Over time, the individual works reveal themselves not as separate endeavors but as parts of a single evolving structure.

The Codex is therefore both record and compass.

It is a high-level systematic view of the work — a LionOS, if you will — whose core kernel is a Hessian glass bead game linking ideas, images, music, film, and invention across time.

WORKS
Presented in chronological order. Works in red have live links to TeethoftheLion.com
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The Walker     CODEX LIONUS 275
A book in poem form with hand-drawn illustrations. It marks the metamorphosis from wandering Journeyman to Master Artist, and the emergence of a lifelong body of work. Both the original manuscript and a handwritten copy are now lost.

SNIFE     CODEX LIONUS 251
A collection of Swiss Army knives produced with Wenger AG. Among the first consumer products conceived and visualised entirely in 3D computer graphics, it introduced a contemporary visual language to a traditional object through colour, pattern, and form. The series reflects an early synthesis of digital technology, industrial design, and cultural sensibility.

MediaCube     CODEX LIONUS 237
Invention of the world’s first true-colour interactive multimedia touchscreen kiosk. Premiered at the 25th Anniversary Montreux Jazz Festival, it introduced a new form of digital interaction between audience and media. The work anticipates later developments in immersive and interactive culture.

Digital Fine Art Printmaking     CODEX LIONUS 247
Development of early true-colour demonstration prints for KODAK and a pioneering portfolio of giclée works for IRIS Graphics. This work establishes a bridge between emerging digital imaging technologies, confirming the legitimacy of digital media within the lineage of fine art.

LEGO | Darwin     CODEX LIONUS 246
Director of Digital Research at the LEGO Group. Founder of DARWIN, an advanced research and digital production laboratory exploring the future of the LEGO system through virtual worlds, games, film, and interactive media. The work contributes to the early development of the digital brick and anticipates the convergence of physical and digital play, initiating LEGO’s transition into the digital era.

The Creativity Corporation     CODEX LIONUS 245
Formed with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, owner of the LEGO Group, following the conclusion of the DARWIN research and development lab. It provided a framework to develop selected non-toy inventions and concepts in an independent setting. As a creative incubator, it brings a number of ideas to maturity as products and ventures.

ToolTribe     CODEX LIONUS 244
Creation of an intelligent whiteboard system designed to support collaborative creativity and real-time idea development. Conceived as an early networked thinking environment, it anticipates later advances in digital collaboration, shared workspaces, and collective intelligence.

Ideministeriet (The Ministry of Ideas)     CODEX LIONUS 243
A public innovation platform established in Copenhagen adjacent to the Ministry of Technology. It offers open sparring and development support to inventors, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers. Working with a small core team, the initiative explores new forms of civic participation, collaborative creativity, and idea generation across society.

IKONMAN     CODEX LIONUS 108
A book and music video exploring contemporary identity through image, music, and narrative. Premiered as a city-scale walk-and-read multimedia experience in Gstaad, featuring official Swiss street signs installed throughout the town to tell the story. The project brings literature, music, and visual art into a unified public work. Published by Orell Füssli, the historic Swiss printer of national currency.

The Nature of the Game     CODEX LIONUS 242
A golf film production initiative based in California, exploring the beauty of the game in cinematic form. The work marks a transition toward fully authored filmmaking and the integration of directing, music, and visual storytelling.

Portrait²     CODEX LIONUS 105
A Work of Art about a Work of Art. A symphonic visual film without words. Three years in production and exactly 30 minutes in duration, it is conceived as a cinematic poem. The work features an original chamber orchestra score and is filmed in natural light within a single room. It marks the emergence of a fully authored cinematic language.

Magbook     CODEX LIONUS 236
A design for a human-powered, solid-state eBook developed together with Xerox PARC. The concept uses nano-scale bi-printed black and white spheres as a permanent ink system, requiring no electrical power and capable of storing an extensive library, preserving knowledge independent of energy systems.

Snippets     CODEX LIONUS 116
Fragments of overheard conversation collected during walks. Eavesdropping in motion. Every word is preserved exactly, and uncertain fragments are destroyed. Meaning without context. The work is ongoing.

A Song Cycle of Love and Death     CODEX LIONUS 104
An ongoing orchestral and vocal composition project setting immortal poems from beloved poets to original scores for lyric soprano. Rooted in the tradition of the Lieder of Schubert and Schumann, the work develops as a lifelong cycle exploring love, loss, and immortality.

Art Playing Cards     CODEX LIONUS 112
A series of artist-designed playing cards exploring myth and beauty within the formal and functional language of playing cards. With the Leonardo and Merlin decks, the work reimagines the playing card as a collectible art object. Presented with great success on Kickstarter, the cards find a global audience of collectors.

Frederick Bear | A Tale of Bern     CODEX LIONUS 102
A tale of Bern, written and illustrated in pen and ink. The story follows a young boy who must save his city from destruction with the help of the legendary Bernese bears, linking local myth, childhood imagination, and contemporary digital craft.

The Noise     CODEX LIONUS 107
An illustrated short story reflecting contemporary anxiety, distraction, and the fragmentation of attention. Conceived as a viral narrative, the work addresses the cultural condition of information overload and collective unease. A short read with a very long tail.

Infinity     CODEX LIONUS 109.1
A concert work for solo piano exploring mathematical beauty, time, and the infinite. Structured as a continuously evolving musical form, the composition develops through repetition and transformation. The work reflects a lifelong engagement with the relationship between mathematics, spacetime, and musical expression.

The Poisoned Door     CODEX LIONUS 110
A dystopian meta-novel presented as a discovered manuscript, framed by a publisher’s foreword, translator’s notes, and a critical afterword. The work explores authorship, memory, and truth in a fragmented and uncertain world, blurring the boundaries between fiction and reality.

Disappearance     CODEX LIONUS 106
A series reinterpreting historical masterpieces through meticulous reconstruction and subtle transformation. With profound respect and craftsmanship, beloved works of the past are renewed for contemporary perception. The project bridges tradition and modernity, provoking reflection on originality, memory, and the evolving nature of art.

The Distempered Clavier     CODEX LIONUS 103
A cycle of twenty-four original preludes for piano in all major and minor keys, conceived in dialogue with Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. The work continues the tradition of large-scale keyboard cycles while exploring contemporary harmonic and expressive language. Published with full scores for performance, it situates itself within the historical lineage of the piano.

Dandiananda     CODEX LIONUS 111
A curated collection of original aphorisms attributed to Dandiananda, the “Sage of the West.” The work presents distilled reflections on art, action, ethics, and the nature of existence. Monastic in restraint, the sayings remain unmediated, inviting direct encounter rather than interpretation. The persona functions as both author and mask, encouraging engagement with the thought rather than the biography.

The Missing Slipper     CODEX LIONUS 113.1
The first volume of the illustrated trilogy “The Amazing Adventures of Roar and Purr”. The work introduces Purr, a spirited domestic cat, and Roar, an eccentric wild lion, whose unlikely companionship unfolds through imaginative and philosophical adventure. Blending humour, myth, and subtle reflection, the story explores courage, friendship, and the transformative power of imagination, through finely detailed black-and-white illustrations rooted in the traditions of Dürer and MC Escher.

Words Left Behind     CODEX LIONUS 114
A collection of poems and parables exploring love, loss, memory, and transformation. The works unfold, one after another, in a restrained and contemplative voice, reflecting on the fleeting nature of life and the enduring resonance of language.

The Nine     CODEX LIONUS 121
A fine art print honouring a constellation of enduring artistic influences whose work transcends time and continues to speak with clarity across generations. The work reflects a lifelong engagement with the masters, situating contemporary creation within a continuous historical dialogue. Homage and meditation, distilled into ink and paper, acknowledging tradition as the foundation for innovation.

Ludus Immortalium     CODEX LIONUS 119
A short art film based on the Immortal Game of chess played in 1851. Blending historical narrative, myth, and contemporary digital filmmaking, the work transforms a single legendary match into a timeless meditation on strategy, sacrifice, and human imagination. The project explores the convergence of art, cinema, and emerging technologies, positioning the game as a symbolic theatre of intellect and destiny.

Seven Sisters     CODEX LIONUS 122.1
Portraits of Visionary Women Artists. An ongoing black-and-white portrait series exploring the inner worlds and mythic presence of influential women artists across history. Created in a stark woodcut language, the portraits emphasize the depth, identity, and enduring presence of women as creators.

XHUMANS     CODEX LIONUS 115
The world’s first AI-operated corporation.

Pundoodles!     CODEX LIONUS 120
A black-and-white illustration series devoted to refined draftsmanship and conceptual wordplay. Each work pairs formal elegance with deliberate absurdity — serious drawing applied to unserious ideas. Published weekly. Designed for maximum punishment.

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Alexandra Numa
Archivist
Teeth of the Lion Studios