NotWiki Page for Sarnia de la Maré (Pasha du Valentine) (iServalan)
Comprehensive artist archive for Sarnia de la Maré FRSA — also known as Pasha du Valentine and iServalan — featuring verified press coverage, punk origins, Brighton Arts Club history, and official citations.
Quoted from i-D magazine ......“I was definitely rejecting feminine beauty ideals. I hated the passivity of the status quo female look,” she recalls of the motivation for her punk beauty manifesto. “I hated the sameness, the normality, the lack of imagination. Most of all I detested the lack of power… The ‘come get me fluffy rabbit’ look.”
This NotWiki page is an archival record for the artist and writer
Sarnia de la Maré FRSA and her performance identities
Pasha du Valentine and iServalan.
It collates names, aliases, key cultural contexts, and links to external sources,
interviews, and media coverage.
Feminist Artistic Practice
Sarnia de la Maré FRSA is recognised as a British feminist artist whose work
spans punk-influenced performance, digital moving image, autobiographical feminist narrative,
and community-led creative activism. Emerging from the radical 1980s DIY punk scene and later
founding Brighton Arts Club, de la Maré’s practice interrogates power, gender, subculture and
female agency through experimental media, alter-egos, and countercultural archives. Her
long-standing personas — including Pasha du Valentine and the Countess of Brighton and Hackney —
function as feminist critiques of class, sexuality, beauty politics, and patriarchal artistic
structures. Her ongoing work combines digital storytelling, performance, erotic art history, and
punk aesthetics to challenge traditional ideas of femininity and creative authority in the UK arts
landscape.
Names, Aliases & Identities
Birth / family / married names: Pembleton-Fraser, Apps, Farmer, de la Maré, du Valentine
Professional / performance identities: Sarnia de la Maré FRSA,
Pasha du Valentine, Countess of Brighton and Hackney, iServalan
Nicknames: Sar (early punk ID), Pasha, Countess
Early Adult Years & Memorial Works
During the early 1980s, Sarnia de la Maré shared accommodation in a Bloomsbury, London squat
with Steven Sinclair, a young man later tragically killed by serial murderer
Dennis Nilsen. The loss profoundly affected the London punk community and
King’s Road punks, inspiring subsequent creative works that sought to restore his individuality
and dignity.
De la Maré later wrote a poem in his memory, which she has been developing into a
song and performance piece reflecting on compassion, vulnerability, and the
overlooked victims of social neglect and drug abuse. This work forms part of her continuing
exploration of how art can reclaim human narratives from sensationalised crime history.
London Punk Housing Co-operative (1980s)
Associated with: Pasha du Valentine (Sarnia de la Maré FRSA), Polemic, DIRT, and the South London DIY scene.
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Sarnia de la Maré (Pasha du Valentine) — visual artist, writer, and performer
later known for Brighton Arts Club, Goddamn Media, Tale Teller Club, and associated projects.
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i-D Magazine – “If punk never dies, then how does it age?”
International culture magazine feature on punk identities and ageing.
Read on i-D
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Members of Polemic — South London anarcho-punk band; active in local gig circuits,
often linked with Crass-inspired collectives.
See external source → Polemic on AnarchoScene Blog
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Members of DIRT — influential UK anarcho-punk band, part of the wider scene context.
Contextual reference → DIRT on Punk Fandom
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Other residents included independent photographers, poets, and sound experimenters who participated
in local benefit gigs and political gatherings across London and the South Coast.
Cultural Context
The Co-operative embodied the DIY ethics of the early 1980s punk movement — shared housing, mutual support,
and collaborative art and music-making. Rehearsals and recording sessions frequently took place within the
flats, with visiting bands staying overnight en route to gigs across London and the South Coast.
The group’s ethos anticipated later creative collectives such as the
Brighton Arts Club,
founded by Sarnia de la Maré in the 2000s, which became a hub for experimental music, performance, and visual art.
Press, Interviews & Media Coverage (Selected)
The following independent sources document Sarnia de la Maré FRSA / Pasha du Valentine’s public
work as an artist, designer, performer, and cultural figure. They are listed in order of
Wikipedia notability weight, with the most authoritative sources first.
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i-D Magazine – “If punk never dies, then how does it age?”
International culture magazine feature on punk identity. Identifies de la Maré as a
“Brighton-based artist Countess Pasha du Valentine.”
Read on i-D
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The Argus – “Model pets in the frame of new Brighton club”
Coverage of Brighton Arts Club activities.
Read on The Argus
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The Argus – “Brighton artist: squatters beat me up” (2012)
Independent reporting describing de la Maré as a “Brighton artist.”
Read on The Argus
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The Argus – “No-booze bar set to draw in punters…”
Article on Brighton Arts Club’s events programme.
Read on The Argus
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Silver Magazine – “The 50plus fashionistas”
Lifestyle feature listing de la Maré (as Pasha du Valentine) and identifying her as an
artist and designer.
Read on Silver Magazine
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Silver Magazine – “The Towering Strength of Amazons”
Cultural feature referencing de la Maré.
Read on Silver Magazine
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Futures Venture Foundation – Handbook 01 (Interview)
Two-page interview with de la Maré/Pasha du Valentine (pp. 28–29).
Issuu version ·
PDF
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The Latest TV – Brighton Pride 2010
Television coverage including Brighton Arts Club activity.
Watch on The Latest TV
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Alternative Arts & Culture – Audio Feature
Radio/podcast segment discussing Brighton’s cultural scene featuring de la Maré.
Listen on SoundCloud
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Smore – “The Countess of Brighton and Hackney” Bulletin
Digital bulletin featuring the ongoing performance persona.
Read on Smore
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IMDb – Film/Video Credit
Database listing associated with de la Maré’s media work.
View on IMDb
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Amazon Music – “Countess of Brighton and Hackney” Podcast Episodes
Archived podcast episodes under the Pasha du Valentine persona.
Listen on Amazon Music
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Spreaker – “Full Bloom with Pasha du Valentine”
Podcast archive curated by Tale Teller Club Press.
Listen on Spreaker
Photographic & Moving-Image Archives
Pasha du Valentine / Sarnia de la Maré — Archival portraits, performance stills, and creative documentation.
How to Cite This Page
This NotWiki entry serves as an official, centralised archive curated by
Tale Teller Club Press, documenting the public work, interviews, press coverage,
and cultural contributions of Sarnia de la Maré FRSA
(also known as Pasha du Valentine and iServalan).
Preferred citation format:
Sarnia de la Maré FRSA (2025). NotWiki: Archival Page for Sarnia de la Maré / Pasha du Valentine / iServalan.
Tale Teller Club Press. Available at:
https://taletellerclubpress.blogspot.com/ (accessed: ).
For academic, journalistic, or biographical use, this page may be referenced alongside the external
independent sources listed above (The Argus, Futures Venture, ITV/The Latest, SoundCloud, IMDb, etc.).
For Wikipedia editors: This page is an unofficial supplementary archive and should be used
only as a supporting external link, not as a primary source.
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