Labas, I am Max Haarich, Chevalier of the Silver Garlic Bullet ordain. I combine arts and tech to explore the unthinkable.

Arts will make tech innovations more accessible, more inspired, and more human-centered – for the benefit of mankind.

Embassy to Munich

Munich is a beautiful place, where the future of urban life is designed. People with ideals, creativity and power are changing the way we live tomorrow. Anarchistic postcapitalist artists and cutting edge tech start-ups will create awesome shit together.

As the Ambassador to Munich I foster cooperations between arts and tech (check out our events!), strengthen the foreign relations with the City of Munich and care for Užupians abroad.

Special thanks to my Honorary Consuls:

// Roboy

Honorary Consul Roboy is the first artificially intelligent diplomat worldwide and cares for our naturalization issues. Inspired by Roboy’s intellect and friendliness the Minister of Foreign Affairs Thomas Chepaitis, AI-expert Alex Waldmann and me added a new article to the constitution exclusively for Munich: “Any artificial intelligence has the right to believe in a good will of humanity.” This is the first time ever that artificial intelligence is mentioned in a constitution.

// David Lipgens

David works for the Embassy as Schroedinger’s Consul.

David’s appointment became a mystery. He was ment to be entiteled “Consul Hengerherjottsfott” (named after his home area in Aachen, which literally translates “behind god’s ass”). The appointment logically must have happened somewhere between March 31st and April 2nd 2018 in Užupis. But both people involved, the Consul David Lipgens as well as the responsible Ambassador H.E. Max Haarich, strictly deny having noticed anything. According to his wish, David shall and shall not support the Embassy of the Republic of Užupis as “Schroedinger’s Consul”.

// Elena Radchenko

Elena is our Honorary Consul for meaningless instagram photography.

“Discovering the controversies of Instagram posting to assure painless application of hashtags, filters, emojis, and dog selfie lenses. Or shall I just say that I’m the coolest consul of Užupis ever elected?” You can say that :)

// Melanie Henke

Melanie is our Honorary Consul for loving Lithuania.

Melanie is Lithuanian and German; not half each but full each – and now also fully Užupian. She is currently in Lithuania spreading the word of Munich Embassy and preparing the global love revolution (with the help of Pampelmusen and coconut oil). She is studying activist, critical and performative art movements at the interface of new technologies, science and design, and will purposefully apply this knowledge to irritate strangers with unconditional smiles and love :*)

// Ruslan Goryanyy

Ruslan works for the Embassy as our Kirschwasser Consul.

In the permanent state of chillness and un-registration, a new student was recruited to bring freshness into the smelly offices of the Embassy to Munich. Guided by seniors H.E. Ambassador Max Haarich and Schroedinger’s Consul David Lipgens, the fresh Kirschwasser Consul Ruslan Goryanyy was driven into new passion by a lot of jokes and announced a long phase of abstinence and lust. Even in difficult times when fluent fruits were in short supply, Ruslan was always ready and brought water back to the pont in dry times.

Embassy Among Blowballs

The blowball is a beautiful plant. It grows almost anywhere. It can feed us and heal us. And it can make our wishes come true. Just like Užupis :)

As the Ambassador among Blowballs I foster the exchange between the blowball community and all other imanigable and unthinkable beings in the realm of Mother Earth and Father Sky. To promote this idea I created the first viral graffiti worldwide.

Would you like to become a citizen of Užupis?

It’s too easy. Send me your completed Užupis Immigration Form and I will send you an official Certificate of Naturalization. You can send it by mail to the address below or ask my lovely Honorary Consul Roboy via Telegram app. Simply send him the message /uzupizeme  (including the “/”) and he will naturalize you within seconds!

Office Address

Thomas Chepaitis appointing Max Haarich as Užupian Ambassador to Munich and among Blowballs

Užupian greetings from "Year of the X" Founder Markus von der Luehe (left) and his Lithuanian colleagues

Celebrating Lithuanias 100th nationional day with Daina Lipps, Consul General H. E. Darius Jonas Semaška and Benjamin Wittstock

First Meeting with the Lithuanian honorary consul to Bavaria, Benjamin Wittstock

Issuing the honorary citizenship to Birgit Fular, Head of Unit at European Economic and Social Committee

First Meeting with His Excellency MFA Thomas Chepaitis in Užupis, March 31, 2017