A house devoted to agency.

Invictus. explores one enduring idea:

That a person may not choose every circumstance they encounter, but they retain responsibility for how they meet it.

The name derives from the Latin word meaning unconquered; undefeated and from William Ernest Henley’s poem, whose closing lines have inspired readers for more than a century.

Through literature, essays, correspondence, and carefully considered objects, Invictus. seeks to cultivate the qualities that allow people to remain authors of their own conduct:

Agency.

Self-command.

Responsibility.

Resilience.

The objects are reminders.

The larger project is the life they point toward.