Before he specialized on assemblage sculpturing, Ribley had been engaged in almost every other art form possible, as described in his artistic furunculum. The artistic legacy of Ribley comprises not only sculptures and other plastics, but also essays and short stories, poems and plays, fairy tales and comic strips, instrumental music and songs, films and photographs, chess compositions and boebbelograms, and even educational games and an encyclopedic work… His early works were created under the pseudonym of Boebbel or Rickard Spermström .

The non - plastic works of Ribley are usually characterized by humour; Ribley tries to make people laugh, but at the same time makes them think about human society and its impact on our planet and its future. His works constantly question human values and standards; their character vary from amusing or entertaining to sarcastic or shocking.

However, some of his poems and compositions are not characterized by humour, but are by nature purely romantic or nostalgic, while some other works and creations are by nature non – fictional, problematic or even educational…

So have a look at the non - plastic pages, and discover the polyvalence of creative genius Ribley.