

The two new editions of The Brothers Lionheart will be published on the 8 th of May 2018. To illustrate it again but with Jesper’s stripped down and sombre images feels like a bold yet completely right move and in tune with the times, says Ann Sköld, Publishing Director at Rabén & Sjögren.Ĭoncurrently with this the big summer exhibition will open at Stockholm House of Culture & City Theatre by Sergels torg in Stockholm.Ĭilla Nergårdh, Director of Communications SaltkråkanĠ709–38 46 52, Bengtsson, Public Relations Officer Rabén & SjögrenĠ70-214 71 12, Zachrisson, Press Officer Kulturhuset StadsteaternĠ72-584 80 19, about the books and exhibition: – The Brothers Lionheart is a story that touches both young and old readers deeply, and one that is still frighteningly topical today. In addition to the regular publication there will be a larger-sized limited edition deluxe version. When great independent artists meet then one plus one often equals much more than two says Annika Lindgren head of publishing at Saltkråkan, the owners of the Astrid Lindgren trademark and rights.Īnd so it is that in May 2018 Rabén & Sjögren will publish two new editions of The Brothers Lionheart. The best illustrators, film directors and producers.

That’s where I think Astrid had the intention to let things rest, and grow Jesper Waldersten tells us. So, I position my images somewhere close to the gut and the heart. Just like it is to impose your own visual language. – It’s dangerous to put words in someone’s mouth. The story’s timeless themes of courage, love and death, and the struggle against oppression, emerge in a new contemporary form. The new images give Astrid Lindgren’s story a fresh, deeper resonance. Today Tomas Alfredson and Jesper Waldersten talk for the first time about their collaboration at the Astrid Lindgren conference at Stockholm House of Culture & City Theatre. By fully opening ourselves up we were hoping to find the soul of the image in the story. Both with our practices in Törnrosdalen and always with our doors wide open. – Tomas and I were like two therapists, two patients simultaneously. Their shared goal to create a new imagery for Astrid Lindgren’s story has resulted in two fantastic new editions of the book and a major exhibition at Kulturhuset - Stockholm House of Culture & City Theatre in spring 2018. As Tomas Alfredson embarked on planning the new film version of The Brothers Lionheart he and artist Jesper Waldersten began a unique collaboration.
