num_pages: 128
description: In 1954 the Swedish government ordered the construction of the worlds largest particle accelerator. The facility was complete in 1969 located deep below the pastoral countryside of Mlararna. The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop. These are its strange tales.Simon Stlenhags paintings of Swedish 1980s suburbia populated by fantastic machines and strange beasts have spread like wildfire on the Internet. The 2015 Kickstarter for the English version of the book raised over $320000. Stlenhags portrayal of a childhood against a backdrop of old Volvo cars and coveralls combined with strange and mystical machines creates a unique atmosphere that is both instantly recognizable and utterly alien.In this top-quality artbook Simon Stlenhags first set of paintings are collected in book formtogether with texts that tell the stories of the youth who lived in the shadows of the machines. In addition three separate prints (format 260230 mm) as well as a full-color map (format 520x340mm) of the land of The Loop are included in the book.
language: English
title: Tales from the Loop
publisher: Free League Publishing