Overview
Tidsmaskinen (The Time Machine) is a unique picture book collaboration between twelve of Sweden’s best illustrators.
An imaginative look into history and a reminder that the love of art brings us humans together, regardless of time and place.*
Title: Tidsmaskinen
Illustrations: Jens Ahlbom, Jonna Björnstjerna, Clara Dackenberg, Ishtar Bäcklund Dakhil, Elin Hägg, Alexander Jansson, Amanda Jonsson, Sven Nordqvist, Marcus Gunnar Pettersson, Anna Sandler, Erik Svetoft, Filippo Vanzo
Text: Tuvalisa Rangström
Publisher: Opal, 2025
ISBN: 9789172268630
*Loosely translated from the book description on Opal’s website
* in Swedish only
About the Project
The publisher approached me with an idea for a so-called wimmelbook (or “hidden picture book”), where 12 Swedish illustrators would each create a visual representation of a historical place and time, with a focus on artistic and cultural expressions from that time and place.
Each illustration is accompanied by poetry by Tuvalisa Rangström.
My contribution focused on Edo (modern day Tōkyō), Japan during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), and its cultural and artistic output.
Want to know more about how I created the illustration? Check this blog post.
