Laurent Denimal
- May 5, 2023

Gröna Lund /3.

It's now time for the release of the photo book

Gröna Lund

The opening will take place at

Stockholms Fotoantikvariat

Saturday, May 13th

13:00 - 16:00

Torkel Knutssonsgatan 31, Södermalm, Stockholm

The pictures represent what I believe is a completely new way of looking at Gröna Lund. Perhaps it's something like the way visitors feel at the end of a day spent in the park, their senses spinning after so many strong impressions, and perhaps a little dizzy from going on the roller-coasters; tired and happy, and taking home with them a heady mix of memories, sights, sounds and colours.

The foreword is in French and English (translation Graham Bowers).

Front cover / back cover

An artist's edition of fifteen autographed copies is presented in a slipcase

with one numbered and signed colour print.

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A huge thanks to Johan Hellqvist for the music!

The slipcase is handmade by Norrmalms Kartongfabrik (Stockholm)

The print is made on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta 325 gsm

size: 218 x 109 mm

From the foreword

(...) Finally, a rich variety of hanging baskets and window boxes on ledges, windowsills and balconets add their part to the wealth of greenery and floral colour.

All of these elements are looked after, indeed cosseted, by a team of gardeners and park-keepers whose work in keeping this amusement park so attractive and nourishing to the eye is at the centre of this book. Embracing the rhythm of the seasons, and doing all they can to adapt what the seasons allow to the demanding requirements of the commercial activities of Gröna Lund, the photographs follow them at work through the spring and summer, caring for perennials, and maintaining the shrubs and trees and the few areas given over to grass. (...)