Arana

Arana is a morality tale adapted from the story ' The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This twisted story is about a girl who disobeys her parents and goes out dancing with a mysterious boy.As a punishment for her wrongdoings she is turned into a tarantula. When she returns home to her parents she is considered an outcast to the community and a disappointment to her family and is forced to join the circus, where she is accepted. This book contains no text but expresses narrative through the sequence of the imagery.

1st Edition: Risograph, black and white 120 gsm, A4, 44 pages and saddle stitch bound. Self-published (2013), Edition of 100 (Sold Out),

2nd Edition: Comics length: 2,47 m, Cover size: 80 x 115 mm Ecological printing, no ink used. Published and printed by edition lidu, 2014

Collection list: MoMA library and SAIC in New York. V&A Museum, National Art Library in London. MACBA Library in Barcelona. Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection in Chicago.

Prizes: Art books wanted International Award 2013 - Best comics