Staffan Gnosspelius
Staffan's Bear is a wordless picture book for adults that explores mental health and depression through the lens of friendship and the support we can offer those we love.
A visual treat, Bear tells the story of a bear who has a cone trapped on his head. His sadness and despair is captured through Staffan's atmospheric and, at times, haunting etchings. Bear struggles alone until, one day, a hare hears the bear's plight.
A visual treat, Bear tells the story of a bear who has a cone trapped on his head. His sadness and despair is captured through Staffan's atmospheric and, at times, haunting etchings. Bear struggles alone until, one day, a hare hears the bear's plight.
Inspired by Staffan's own experiences; he began drawing the character as a way to make sense of how a person close to him was suffering from mental illness. To celebrate it’s publication, Staffan is holding an exhibition of some 68 prints (out of the 100) that went into creating the book - some of which have never been seen before. He currently has a live kickstarter campaign, which you can check out here.
Bear is being published by Seven Stories Press and will be released on the 23rd of March in the UK and on the 21st of February in North America.
Bear is being published by Seven Stories Press and will be released on the 23rd of March in the UK and on the 21st of February in North America.
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