Karl Henrik Edlund: Eden Paul Rosenius Honourable mention by the jury

Honourable mention by the jury for Swedish Book Art 2005 at the National Library of Sweden

After a close relative unexpectedly took his life

but nothing can erase its history

Sven has lived for his entire life in the village of Boda

63 color and b/w images • Text: Therése Olsson • Translation to English: Maria Morris • Editing and design: Therése Olsson

Karl Henrik Edlund: Eden Paul Rosenius Honourable mention by the juryFrom the veranda I watch the horned grebe with its bright red eyes and yellow orange tufts diving rapidly into the water. I wait and wait for it to reappear, often where I least expect it. Sea surrounds the island, one of more than 6,700 in the land archipelago. The islands solid bedrock with striations, veins and crevices, shaped by time. The place was once rugged; full of scraggy pines, junipers and tall, wild grass. Grandfather cleared and planted