HEAVY BOOTS

When words are missing - mourning in an illustrated form

On 164 pages, heavy boots explores one of the most profound emotions: grief. In delicate tones, furious colors, defiance, and devotion, this comic attempts to capture every facet of mourning within its pages. Because grief is indescribable and intangible - it doesn’t only manifest in tears or quiet remembrance, but also in a scream that demands space, in the objects left behind, or in the monotonous rhythm of vacuuming, turning sorrow into a steady pulse. heavy boots takes on the challenge - giving grief its pages, searching for comfort, exposing tired clichés, and finding refuge between keepsakes, cables, and overgrown brambles - even if only for a fleeting moment.

HELLA LUX notes: As long as our online shop is still under construction, you can order the comic via mail.

From age 12 | German, English | 164 pages – for a lifetime

35,00€, excl. postage

Info

HEAVY BOOTS translates the content of the performance film wearing heavy boots into the format of a performance comic. In doing so, HELLA LUX continues its exploration of transmedia translation practices, comparing, blending, and blurring the boundaries between different artistic mediums.

The comic is the second part of the grief trilogy, which includes the award-winning performance film wearing heavy boots and the lecture performance BOOTS.

We also offer workshops and seminars on media translation methods at universities and professional development centers. For more information, visit our service section.

additional material

Find more on comic research in our download section.

Including the e-journal publication: Onomatopoeia in Comics. On the A-Human Theatre of Expression in Graphic Representations by Lenja Busch.

As well as an article in Media Kompakt Stuttgart on her research as part of her master’s thesis.

Credits

Artistic Direction: Lenja Busch & Milena Wichert
Illustration: Lenja Busch
Layout: Milena Wichert
Print Production: Zeig mal her!
Outside Eye: Liljan Halfen, Allex. (Liat) Fassberg

Photos: ©Rudolf Wichert, ©Robin Gillham

Funding & Collaboration

Release Date 30.09.2021

Funded by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. #takeaction #TakeThat #Neustart.

Represented at Comicfestival Hamburg 2022.

‘What holds us together, I ask myself, the holes or the thread?’ Quote from heavy boots

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU
Email: info@hellalux.de

FOR PROJECT INQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT:

Lenja Busch: lenja@hellalux.de
Focus: Public Relations and International
Milena Wichert: milena@hellalux.de
Focus: Services and Audio Formats