Description
Álvaro Nofuentes Hernández is a Spanish illustrator. He has received several awards for his work, among them (in collaboration with other artists) the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/ Europa Nostra Awards in 2012. The objective of the project “Creation of graphic novel about Kjartan Fløgstad” is to reflect upon European identity. Nofuentes will create a comic based on the novel Grand Manila. The comic will deal with the main subjects of the novel: the de-industrialisation of Europe, the change from a productive economy to a financial one, the social effects of macro-economic decisions, and the future of social-democratic politics in European countries. Spending three months in Norway, Nofuentes will interview Fløgstad and travel to the village of Sauda, the birthplace of Fløgstad and of high importance in the novel. The aim is to promote the social and artistic links between Spain and Norway and thus enrich the cultural dialogue between the countries. The project will additionally aim at reinforcing the dialogue between two genres; literature and comics. With this work Nofuentes will aim to strengthen the conception of comics as a respected art form.
Summary of project results
Álvaro Nofuentes Hernández is a Spanish illustrator who has created a graphic novel about Kjartan Fløgstad’s book Grand Manila. Nofuentes spent several months in Norway where he interviewed Fløgstad and travel to the village of Sauda, the birthplace of the author and of high importance in the novel. The project has promoted the social and artistic links between Spain and Norway and thus enriched the cultural dialogue between the countries. The project has additionally reinforced the dialogue between two genres; literature and comics. The funds allocated also made it possible for Nofuentes to bring Fløgstad to Spain where they collectively promoted the project at two book fairs in 2014, in El Escorial and at La Mar de Letras in Cartagena. At the book fairs, Nofuentes met several publishers interested in the project, and the book will most likely be published in 2015 in both Spain and Norway. In relation to the book release, Nofuentes is planning an exhibition of the original drawings included in the book.
Summary of bilateral results