Book Hello Boredom, My Old Friend: A Creative Exploration of Boredom and Imagination

Hello Boredom, My Old Friend is the culmination of an extensive creative journey, merging a profound exploration of boredom with a global dialogue on creativity. This self-published book is more than just an ode to doing nothing—it is a thoughtfully crafted project that involved a vast amount of work, from designing an intricate series of hand-drawn illustrations to conducting interviews with known creatives from around the world. The book weaves together these diverse perspectives with the author's own reflections on the transformative power of boredom, making a compelling case for the importance of stillness in fostering imagination. Every detail, including the carefully designed layout, speaks to the project’s depth and ambition.

The book is available in A4 and A5 formats, the book can be purchased online and in the Helsinki Design Museum and Kiasma shops, offering readers a rich, visual, and intellectual exploration of the creative potential that lies in doing nothing.

Bringing the illustrations alive

To further explore and celebrate boredom's creative potential, in collaboration with Felix Martinez we created a website and online store as an extension of the book, you can check it out here: https://www.helloboredom.com/

We are now developing the project further and creating an experimental VR-experience for the site, stay tuned.

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