Lundebye Press / Anette Lundebye

Super Special Normal is an artist’s book that combines embroidery and episodic storytelling of loss and love for a brother who defied, yet never escaped the ableist gaze. It is the first publishing project under Lundebye Press, a self-publishing initiative founded by Anette Lundebye in 2023. Her artistic and writing practice spans drawing, embroidery, photography, and short-story non-fiction, exploring the dialogic relationship between narrative, memory, and remembering.

In Super Special Normal, Lundebye delves deep into the concept of siblingship as one of the most significant and extended relationships we have in our lives. Following the passing of her brother Alexander, stitching evocative objects on his shirt fabrics became a slow ritual of processing grief and recalling memories of him, which in turn, inspired a series of 22 episodic texts and a collection of 19 embroideries that connect to tell and celebrate a whole life. Through sharing personal narratives, this book addresses universal subjects of siblingship, identity, disability, masculinity and belonging. It takes an intimate and challenging look at ableism in contemporary society.