Client: Gyldendal
Year: 2019
Cover design for the book SØRGEKÅBEN by Mikkel Frey Damgaard.
In the book Mikkel is investigating the circumstances surrounding his fathers suicide when Mikkel was only 8 years old. Piece by piece he gets to know his father, his origins, traumas and secrets.
A pattern in the family, that goes further back than his father, comes to light. It tells a bigger story about fathers, sons, identity and family secrets in several generations.
Mikkel is my brother. The father is also my Father. SØRGEKÅBEN is the name of my fathers favorite butterfly as well as my brothers book.