mdonada | HELSINKI
Named by EL PAÍS newspaper new best emerging artist in 1998 · Worked at Cartoon Network · Worked for Inkapache · Lecture and workshop at Museo ABC, Madrid · Teacher at IED (Instituto Europeo de Diseño) · Lecture at La Central, Madrid · Children´s book illustration course at Central Saint Martins in London · Owner of Shake! Cobra Shake! Record store · Founder of Gssh! Gssh Records · Former member of Stay Gold, Ponyboy, The Mushitcians and Grabba Grabba Tape · Founder and director of Guardianes Del Cosmos · Founder and director of Watdafac Gallery · Publisher at Watdafac Artifacts · Likes comics and classic cartoons · Hates tea, eggplant, ketchup and mint · Suffers from Thalassophobia · He strongly believes in Aliens. He DOES NOT smoke.
mdonada, manuel donada, surviving pangea, illustration, graphic design,
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from October 28 to December 3, 2014
During Surviving Pangea in Helsinki I have:

Crashed at amazing houses, stayed at awesome friend´s apartments, slept in the streets, been fed by people I know and I don’t know, stolen food, sneaked in hotels to eat at the buffet, seriously starved, gotten wasted, met random and crazy people, spent the night with weird but good human beings, been under awkward situations, been very happy and excited, been sad, exasperated and frustrated, been totally broke, annoyed a lot of people, treated like shit, made cool friends, laughed non-stop, been lost around the city, frozen to death, tricked people, been tricked, been amazed by Finnish culture, obsessed, avoided the police, run as fast as I could, exhibited at wonderful places, seen more than a few elders act like drunken zombies falling and rolling all over the floor, searched for wi-fi like a beast, tasted the fear of losing everything, been more than happy about this project and sometimes tired and willing to give up, questioned myself, found the real me, faced fears and defeated phobias, solved some serious problems, learned how to be alone, lived missing someone like she´s dead, etc. I have been mostly drawing LIKE A MANIAC.

Kiitos Paljon! -.

THIS BOOK IS ENTIRELY DEDICATED TO SERGIO UGUET DE RESAYRE FOR HIS UNCONDITIONAL AND AMAZING SUPPORT
original sketchbook cover
original sketchbook backcover
  • SP: Helsinki book credits
  • SP: Helsinki book inside
  • SP: Helsinki book inside
SURVIVING PANGEA : HELSINKI · book one

 

· A5  format ( 5.38” × 8.27” ).
· 150 full color pages.
· Limited edition hand numbered, stamped and signed.
· Mostly madridian slang, english and finnish language. All translated into english.

 

Published by Watdafac Artifacts #020, March 2015
Copyright © 2015 Manuel Donada

 

I would like to thank: Ninnu, Mikko, Sami and the Kuti Kuti Collective, Natty, Lucas, Fons and Mizifuzz, Sarah & Sepideh Assadi, Jan from Myymälä2 Gallery, Kalle at Sarjakuvakesku (comic center), Gabrielle, Sebastian, Ville Salervo at Anima Boutique and TSTO Studio.

THIS BOOK IS SOLD OUT!
examples of sketches and doodles featured inside the book
some random images of hell-sinki´s adventure
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