Tales from the Loop

Tales from the Loop is a digital art book by Swedish artist and writer Simon Stålenhag. This PDF edition presents a fictional Swedish landscape shaped by a vast underground particle accelerator known as the Loop. The download is available immediately after purchase, so readers can begin exploring the book at once.

Set around the Mälardalen region, the book combines short childhood recollections with striking illustrations of strange machines, cooling towers, and abandoned hulks. The stories are grounded in memory but drift into the speculative atmosphere that surrounds the Loop.

Book Overview

Tales from the Loop documents the Loop project from its origins in the early 1950s to its decommissioning in 1994. It is an art book, a memoir, and a work of alternative history in one volume. The author notes that his aim was not objective history but a personal, subjective look at how the project affected people and the landscape.

The book includes a brief history of the facility, an author’s note about his sources, and several illustrated vignettes from childhood, including “The Hulk at Bastlagno,” “The Axle at Stavsborg,” “The Bona Plant and Ossian,” and “The Arch Towers at Klovsjo.”

What You’ll Discover Inside

• A brief history of the Loop project, from construction in 1961 to the first experiment in July 1970 and final decommissioning in 1994.
• Illustrated stories of children growing up near the Loop, the Riksenergi facility, and its many machines.
• Detailed descriptions of the Bona cooling towers, the Gravitron, and other technological landmarks.
• Personal memories from the author and his friend Ola, whose near-eidetic memory helped reconstruct many schoolyard stories.
• A visual journey through Swedish landscapes altered by an enormous scientific installation.

Why This Book Matters

Tales from the Loop offers a rare combination of personal memory and speculative infrastructure. It shows how a massive scientific project can become part of everyday life, appearing in schoolyard games, evening routines, and landscape views.

The work invites readers interested in art, memory, and science fiction to consider how technology shapes the places where people grow up.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download. No physical copy will be shipped, and access is available after purchase. The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, smartphones, and most PDF reading applications.

FAQ

When will I receive my book? As soon as your purchase is complete, the PDF will be available for download from your account. There is no wait time and no shipping.

Is this a physical book? No, this listing is for a digital PDF edition only. You will not receive a printed copy.

What devices can I use? The file can be opened in any modern PDF reader, including Kindle apps, Adobe Reader, Apple Books, and browser-based viewers.

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Add the digital edition of Tales from the Loop to your library and explore this atmospheric vision of Swedish science fiction and memory.