STORY OF AUNTIES - LOVING LIFE

This book is about the world of Fifi and Alli, Inge Löök’s famous inspiration, the aunties. The book, published by Inge Löök Publishing, contains 16 stories on 32 pages and it is printed in Loviisa, Finland.

Inge Löok got to know the sisters, Fifi and Ali, in her childhood. The sisters shared an apartment in the seven-storey building where Inge Löök lived. In the 1950s, there were many children in the building and the old ladies frowned upon any laughter or shouting. They were always on the heels of the children.

The aunties in this book bear the same names as the sisters, but that's where the similarities end. Fifi and Alli love life and they are not bothered by trivial matters. They take every moment as it comes and make the very best out of it.

Inge Löök drew the first four auntie images in 2003. Initially Valentine's cards, they unexpectedly became popular. Löök ponders why these toothless and unattractive old aunties were cherished, and explores their inner world rather than their external shell. “I prefer to stay with them in the small moments they share.” 

INGE LÖÖK - ABOUT THE ARTIST: 

It was in the mid-70s that Inge Löök started working both as a graphic artist and as a gardener. At the same time, she started illustrating books and other printed material as a freelancer for various employers. Today, she feels that her drawing requires the gardening tasks to balance her every day life. When it rains and it’s dark outside it feels fine to stay inside, but not when the sun shines and it’s warm. Everything in life is about balance. It’s a great joy and fortune to do what one really enjoys.