Alice In Wonderlands

This Klimperei album cover design is a stunning inkjet print published in early 2015 to mark the 150th anniversary of Louis Carroll’s book.

The artwork is by Alfreda Benge who is best known for her collaborative work with Robert Wyatt. This album cover was created for the French group Klimperei’s Alice in Wonderlands album, in 2000. The group, led by Christophe Petchanatz, specialise in ‘toy music’ – short, minimal instrumentals in the manner of Erik Satie or Nino Rota. Alice was a natural inspiration for the group and having Alfie do the cover was an inspiration.

This is a beautiful vibrant print of a hipster White Rabbit showing Alice some dance steps, backed by the jazz playing duo of Humpty Dumpty and the Cheshire Cat.

All of Alfreda’s other prints feature her artwork for Robert Wyatt and are signed in pencil by them both:

Rock Bottom, Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard, Dondestan, Shleep, Comicopera and Alfie My Larder as well as Old Rottenhat Blue and Old Rottenhat Yellow.