Han Solo in Carbonite by Daniel Arsham
Germain Lussier, io9: How did this collaboration begin?
Anna Van Slee: Simply put, this collection is born out of a mutual love of Star Wars.
The Star Wars films, books, video games—the incredible universe that Lucasfilm has created—has great personal significance to millions of people for billions of different reasons. The fandom spans almost half a century. It’s embedded in our global pop culture, or creative consciousness, and our anthropological history. Sideshow’s creative team was eager to partner with Daniel Arsham to bring his “future relic” aesthetic to the Star Wars collectible realm because we found his fictional archeology to be not only visually compelling, but a wonderful interpretation of the timeless impact of Star Wars as a cultural force (pun intended).
We are incredibly grateful for Lucasfilm’s encouragement and support as we bring this unique creative partnership with Daniel to collectors and fans. It’s been a long road, but the results are truly something special.
