Untouched photographs of penguins traipsing across different terrains starts out logically across ice and snow, but then veers off in an unforeseen direction as they walk across rocks, desert sand, grass, and more. The final two-page spread shows them standing in formation, watching the sunset.
The White Ravens 2012 catalog explains its appeal by calling it "an intelligent, unusual book" and explaining that "at first glance, this book seems to be a photo album . . .[which] captures the rich diversity of the continent. . . . By the time (if not sooner) that the penguin caravan reaches the infamous metal fence at the US border and disappears into the desert, the observer realises that this wordless photo story is anything but innocuous and admits of multiple interpretations. The pictures ingeniously convey a highly political message on migration and rootlessness."
Centígrados y paralelos [Centigrade and Parallel] by Victor Solís. Mexico: Océano, 2011. [9786074003437]
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