Using a mixed-media approach to representing objects and concepts, this little square book is chock full of a vast assortment of images. Most of the side-by-side pictures are related, but not always in an obvious way. More like a scrapbook than a picture book with a single story, every reader will contribute his or her own interpretation.
From the Honour List: "On the face of it, this is a rich catalogue of modern images displaying different techniques, but on a second reading we note that each picture is linked to the next in a different way. And finally, after reading and rereading it . . . we realise that we are in the presence of a crucial book that is talking to us about growing up, about growing old, about the passage of time, and the cycle of life and nature."
Tout Un Monde [A Whole World] by Antonin Louchard & Katy Couprie. France: Thierry Magnier, 1999. [9782844200631]
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