«The River» of Alessandro Sanna

In Alessandro Sanna’s nearly wordless book, the reader follows the four seasons along the Po River, witnessing the flow of time and the lives of characters who become part of the current. Soft watercolor transitions capture the first rays of dawn, twilight in the reeds, and storm-darkened skies. The horizontal frames guide the eye along the river, creating the sensation of gliding through it alongside the characters. As Sanna writes in the afterword: «I draw like a blind person, not wasting time on details, trying to feel the pulse of life. To draw a river, I have to become the river… I dedicated years to this journey, endlessly working with the fragments I saw, searching for hidden wonders and treasures.»