Gabriel Pacheco offers a distinctly atmospheric reading of Kipling’s The Jungle Book in this edition from Sexto Piso. His illustrations move between reality and the surreal, giving the familiar stories a dense, breathing presence. Layers of ink, pencil, acrylic, scanned textures, and digital work create images that feel tactile and […]
2013
La feria abandonada
“La feria abandonada” (“The Abandoned Fair”) is a collection of twelve melancholic texts created by Spanish artist Pablo Auladell together with two of his friends, journalist Rafa Burgos and poet Julián López Medina. Stylistically distinct, these poetic short pieces share a common atmosphere of loss and quiet sorrow – stories […]
Advice to little girls
Mark Twain’s Advice to Little Girls, written in 1865, takes the familiar form of moral instruction and turns it upside down with sly humor. His playful tone makes ordinary lessons sound both absurd and oddly practical, giving young readers a glimpse of mischief hiding behind polite words. The edition illustrated […]