Best illustrated books all over the world
Kintsugi is a Japanese art form of repairing broken pottery by covering the chipped area with urushi lacquer, with gold, silver, or platinum added. This tradition carries a special philosophy: the breakage is part of the life and history of the object, and should not be hidden. Issa Watanabe’s Kintsugi, […]
The forest is a vast world where all living and nonliving entities are interconnected, governed by their own laws and traditions. A secret underground network of fungi transmits signals, and animals maintain balance, keeping life in constant motion. Trees connect through their roots, forming a gigantic system that supports the […]
Not long ago, I wrote about how objects often carry more than just their material function — they hold memories, emotions, and the stories they witness. In “Per mille camicette al giorno”, Serena Ballista allowed such an object to tell its own story — the narrative is told from the […]
Art is like plasticine — in human hands, it takes whatever form they choose. It is a powerful tool, that is capable of changing people’s opinions, becoming both a means of protest and a call to action. In “Art is a Voice”, Kripa shows that art can not only tell […]
All roosters are different, and they speak different languages. In Japan, for example, they crow “kokekokko!”, in Iceland “gaggalagó!”, in Vietnam “ò-ó-o-o!”, and in Turkey “ü-ürrü-üüü!”. In “Le coq polyglotte” by Marie Darme-Rizzo, a single sound turns into a joyful, multifaceted linguistic adventure. While a rooster’s crow may sound similar […]
Once upon a time, there was a special place in Baghdad: the House of Wisdom, or Bayt al-Hikmah, where scholars, translators, and thinkers gathered together during the Islamic Golden Age. They studied medicine, alchemy, physics, mathematics, and more. Ideas traveled across languages and cultures, bringing new knowledge and discoveries to […]