OPEN UP
GALLERIES
GLOBAL RIGHTS EXCHANGE
FAIRTALES
Text: Laura Cattabianchi
Illustrations: Laura Cattabianchi and Patrizio Anastasi
Publisher: Start Edizioni
Country: Italy, 2024
What the jury said:
This important book with die-cut pages has handmade tactile illustrations, a lyrical and joyful text in black and in Braille about the evocative metaphor of the window. It is the result of a collaboration between various authors: a visual artist, an author who is also an atelierista, and an association active in design and educational research into contemporary art as a meeting place and a tool for mediation. The book is playful, shows significant attention to detail and has a valuable editorial direction: the tactile dimension here is not intended to selectively address those who cannot see or cannot read independently but, on the contrary, draws attention to the need to nourish the sensory dimension of the aesthetic experience as something regenerating and productive for everyone. Accompanied by a kit to make a new tactile book, it therefore encourages the circulation and production of excellent publications aimed at all readers, and all the senses.
