Description
Fine art print of illustration “Herança n°3” part of the book “Herança”, by Raquel Matsushita, partnership with Jacques Lux
The work is sent inside a rigid folder handcrafted specifically for it.
Dimensions: 29,7 x 42 cm
Series of 20
About the book
In Herança, the discourses of three women representing different generations of the same family intersect and intertwine. The experiences of all of them are marked by the story of Sarah K., the oldest and a survivor of Auschwitz. In her diaries, she narrates episodes from her childhood in Lódz, Poland, to the persecution of Jews during the German occupation, and all the terror of the beginning and development of the Second World War.
In her therapy sessions, Clara, Sarah's daughter born in Brazil, tries to deal with the scars she received, indirectly, from her mother's past experiences and to bear the weight of a painful inheritance. Meanwhile, her daughter Lola shares notes on the reflections and research she is developing to reconnect with her grandmother's memories, in order to understand the scars on her family and face the horror of the Holocaust.
Whether through writing or speaking, the three position themselves, each in their own way, in the face of the violence of history and memory, always trying to stay on their feet and pave the way for the future, even if not necessarily their own.
Editora/seal: Maralto
About the illustration
In the book, Raquel presents, in an expressive sequence of images arranged rhythmically between the texts by Jacques Fux, the representation of a sensation: that of a volcano, which, silent and majestic, an ancient rock that is the guardian of a living and incandescent geological history, at a certain point can no longer contain itself and begins to overflow. A powerful analogy to the story of Sarah K., where her experience and scars, even though they sometimes seem forgotten and silent, remain there, alive in the next two generations of women, ready to overflow.
Illustration number 3 shows the view from the mouth of the volcano, but since it is outside the sequence proposed in the book, it is also open to new and different interpretations.
It was created using the monotype technique and with color applied digitally.
About the artist
RAQUEL MATSUSHITA was born and lives in São Paulo. She is a partner at the firm Entrelinha Design, founded in 2001. She has won two Jabutis, the National Library Literary Award, the National Foundation for Children's and Young Adult Books (FNLIJ), the ADG Graphic Design Biennial, and Image of the Book, among others. She is the author of the book Fundamentals of Graphics for Conscious Design and seven children's books. Mínimo Múltiplo Comum is her first book of short stories for adult readers.
About Fine Art Printing
These are those created with techniques and materials that use the most rigorous criteria today to achieve an impression with museum longevity.
The papers are 100% cotton. The inks, which are made of mineral pigments, are not soluble in water, therefore they do not fade. And the color fidelity, by using RGB, is much greater than common printing.
A work printed in fine art, therefore, deserves to be signed and numbered, and can last a lifetime.
