Andy Goodman
It was so quiet I could hear a pin drop
Between dream and reality, everyday sounds are transformed by Andy Goodman into light and essential illustrations: from the intangible swish of a kite, to the ticking of the wrist-watch, to the sharp notes of a trumpet, to the whistle of a steam train accelerating.
From piano to forte and then back to silence, It was so quiet I could hear a pin drop is a spontaneous improvisation of imagination, a sort of inventory of sounds and noises, but especially dedicated to the silence among them, which is the starting point of every flight of fancy. In this crescendo, the dimensions of the texts follow the expansion of the sounds till the final silence, that turns out the series of the images in an unexpected way...
This book is also available in Italian.
isbn: 9788875701925
Languages: English (also available in Italian)
Binding: staples
Pages: 36
Width: 22
Height: 22
Edition: 2008