That's how our world works, but it doesn't have to be that way, does it?  
A child knocks on the doors of the building where he lives, seeking to discover more about his neighbours and establish communication. They all seem very different to him, with their idiosyncrasies, habits and peculiarities. The houses where they live, the objects they use and the phrases they choose to share tell stories that the reader can learn about. But do each of these characters really want to be the way they are? 

It was a great privilege to be able to work with a text by Afonso Cruz again. This time, I set out to expand the narrative with my images, adding materiality to the building's exterior and interior, to the city that surrounds it, to all the characters and to much of what we can see if we peek into their minds. 




2025
Assim, mas sem ser assim

Published by
Penguin Random House — Fábula

Text by
Afonso Cruz

City
Lisbon




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