O Quebra-cabeças, a picture book made with Helena Carvalho, aims to trigger a profound reflection about shape, beauty, body and identity in the readers, trying to make them wonder about his perception of himself and others. In the making of the illustrations, I've created an imaginary world. Fictional beings with diverse forms inhabit this geometric and based on the Tangram game world. The image sequence of the book aims to provide the reader with a mental game about these shapes and their possible fittings. The visual narrative leads the reader into deeper thinking of the text’s main issues.

O Quebra-Cabeças is a book about different bodies. It is an unfinished puzzle for readers to think about: What is perfection? What are beautiful bodies? Does geometry have anything to do with these matters? 

2012
O Quebra-cabeças

Published by
Edições Eterogemeas

Text by
Helena Carvalho

Intro by
Emílio Remelhe 

City
Oporto


Awards
2013 Winner
Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair

2013 Jury Distinction
17th Portuguese National Illustration Award

2012 Merit Winner
Children's Illustration ProShow Annual, 3x3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, NY

2012 Selected
100 Books for the Future, Bologna Children´s Book Fair Guest Country Exhibition 

2010 Finalist
CJ Picture Book Awards, Cj Cultural Foundation, Seoul


You can order the book here.


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