Books 2

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Worlds Beyond

This book opens a door to worlds known to one person only, at one moment only. These “Worlds Beyond” are off-limits to anyone else around that person, or even to themselves when the moment is over.

The images depict visions created by the brain when it loses control over reality. This can happen during a dream or it can be induced by a psychiatric disorder, bringing the protagonist to a parallel reality.

The “Worlds Beyond” are confused and undefined, strange and very familiar. Populated by shadowy characters and archetypal figures in unclear surroundings, they represent uncontrolled or irrational situations, with little in common with “reality” as understood by most people during the daytime or outside any psychiatric condition.

Thus, these images are a tribute to the creativity of the brain, rooted in our deepest fears or wildest aspirations, a product of imagination let loose and unconstrained by daily inhibitions, as a result of any possible cause (pathological or otherwise).

Secrets of Rice and Water

This book takes us into the secrets of sake breweries, where rice, water and hard work meet to make sake, the national beverage of Japan. It takes us into the heart of brewing season, and unveils in images and texts some of the lesser-known aspects of sake brewing. As the popularity of sake is growing in the West, as most breweries explore ways to expand their offer with very subtle or innovative grades, this book unveils some of their secrets.

This book is the first of its kind. It is written in French, English and Japanese and contains 15 original texts, several dozen pictures over 196 pages, with an apparent, outside binding. This project was supported with by the Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’Ecriture et la Littérature in Montricher, and the Sandoz Family Office.