• Fairytale Scenes Nestle Between the Covers of Isobelle Ouzman's Altered Books

    1 month ago - By Colossal

    All images © Isobelle Ouzman, shared with permission
    Open one of Isobelle Ouzman 's books, and you'll be transported to a whimsical world of flora and fauna. The Bratislava-based artist carves pages of found novels and other tomes into intricate paper labyrinths of forests and meadows. Often occupied by a lone hare or fox, the fairytale scenes are imbued with a quiet, calm sense of mystery about the machinations of the imagined environments and their inhabitants.
    Ouzman shares that she gravitates toward mass-produced volumes in poor condition. “Book size, depth, and paper texture play a...
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