Marino Cattaneo, Priska Groh
L'albero fossile e l'albero vivo.
Immagini e note sullšutilitā del castagno

Photographs by Prisca Groh
Graphic design by
theredbox communication design

21 x 15 cm
96 pp.
8 pp. duo.,
80 pp. text on differents full col. printed papers
HB

ISBN 88-87469-09-1
Italiano

CHF 29.-
GBP 13,50
USD 20.-
EURO 20.-

The trees of the woods and forests do not provide just fruits and timber. Full of tales recounting folk, traditional and agricultural practices, they also give rise to imaginative stories - of art and utopias. These notes on the chestnut tree conclude a line of argument emanating from a unique educational project, conducted recently in conjunction with the Malcantone Museum of Curio, to highlight significant contrasts between industrial products and handicrafts. The text and the photographic investigation (carried out at night in a chestnut forest being restored in the vicinity of Aranno) have been developed autonomously by the authors as part of a common goal: to augment the depth of our perception of the external world. In strict coherence to a policy of recycling, used materials only have been employed in the production of the publication.
This policy guarantees that every single copy is in fact a unique work. Two identical copies cannot exist without this compromising quality, and subsequently the cover price. The pictures and text are faithful in every detail to the original graphic concept. This is one of those rare publications where precise graphic design has permitted the finding of the perfect balance between layout, images and content.