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A review by pagesandteastains
Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide by Isabel Quintero
4.0
ARC provided by NeTGalley in exchange for an honest review.
"Her wings are spread and her eyes are always ready to fly."
"Photography reveals flocks of birds with unclipped wings moving inside me. The incessant fluttering is the sinew that holds my limbs together. Their chirping releases the shutter. I am a bird and not a bird. I am a woman and then a bird. Or a bird and then a woman. It doesn't matter. What matters is this: the lens gives me bird sight. With it, I am made aware of many angles of truth."
I love reading books that introduce me to things I never knew of before, in this case, I am sad to say I had never heard of Graciela Iturbide before. The graphic novel is short and explores the life and beginnings of Graciela's work. The graphics are beautiful and I loved the actual photographs inserted after a graphic illustration, it almost made it feel like the book came to life? It was cool.
The book was inspirational and enlightening. I loved how Graciela interprets her work and isn't afraid to take risks and travel. Isabel Quintero did a fantastic job carrying the message across and I hope we get to see more graphic novels like this about real life people. I loved it and would definitely recommend you pick it up.
"Her wings are spread and her eyes are always ready to fly."
"Photography reveals flocks of birds with unclipped wings moving inside me. The incessant fluttering is the sinew that holds my limbs together. Their chirping releases the shutter. I am a bird and not a bird. I am a woman and then a bird. Or a bird and then a woman. It doesn't matter. What matters is this: the lens gives me bird sight. With it, I am made aware of many angles of truth."
I love reading books that introduce me to things I never knew of before, in this case, I am sad to say I had never heard of Graciela Iturbide before. The graphic novel is short and explores the life and beginnings of Graciela's work. The graphics are beautiful and I loved the actual photographs inserted after a graphic illustration, it almost made it feel like the book came to life? It was cool.
The book was inspirational and enlightening. I loved how Graciela interprets her work and isn't afraid to take risks and travel. Isabel Quintero did a fantastic job carrying the message across and I hope we get to see more graphic novels like this about real life people. I loved it and would definitely recommend you pick it up.