John Clapp
Illustration
( 17k), large version (116k)
Jacket art for "Man in the Holocene" by Max Frisch
Watercolor on paper
Problem:
A fantastic story
about an old man sinking into confusion as he slowly
begins to lose his faculties. Told from his perspective,
the text degenerates and fragments until you begin to
feel it yourself. Highly recommended.
Solution:
"Geiser"
collects clippings on the Holocene Era of history. As his
disorientation becomes more acute, he begins to
interconnect his knowledge of the period with episodes of
his current experience, blurring the line between the
present and the past.
One line from the text really struck me, "The rocks do not need his memory." This led me to think about what his physical memory would be,...his bones. I really liked the idea of his physical connection to the earth, the idea of burial, etc.
This one also looks great in the detail. You can see all the paint mucking around.