The Tale of Hearth, Woods and Hills

The Tale of Hearth, Woods and Hills

Hideyuki Sobue

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Editorial:
Echo Tales Press
Año de edición:
2025
ISBN:
9781806054558

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Echoes in Hearth, Woods and Hills: A Japanese Artist’s Intimate Chronicle from the Lake DistrictThis bilingual picture book marks the debut work by Japanese visual artist Hideyuki Sobue, completed as a profound homage to Beatrix Potter, whose spirit continues to shape the English Lake District.Just as Potter’s 23 tales and characters were born from her daily observations, Sobue drew deep inspiration from the small creatures―including his own companion animals―encountered in his Lake District life, culminating in 24 evocative animal portraits.These portraits are transformed into a quiet, narrative dialogue, where the animals’ soliloquies weave a unique story. The book appeals to children by nurturing a curiosity for nature, while offering adults a sophisticated 'picture book for grownups.' It subtly and humorously tackles contemporary themes such as ecology, politics, and gender, inviting profound reflection on humanity’s relationship with the natural world.Sobue’s meticulous art and the animals’ quiet monologues will offer us, inhabitants of the modern age, a period of profound reflection that transcends the picture book format, posing gentle yet sometimes acerbic questions.湖水地方に暮らす日本人美術家が綴る:窓辺と森と丘をめぐる動物たちのおはなし本作は、英国湖水地方在住の日本人美術家ソブエヒデユキが、ビアトリクス・ポターへの深いオマージュとして完成させた初のバイリンガル絵本です。ポターが愛した湖水地方での日常から、彼女の全23話のおはなしと愛らしいキャラクターたちが生まれたように、ソブエもまた、自身の暮らしの中でひとときを共にした小動物たち(自身のペットたちも!)から深いインスピレーションを得て、計24点の動物肖像画を制作しました。この絵本は、その肖像画に命を吹き込み、動物たちの「独り言」でおはなしを綴っています。子どもたちには自然への好奇心を育むとともに、大人たちにはエコロジー、政治、ジェンダーなど様々なトピックをユーモラスに織り交ぜつつ、自然と人間の営みを深く省察する「大人の絵本」として楽しめる内容となっています。ソブエの緻密なアートと、動物たちの静かなひとり言が、現代を生きる私たちに時に優しく時に辛辣に問いかけ、絵本という枠を超えて深い思索の時間を提供してくれるでしょう。

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