Entre Chien et loup. by BOURNAZEL, Diane de.

pp. [16], asymmetrically cut, with pages from c. 160 mm at the largest to 105 mm at smallest plus endpapers, each leaf fully illuminated by hand, mixed media with ink, watercolour and collage. Marbled paper boards with manuscript labels, folding paper etui.

The French expression, Entre chien et loup refers to the twilight hours when it is hard to tell the difference between dog and wolf, but it also expresses the liminal spaces between the familiar and the unknown, or the tame and the wild. It denotes also the uncertain emotional territory between hope and fear, expressed playfully by Diane de Bournazel in the labyrinthine paths drawn across the pages of this unique artist’s book. As always with De Bournazel, words are scarce and ‘Là’ ’Tu sais’, ‘Je m’interroge’ and ‘encore’ provide the extent of the text here.