Stepping into Jean Follain's universe through illustrated poetry

The assignment: to illustrate the poems from the 20th century surrealist poet Jean Follain, for the 2nd volum of Jean Follain: Tout fait événement / pour qui sait frémir.

The challenges: translate Jean Follain’s surrealist poetry by interpreting temporal transitions (past, present, future) and visually representing the poem’s metaphors and characters through illustrations.

The style is realistic with a historical touch, evocative of museum art, and incorporates narrative and symbolic elements.

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L'Epicier
Jean Follain - Portrait
L'Agonie - Jean Follain
L'Acheteuse - illustrated poetry