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The books edited by Alexandre Chaize are colourful marvels that no one else could edit. And while they are pure torture for printers to make, they bring great pleasure to readers! The exhibition AB\u2009\u2014\u2009Augmented Books 2.0 will show several wonderful examples: Zoo in my Hand<\/a> by Inkyeong and Sunkyung Kim, and Aquarium<\/a> and Le Papillon imprimeur<\/a> by Fanette Mellier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandre, the editorial line of the \u00c9ditions du livre is very cheerful but also very radical. you have created a surprising universe!<\/strong>
The \u00c9ditions du Livre was built in several stages. I first discovered the publishing world through the fanzine enthusiasts and micro publishing fairs, with my partner Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Rusch. We started out making small editions, about a hundred copies each time, either printed at home or printed at a printer\u2019s but bound at home, by hand. It revolved a lot around illustration, but then one day I had a light bulb moment. I was naturally drawn to Bruno Munari\u2019s books and decided to experiment. What would it look like if a page were transparent, if it were folded, if it were made to be cut out or perforated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you have always done this with a young audience in mind.
<\/strong>With books intended for children of 7 years and older, there are issues with narration, comprehension, and storyline to manage. A children\u2019s book for toddlers is very different and allows for a lot more experimentation. When our daughter was very young, it suddenly dawned upon me that the subject of a book could simply be a sequence of colours, folds, contrasts or very simple shapes. Somehow along the way I had forgotten this. But in fact it only takes a few colours and a simple geometric shape to create a new world and a child understands immediately what it\u2019s all about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making books like zoo in my hand, for them to be cut up, is crazy, isn\u2019t it?
<\/strong>There is the adult point of view and the child\u2019s point of view. For adults, there is a kind of respect for the object and also the ability to appreciate the potential of the book without cutting it up. While a child will want to check with his hands what it is. The completely straightforward reaction of a child to the book is what I prefer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does it mean to you not only to exhibit your books but also to give them new dimensions in an exhibition?<\/strong>
The books I publish have a strong materiality and lend themselves well to be developed in space. People can enter a book by holding it in their hands, but by playing with the changes of scale and size, you can really overwhelm visitors with colours and shapes! I was able to implement this at Le Signe (Centre National du Graphisme)<\/a>, and since then I\u2019ve been considering this aspect in a new project too. Over the years, I have been rather radical in the way I\u2019ve worked, doing a kind experimental plastic research. What I try to do as a publisher is to achieve my ideal image: playful, colourful, minimal and geometric. It\u2019s through the work of artists, including in exhibitions, that I manage to create that aesthetic world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interview by Julie Bolterys for the exhibition AB \/ Augmented Books 2.0<\/a> at the Rotondes<\/a> in Luxembourg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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