The longer we linger over the pages the more we come to understand that the meaning behind each photographed collage are just as layered as the artwork itself.īelonging is the story of a family growing up in an urban environment. The power and depth behind the textured three-dimensional collages supersede language the pictures fire directly to our emotions so we can relish the book over and over again at any age. There are no words in Belonging and yet, it is anything but wordless. She makes them by photographing her detailed miniature collage scenes which are made out of everything from bark to earth, wool or tin. They give me a flush of emotion, a tear that says, yes, you’ve captured the exquisite beauty of life.Įnglish-Australian artist Jeannie Baker refers to her books as ”wordless’’. I have other Jeannie Baker books, or rather I’ve bought them for my children because of the beauty of the artwork and they way the art elicits conversation. Two friends gave me this aptly-titled book for my birthday last year. Belonging by Jeannie Baker (Walker Books Ltd.
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