Hidden Cities: A Photobook
Introducing "Hidden Cities: A Photobook," a book editorial design that draws inspiration from Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities." Created as an assignment for Editorial Design (IID3002) at Yonsei University during the Spring Semester of 2023, this photobook combines curated photographs and evocative texts to offer a unique perspective on urban landscapes. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this project serves as a catalyst for social awareness, encouraging readers to explore the hidden layers of cities and cherish the rare and underrated moments that unfold within them. By capturing these fleeting glimpses, the photobook invites viewers to reevaluate their surroundings and foster a deeper appreciation for the cities they inhabit or pass by.
Introducing "Hidden Cities: A Photobook," a book editorial design that draws inspiration from Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities." Created as an assignment for Editorial Design (IID3002) at Yonsei University during the Spring Semester of 2023, this photobook combines curated photographs and evocative texts to offer a unique perspective on urban landscapes. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, this project serves as a catalyst for social awareness, encouraging readers to explore the hidden layers of cities and cherish the rare and underrated moments that unfold within them. By capturing these fleeting glimpses, the photobook invites viewers to reevaluate their surroundings and foster a deeper appreciation for the cities they inhabit or pass by.
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HIDDEN CITIES
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In Raissa, life is not happy. People wring their hands as they
walk in the streets, curse the crying children, lean on the
railings over the river and press their fists to their temples. In
the morning you wake from one bad dream and another begins.
At the workbenches where, every moment, you hit your finger
with a hammer or prick it with a needle, or over the columns
of figures all awry in the ledgers of merchants and bankers,
or at the rows of empty glasses on the zinc counters of the
wineshops, the bent heads at least conceal the general grim
gaze. Inside the houses it is worse, and you do not have to enter
to learn this: in the summer the windows resound with quarrels
and broken dishes.
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